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Good food makes good neighbours: The Brixton community cook-out, which formed part of the LongKitchen series of events. Photo: Nkululeko Motloung LongKitchen
ABUNDANCE WHOLESOME FOODS

A longer kitchen, a fairer table: Stories of food sovereignty in Johannesburg

In Johannesburg, farmers, chefs and activists are gathering around shared meals to reimagine food systems, resilience and justice for South Africa’s future

  • Raeesah Chandlay
8 min read
South Africa has 20 million people living in food insecurity and wants to encourage every household with land to grow fresh produce
AGRICULTURAL POLICY

SA seeks solutions to hunger at G20 meeting

The country has 20 million people living in food insecurity and wants to encourage every household with land to grow fresh produce

  • Lyse Comins
5 min read
For Henrietta Moraa Nyaigoti (left), who learned how to farm from her mother (right), farming became a family Sunday ritual. They now run a commercial venture selling vegetables to Kenyan expats, such as these women from from Boston.
AFRICAN FARMERS

They came for the American Dream, but the land was still beckoning

Kenyan farmers have carved their own niche in America’s agricultural landscape, providing speciality crops for the US market

  • Jakki Kerubo
7 min read