OUR GOAL IS
Agrarian Transformation
We work to develop & implement mechanisms to address unsatisfactory socio-economic conditions (labour, land, access to services & lack of market power) & unequal power relations in food value chains.
THROUGH OUR PROGRAMMES
Agroecology for Food Sovereignty
We focuse on exposing small-scale farmers, farm workers & dwellers to the impact of the agro-industrial regime of agriculture & the impact on poverty, food scarcity, unequal power relations, discrimination, & on the ecology.
Social Mobilisation
Our aim is to support the formation and strengthening of democratic collective structures among farm workers, dwellers and small-scale farmers to advance an emancipatory agrarian transformation agenda.
Towards Decent Work in Agriculture
The “Towards Decent Work in Agriculture” Summit highlights the work and lives of farm labourers in ECARP’s areas of operation based on a number of specific themes and eight case studies.
Research Programme
This programme is mainstreamed within the other 3 programmes in the sense that research forms the core activities of each of the outreach programmes. Information generated is used to enhance implementation.
What is ECARP?
The East Cape Agricultural Research Project (ECARP) was established in 1993 as a non-profit organisation to support and empower rural communities. Our primary partners in development are farm workers, farm dwellers and small-scale farmers.
Who do we work with?
ECARP currently works with farm workers, farm dwellers and small-scale farmers across five municipal areas (Makana, Sunday’s River Valley, Ndlambe, Nxuba and Nkonkobe) of the Cacadu and Amathole District Municipalities of the Eastern Cape.
More about us
ECARP conceptualises its work within a broader understanding of the structure of the agrarian political economy, power relations in the countryside, the control and ownership of resources, the relations of production and the relations of expanded social reproduction.
Class, gender and race are crucial determinants in the allocation and distribution of resources, income, and access to services.
The South African agrarian political economy is structured and shaped by class, gender and race.
Consequently, unequal power relations and profound inequalities emerge between rich and poor, between men and women and between racial groups.
Rural poverty and vulnerability are the outcomes of the complex interaction of socio-economic and political forces that can be transformed.
Our Latest News
Keep up-to-date with the ECARP’s latest news, interesting projects and upcoming events on our blog.
Get In Touch
(046) 622-5429
(046) 622-2617
admin@ecarp.org.za
4 Trollope Street, Grahamstown
Let's Work Together
If you have an interest in our programmes,
we'd love to hear from you.