Food Security in South Africa | Bizcommunity

#BizTrends2025: Unleashing Africa’s economic potential through transformative logistics

#BizTrends2025: Unleashing Africa’s economic potential through transformative logisticsAmadou Diallo

Source:

Fair pricing essential for smallholder farmers to tackle global food challenges

20 Jan 2025

#BizTrends2025: Curating the future - the transformation of food security in South Africa

#BizTrends2025: Curating the future - the transformation of food security in South Africa

By Alan Browde 13 Jan 2025

Company news

More company news | Submit

Eliminate hidden fire risks with the Urban Fire Risk Index (UFRI) from GeoTerra Image

GEOTERRA Image Eliminate hidden fire risks with the Urban Fire Risk Index (UFRI) from GeoTerra Image

4 hours

North-West University at the forefront of agricultural innovation

North-West University (NWU)North-West University at the forefront of agricultural innovation

9 Dec 2024

The SAWIPB celebrates a milestone year of growth and innovation

YehBaby Marketing Creatives The SAWIPB celebrates a milestone year of growth and innovation

26 Nov 2024

#BizTrends2025 Sponsors announced and categories still open for Curating the Future

Bizcommunity.com #BizTrends2025 Sponsors announced and categories still open for Curating the Future

21 Nov 2024

Persistent growth: How IoT solutions could revolutionise agritech

ASUS Persistent growth: How IoT solutions could revolutionise agritech

19 Nov 2024

Post your next level jobs and take careers to the next level with Bizcommunity Recruitment

Bizcommunity.com Post your next level jobs and take careers to the next level with Bizcommunity Recruitment

15 Nov 2024

Rainbow Chicken supports FAO’s 2024 World Food Day Poster Contest initiative

Rainbow Chicken Rainbow Chicken supports FAO’s 2024 World Food Day Poster Contest initiative

16 Oct 2024

OFM – proudly agri

OFM Radio OFM – proudly agri

14 Oct 2024

Waterberg Boerdery and Yellow Door Energy inaugurate solar and battery energy storage system

Yellow Door Energy Waterberg Boerdery and Yellow Door Energy inaugurate solar and battery energy storage system

14 Oct 2024

Education is key as momentum shifts in SA's cannabis industry

The Gordon Institute of Business Science Education is key as momentum shifts in SA's cannabis industry

3 Oct 2024

#BizTrends2025: Sponsorships loading

Bizcommunity.com #BizTrends2025: Sponsorships loading

19 Sep 2024

Simply Boer at Nampo 2024 offering affordable cover for farm workers

Simply Financial Services Simply Boer at Nampo 2024 offering affordable cover for farm workers

17 Sep 2024

More news

Wilted maize crops are seen in Mumijo, Buhera district, east of capital Harare, Zimbabwe, 16 March 2024. Reuters/Philimon Bulawayo/File Photo

Zimbabwe at risk of another dry season after El Nino drought, says WFP

Nyasha Chingono 13 Dec 2024

Over 13,000 spaza shops registration forms issued in Gauteng

Over 13,000 spaza shops registration forms issued in Gauteng

12 Dec 2024

Source: Photo by Derrick Sumpter Jr on Unsplash.

Nationwide crackdown: 200,000 spaza shops targeted in urgent health safety audit

Katja Hamilton 29 Nov 2024

Source: Supplied

African Agri Investment Indaba drives solutions for Africa’s growing food crisis

19 Nov 2024

Saving the bees: How Nedbank and WWF are working to ensure honeybee survival

Aa-isha Hassiem 12 Nov 2024

Africa’s battle against food waste: How interventions can save 30% of produce

Africa’s battle against food waste: How interventions can save 30% of produce

31 Oct 2024

Sapa calls for VAT-free chicken to boost food security

25 Oct 2024

Image source: Peter Titmuss –

Eastern Cape R80m programme to tackle poverty, malnutrition

17 Oct 2024

Shoprite publishes South African Food Security Index 2024

Shoprite publishes South African Food Security Index 2024

16 Oct 2024

Source: standret via

Climate resilience key to securing South Africa’s food supply

11 Oct 2024

More news

Fair pricing essential for smallholder farmers to tackle global food challenges

20 Jan 2025

#BizTrends2025: Unleashing Africa’s economic potential through transformative logistics

#BizTrends2025: Unleashing Africa’s economic potential through transformative logistics

Amadou Diallo 13 Jan 2025

#BizTrends2025: Curating the future - the transformation of food security in South Africa

#BizTrends2025: Curating the future - the transformation of food security in South Africa

Alan Browde 13 Jan 2025

Wilted maize crops are seen in Mumijo, Buhera district, east of capital Harare, Zimbabwe, 16 March 2024. Reuters/Philimon Bulawayo/File Photo

Zimbabwe at risk of another dry season after El Nino drought, says WFP

Nyasha Chingono 13 Dec 2024

Over 13,000 spaza shops registration forms issued in Gauteng

Over 13,000 spaza shops registration forms issued in Gauteng

12 Dec 2024

Source: Photo by Derrick Sumpter Jr on Unsplash.

