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19 Oct The impact of city life on the nation’s health

Posted at 13:13h in Blog, Food, Food Systems, Printed Media, Vegetables by Carolyn Cramer
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Over the past two decades, South Africa has urbanized at a rapid pace as people move towards the cities in search of work opportunities and better living conditions, says Scott Drimie. This has had a real impact on our health. According to StatsSA, more than 70%...

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19 Oct Struggling in the midst of plenty

Posted at 13:08h in Blog, Food, Food Systems, Printed Media, Smallholder Farmers, Vegetables by Carolyn Cramer
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Time for SA to restore the food imbalance, writes Dr Sandra Boatemaa. South Africa is noted for its diversity in race, culture, ethnic groups and beautiful landscapes. With this great diversity, history and accomplishments, the provision and access to basic food for a dignified standard of living...

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19 Oct SA’s new killing field could be in the supermarket grocery aisle

Posted at 10:13h in Blog, Food, Printed Media by Carolyn Cramer
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TATJANA VON BORMANN AND BRIDGET CARLE Since 1994, the South African diet has changed rapidly. Today more fizzy drinks, processed foods, meat, total kilojoules and fewer vegetables are being consumed – and the price is being paid for it in terms of health. There has been a...

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03 May Join the Food (R)evolutions Exhibitions in May 2016

Posted at 12:00h in Art Exhibition, Food Systems, Printed Media by Carolyn Cramer
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You may have spotted the first Food (R)evolutions Exhibition hosted by the Sustainability Institute at Spier Wine Estate. Partnering with the Sustainability Institute, we will host another two of these exhibitions in the upcoming months. From 5 to 16 May this exhibition can be seen on...

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02 Feb Have you spotted us in a local newspaper recently?

Posted at 13:04h in Food Systems, Printed Media by Carolyn Cramer
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If you're a South African citizen, you may have spotted Southern Africa Food Lab articles about our country's food systems in one of your local newspapers in the last few months. We've also contributed to some online publications.If you spotted one of the articles mentioning...

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