Resources
Access a range of publications including research reports, position papers, and practical tools that inform and support food system transformation. These resources reflect the insights and evidence emerging from our work and partnerships.
Reports
Addressing food-related health challenges in South Africa: Is there appetite for collaboration?
An Appetite for Collaboration
A dialogical approach to developing leaders in African food systems
Exploring African Perspectives On Food Systems Leadership
Dietary Transitions: Food System Dialogue Workshop Report
Principles and the Future of Food
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News
Stay informed with the latest insights, stories, and reflections from the Southern Africa Food Lab community. Here we share news, thought pieces, and updates on our work and the broader food system.
Food innovation learning journey
Later this month, the Southern Africa Food Lab will host thought leaders from the finance sector, insurance ...
Spar South Africa seeks to improve access to affordable nutritious food
Increasingly, businesses, especially those in the food industry, are being called upon to help transform ...
How adaptable are smallholder communities to the effects of climate change?
Climate change is identified as one of the major trends influencing change in the 21st century. In South ...
Agroecology awareness innovation debrief
This week the Southern Africa Food Lab hosted an Agroecology Awareness innovation debrief along with 17 ...
Heart disease is among SA’s top killers
South Africa has a serious health problem. Non-communicable (NCDs) or lifestyle diseases are among the top causes ...
SA’s new killing field could be in the supermarket grocery aisle
Since 1994, the South African diet has changed rapidly. Today more fizzy drinks, processed foods, meat, total ...
Real hunger is a devastating reality
Studies show that many South Africans battle to put food on the table. Nomonde Mxhalisa writes about a ...
Struggling in the midst of plenty
Time for SA to restore the food imbalance, writes Dr Sandra Boatemaa.
South Africa is noted for its ...
The impact of city life on the nation’s health
Over the past two decades, South Africa has urbanized at a rapid pace as people move towards the ...
Transformation lab in action
In this blog post, Laura Pereira explains the idea of a ‘Transformation Lab’ (T-lab). T-labs are ...
Food waste increases as people go hungry
It’s absurd to think that farmers today produce about 50% more food than is necessary to feed the world’s ...
South Africa has the lowest rate of exclusive breastfeeding in the world
Dr Scott Drimie is Director of the Southern Africa Food Lab.
Though touted in social media as ...
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