Turning the recovery from Covid-19 into an opportunity for cities to become more sustainable, resilient, and provide access to healthy foods for all...
Brazilian investors have expressed interest in Mozambique's agribusiness, given the agro-ecological potential and the promising opportunities that the country offers in this sector.
25 Aug 2020
The United Nations projects that by 2050, 70% of the world's population will live in urban areas. Ensuring sustainable food supply in a rapidly growing city becomes a matter of concern...
Kabila Abass 12 Aug 2020
The City of Cape Town's Agri-Planner training programme has made it possible for 33 youths from disadvantaged backgrounds in Philippi to receive agricultural training certificates.
30 Jul 2020
"The purpose of the project is to revitalise small and medium-business urban farming, offer training, and increase job opportunities in Philippi."
20 Jul 2020
The urban farmer has some key issues to consider with regards to land, water, soil, infrastructure, and marketing opportunities...
Michelle Marais 17 Jul 2020
The steep decline in biodiversity is worrying, especially as wild species are important for pollination and pest control...
Lenore Fahrig 13 Jul 2020
Looking to help local, small-scale food producers make ends meet during the Covid-19 crisis, UCook has launched the UCook Market Box...
30 Jun 2020
Victory gardens were popular during wartime, and have made a comeback during the current pandemic...
Sheila Colla 14 May 2020
Devastating scenes of flower workers disposing tens of thousands of blooms on a daily basis, empty grading halls and packhouses have come to symbolize the extent of the damage the coronavirus has visited on the Kenya floriculture sector as global supply chains haemorrhage under the crisis.
Nelson Maina 30 Mar 2020
Smallholder farming might not be able to generate enough value on its own, but farmers still need support...
12 Dec 2019
A group of social entrepreneurs just emerged from the first Oribi Village Food System Incubation Programme...
Lauren Hartzenberg 20 Nov 2019
All of advocate Paschke's asserted "myths" are rebuttable, but the following ones in particular reveal fundamental misconceptions regarding the essence of the PHA Campaign's arguments...
Christian Alexander 19 Nov 2019
Vacant rooftops across all major cities around the world are a dime a dozen. Their concrete surfaces aren't just a waste of space in a highly urbanised world, but also contribute to the heat island effect that afflicts these built-up areas. So why not farm on them?
Sindy Peters 23 Oct 2019
