Developing small farms on unused land in urban areas could help alleviate chronic unemployment for refugees resettled in Australia.
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| The Karenni farmers grow traditional foods such as taplaelay, a leafy green vegetable. |
Only 31 per cent of humanitarian visa recipients have jobs after five years, but many have skills as subsistence farmers, which could turn unproductive land into market gardens.
At Mangerton in Wollongong, Karenni refugees are transforming a steep hillside next to the Saint Therese Primary School, into a traditional terraced garden.
Read the ABC News story by Sean Murphy - “Australia’s Karenni refugees cultivate community through Wollongong farming initiative."
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