reducing food waste here in the western cape he works for the regional department of agriculture from bollman has come to visit one of his projects which he believes could provide a model for the rest of the country. has managed to persuade farmers to donate their food surplus instead of plowing it back into the ground lizette kloppers farm is the collection point. 7 local farmers bring their excess produce here. you should see the quality is not thrown away food it is export quality that they just deliver. i see these seeing me anything even if they sit at the mall on the spot to something though that's not good enough they want to deliver the beast so yes they want to give up sometimes several tons of food arrive here in a single day government sponsored vehicles then transported to soup kitchens in nearby townships like a.v.m. park which is home 220000 people. poverty is rife here as are gang violence and drug crime and it's often the children who suffer most. most people in the township live from state benefits the soup kitchens may be a lifesaver for some but there's still not the ideal