The Southern Africa Food Lab was established in 2009 to promote creative responses to the problem of hunger through multistakeholder dialogue and action. The Lab team is one of unprecedented diversity in the region, comprising stakeholders from corporate, grassroots, NGO, academic, and government sectors, all working together to transform the food system from farm to table. Over the past decade the Lab has successfully facilitated collaboration and dialogue, not just raising awareness, but effectively catalysing action to foster innovations and experimental action towards a thriving, just and sustainable food system.
By Tatjana von Bormann Last week, WWF and the Southern Africa Food Lab hosted a multi-stakeholder dialogue aimed at pushing for change in the critical nutrition conversation. The Food Lab private sect...
Dietary transition poses a severe threat Malnutrition including undernutrition, micronutrient deficiencies, and overweight and obesity is severely impeding Africa’s development trajectory. In South Af...
We need a fundamental overhaul of our food system which, in its current form, is a threat to the environment and human health. This is the key message contained in a new WWF South Africa report titled...
The adoption of Organic Policy and Agroecology Strategy is a priority pre, and post-election. This will facilitate the shift towards a more environmentally sustainable, socially equitable and economically viable food system. SAOSO, the sector body, has been advocating for the adoption of Organic policy for over a decade and people are calling for the long-overdue recognition of Agroecology and Organic agriculture in South Africa, to be represented in the national policy framework.
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Call to Action: The promulgation of Organic Policy and the Agroecology Strategy in SA.
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The current national agricultural policy framework in South Africa is not inclusive, nor does it acknowledge alternative production methodologies such as Agroecology and Organic agriculture. The issues around food safety and the use of chemicals in our food system is becoming a well recognized and d...SA's strong food security policies still fail to put food on the table
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SA's rich array of policies designed to tackle high levels of food insecurity have not been able to stop millions in the country from going hungry."More and more people are becoming disillusioned with the overuse of technology and the constant distraction of screens and social media and are desperately looking to find ways to reconnect their families to things that are real. Growing up close to animals and understanding the cycle of life can help children better understand and respect all life, including other people and species." - Ryan Meiring, Big Inja Farming
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