Nationwide crackdown: 200,000 spaza shops targeted in urgent health safety audit

Katja Hamilton 29 Nov 2024

Source: Supplied

African Agri Investment Indaba drives solutions for Africa’s growing food crisis

19 Nov 2024

Saving the bees: How Nedbank and WWF are working to ensure honeybee survival

Aa-isha Hassiem 12 Nov 2024

Africa’s battle against food waste: How interventions can save 30% of produce

Africa’s battle against food waste: How interventions can save 30% of produce

31 Oct 2024

Sapa calls for VAT-free chicken to boost food security

25 Oct 2024

Image source: Peter Titmuss –

Eastern Cape R80m programme to tackle poverty, malnutrition

17 Oct 2024

Shoprite publishes South African Food Security Index 2024

Shoprite publishes South African Food Security Index 2024

16 Oct 2024

Rainbow Chicken supports FAO’s 2024 World Food Day Poster Contest initiative

Rainbow Chicken supports FAO’s 2024 World Food Day Poster Contest initiative

Rainbow Chicken 16 Oct 2024

Source: standret via

Climate resilience key to securing South Africa’s food supply

11 Oct 2024

Boosting food security: Eastern Cape's new rural hubs initiative

Boosting food security: Eastern Cape's new rural hubs initiative

11 Sep 2024

Kagiso Trust, Spar partner to empower rural farmers with R3m donation

Kagiso Trust, Spar partner to empower rural farmers with R3m donation

9 Sep 2024

FirstRand Empowerment Foundation shares agri vision at Trialogue Business in Society Conference

FirstRand Empowerment Foundation shares agri vision at Trialogue Business in Society Conference

Trialogue 2 Sep 2024

Tasneem Karodia co-founder of NewForm Foods

#WomensMonth: Tasneem Karodia co-founder of NewForm Foods

Ntandokazi Ntozakhe 28 Aug 2024

Sapa issues statement on proposed VAT exemption for chicken

Sapa issues statement on proposed VAT exemption for chicken

29 Jul 2024

Steenhuisen's budget speech promises positive outlook for agriculture

Steenhuisen's budget speech promises positive outlook for agriculture

17 Jul 2024

SA Harvest #BucketsofNutrition - image supplied

Take up the #BucketsofNutrition Challenge this Mandela Month

5 Jul 2024

Food Indaba 2024 returns to Cape Town

Food Indaba 2024 returns to Cape Town

4 Jul 2024

Ramaphosa announces DA's Steenhuisen as Agriculture Minister

1 Jul 2024

"Lost crops" provide unique opportunity for food security in Africa

"Lost crops" provide unique opportunity for food security in Africa

Zoë Karl-Waithaka 28 Jun 2024

Sustainable Gastronomy Week kicks off, emphasising 'More Taste, Less Waste'

Sustainable Gastronomy Week kicks off, emphasising 'More Taste, Less Waste'

20 Jun 2024

Image source: Marcin Jucha –

Farming with a mixture of crops, animals and trees is better for the environment and for people – evidence from Ghana and Malawi

Laura Vang Rasmussen, Hanson Nyantakyi-Frimpong, Ingo Grass, Marney Isaac and Rachel Bezner Kerr 19 Jun 2024

Local food inflation drops, but globally, hyperinflation persists in pockets

31 May 2024

Acid mine drainage in Gauteng, South Africa, has polluted the water and soil in Soweto. Courtesy Professor Craig Sheridan, University of the Witwatersrand

Gold mine pollution is poisoning Soweto’s water and soil – study finds food gardens are at risk

Lesego Khomo 28 May 2024

Image source: Johannes Plenio from

Heat is coming for our crops. We have to make them ready

Mohan Singh and Prem Bhalla 21 May 2024

Chicks of broiler chicken are seen at Gruisfontein farm in Lichtenburg in the North West province, South Africa, 19 January 2023. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

Top poultry producer flags bird flu risk amid vaccine delays

Nelson Banya 21 May 2024

SA Harvest receives R1m from H&M for fight against hunger

SA Harvest receives R1m from H&M for fight against hunger

17 May 2024

Source: © Ollivier Girad/CIFOR-ICRAF Fifty-eight ‘forgotten’ food crops in sub-Saharan Africa have been identified as able to provide healthy diets in a changing climate

Africa’s ‘forgotten’ foods research wins prestigious US Cozzarelli Prize

16 May 2024

Image: Supplied (Left: Mo Salie, Andy Du Plessis, Arena Phillips and Cornel Jacobs)

FoodForward SA seeks to empower communities through food garden initiative

Aa-isha Hassiem 14 May 2024

South African poultry industry calls for urgent vaccination strategy amid Avian Influenza crisis

14 May 2024

4 crucial steps to strengthen climate resilience against El Niño and La Niña

4 crucial steps to strengthen climate resilience against El Niño and La Niña

2 May 2024

Source: Spier Wine Farm

From vineyard to community: Exploring Spier Wine Farm's commitment to sustainability, empowerment

Robin Fredericks 26 Apr 2024

Applications open for GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition

Applications open for GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition

12 Apr 2024

UK invests $100m to enhance Africa's food security and trade

UK invests $100m to enhance Africa's food security and trade

Simon Jessop 25 Mar 2024

Image source: Kampus Production from

Food inflation decelerates to a 25-month low

Paul Makube 22 Mar 2024

FSA's new livestock safety system to mitigate foot-and-mouth disease risks

FSA's new livestock safety system to mitigate foot-and-mouth disease risks

14 Mar 2024