Africa faces worst hunger crisis in the world - FoodForward SA[Andy du Plessis] In July 2024 the United Nations (UN) released their annual report on the State of Food and Nutrition Security in the World... | |
How FoodForward SA's digital tech tackles climate challenges and enhances food access in South Africa - FoodForward SA[Andy du Plessis] The same food system that is feeding our population is also destroying our fragile planet. Food loss and waste is the third largest emitter of greenhouse gasses, accounting for around 10% of all global greenhouse gas emissions. The environmental and climate impacts of our food system are severe and becoming increasingly apparent... | |
Addressing household food insecurity: Forming the Food Security Council now - FoodForward SA[Andy du Plessis] Escalating household food insecurity experienced by an estimated 30 million people should be treated as a national crisis, requiring urgent action from government... | |
McGregor in crisis: Gift of the Givers races against time to provide urgent aidSource: Katja Hamilton. | |
The non-profit sector conundrum: Value vs volume - FoodForward SA[Andy du Plessis] The surge in inflation appears to have no end in sight as the cost of goods and services continues to rise steeply... | |
The lines we dare not cross - FoodForward SA[Andy du Plessis] The gross inequality across the length and breadth of South Africa is palpable, disturbing, and not sustainable for long term growth, national security, and social cohesion... | |
The right to food is a fundamental human right that must be realised with greater urgency - FoodForward SA[Andy du Plessis] It is often said that food is the only universal thing that really has the power to bring everyone together. While this may be true, depending on your social context, consider how the lack of food could impact a person, a family, a community, and a nation... | |
Food justice must be realised for people to be truly freeAndy Du Plessis, managing director of FoodForward SA. Source: Supplied | |
Food insecurity in SA takes centre stage - Ask Afrika[Andrea Rademeyer] Many South Africans are paying a high price for the economic devastation caused by the hard lockdown implemented in late March in response to the Covid-19 pandemic... | |
#LockdownLessons: Food security, especially in schools, requires collaborative intervention[Sindy Peters] Karl Muller, operations manager at Tiger Brands Foundation, shares his experience of the current Covid-19 crisis and how his organisation is navigating these unusual times... | |
Food rescue initiative SA Harvest launches in Cape Town[Sindy Peters] Launched in tandem with this year's World Food Day, SA Harvest - the South African version of the highly successful OzHarvest - is officially off the ground. Its CEO, Alan Browde, shared the initiative's journey thus far... | |
Sindy Peters | [Food, Water & Energy Security] Where does your food come from? Over half of South Africa’s population live in cities, with no direct access to farms. We scour grocery store shelves for the most attractive packaging, rather than the freshest produce. Justin Bonello felt this massive disconnect between what we consume and its origins. So the chef set out to track our daily bread from field to store to dinner table. “We’ve become so reliant on mass-produced, homogenised food that we no longer even know what real food is,” Bonello says. This realisation drove him to dig up his own Cape Town garden, a move that’s led to a city-wide farming initiative. Read Justin Bonello's full story here. |
From cradle to grave: How Levi's is tackling water sustainability[Sindy Peters] Having never been inside an actual factory before, never mind a clothing factory, I had imagined mega-machines and giant conveyor belts - nothing but cold hard steel moving fabric about... | |
Sindy Peters | [Food, Water & Energy Security] Love stories often make for riveting tales. Mahlatse Matlakana’s journey of courage, sacrifice, and passion is one epic romance with an unexpected source of affection – green peppers. At the age of 15, Matlakana supported her family by working on farms in Arrie Village, Limpopo. What she didn’t know was that this act of survival would lead to her owning her own business before she turned 21. Read Mahlatse Matlakana's full story here. |
Sindy Peters | [Food, Water & Energy Security] Roushanna Gray takes a bite of a delicate blossom. It’s not unusual to see her include buds, petals and leaves that she’s foraged in her meals. “In fynbos, there are so many different types of edible and medicinal species,” Gray says. South Africa’s biodiversity is as abundant as it is breathtaking. Centuries ago, local foliage served as people’s diets. Today, among artful food trends, indigenous blooms are returning to modern palates. Read Roushanna Gray's full story here. |
Sindy Peters | [Food, Water & Energy Security] People can’t function when they’re hungry. But every day, children across South Africa are forced to attend classes without having something to eat. Benjamin Constable realised this while coaching basketball at a primary school in Durban. “This just struck me as the most obvious challenge South Africa faces,” he says. “How do you grow and develop if your stomach’s empty?” Trying to uplift kids with sport took a back seat. The children needed nourishment. Constable’s solution didn’t lie outside the box, but in one. For Benjamin Constable's full story, click here. |
#GlobalFoodSecurity: Food Forward SA turns to digital solution in quest to reduce hunger[Sindy Peters] Food Forward South Africa has over the last two years developed a virtual platform that allows it to streamline how it carries out its mission... | |
#GlobalFoodSecurity: How Africa can feed itself and the worldProfessor Adipala Ekwamu, executive secretary of the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RuForum) | |
#InnovationMonth: This simple solution rolls a long way in ensuring water access in rural communities[Sindy Peters] More than 20 years since its inception, the low-tech Hippo Roller continues to have a profound impact on communities facing water insecurity... | |
#CSIMonth: CSI is not a nice-to-have, it's a necessity in SA[Sindy Peters] The Tiger Brands Foundation recently served its 50-millionth meal... |