Community gardener and resident of Swakopmund's DRC informal settlement, Reinhard Gariseb, is urging the government to support backyard garden initiatives. 

Gariseb said training unemployed and interested young people in gardening can help with food security and address joblessness. 

The Khorixas Constituency office has trained 37 residents in backyard gardens to address food insecurity.

The residents also received start-up seeds and fruit trees.