The UFS now has 156 NRF-rated researchers and five Sarchi Research Chairs
Although Africa has the highest proportion of young people, it has the highest prevalence of hunger
Post-harvest management will reduce losses and improve food availability
Among the issues are the need to ensure food security in the future and whether expropriation of without compensation can happen through just the law
There were some African food security initiatives from 2017 that deserve a special mention for the precedent they set.
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The state needs civil society to help to combat malnutrition, which stunts children’s potential
The government’s focus on small-scale irrigation has given hope and sustenance to some districts.
A cheap and quick system for testing how fresh beer is could give people a tool to test how fresh all their food is.
The question is: Can those in government work together to claw back an investor-friendly status for South Africa?
Rapid food price increases, drought and rand depreciation is going to force retailers to pass on more inflation to customers than in recent years.
Agriculture is poised to drive a new era of inclusive economic growth for Africa – if smallholder farmers are given the tools to generate income.
The recent rains might ameliorate a bleak picture but there appears to be no silver lining to the problems ahead, including food supply.
Crops should be in the ground and white maize starting to germinate. But only half the national crop has been planted and less than that will survive.
Three friends have launched a scheme to train township pupils to grow healthy food.
Past experience has shown that the government will continue to permit industry such as mining that destroys water supplies.
October 2015 was the hottest October on record. It also holds the record for seeing the biggest increase in temperature for a single month.
Unconstitutional land expropriation could ruin South Africa’s bread basket.
Farmers are leaving in droves and land is lying fallow in the face of the worst drought in 23 years.
Food security has the potential to become a crucial issue amid surging population growth, and our farmers are ageing.
A proposed Gauteng coal mine is threatening 20 000 hectares of food-rich land and vital water sources.
An outbreak of foulbrood disease has killed 40% of the Western Cape’s bee population this year, threatening SA’s R20-billion agriculture industry.
Given the agricultural potential in former homelands and the challenges of communal land policies, this may be the time to review them.
Limpopo farmers are feeling powerless as the minerals department greedily consumes agricultural land and with it, the water supply.
For society’s sake, we can’t ignore food crises, politics and greedy white-controlled corporates.
The goal must be a uniquely African green revolution that successfully adapts global experiences to local conditions.
Kofi Annan sets out nine points to solve the problem. The role of smallholder farmers, who make up the majority of farmers, is crucial.
M&G newsroom is rife with discussion about the pros and cons of running and participating in the #6Rand campaign. Here are some views.
SA’s unemployment rate and the high cost of food mean many people go hungry. We look at how the R6 food challenge can raise awareness around this.
The M&G’s #6Rand challenge has elicited some varied reactions. Haji Mohamed Dawjee responds to some of the more, uh, interesting, misunderstandings.
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We need to feed our country quality food so we can all realise our potential. That’s why we are running the R6-a-day challenge, writes Sipho Kings.
Around 14-million South Africans cannot afford enough food to feed their families. Join the M&G’s R6-a-day food challenge on Thursday, October 16.
ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe faced farmers’ questions about land reform, food security, labour unrest and agricultural policy inconsistencies.
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