Good or bad, delicious or bitter, the kitchen table is where food, economics and politics often meet – and for the past ten years, Food Dialogues has been exploring this in our complex food system in unconventional, educational and fun ways. This year, with a new name reflective of its roots and group dynamic, FoodContinue reading “Food for Thought: Food Indaba 2024 Sparks Fresh Dialogues”
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Celebrating 10 years with the DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence in Food Security
The SA Urban Food & Farming Trust joined other partners, researchers, practitioners, policymakers, students and educators in a three day symposium from 22 – 24 May 2024 celebrating a decade of outstanding achievements by the DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence in Food Security (COE-FS) in research, capacity building, knowledge brokerage and service provision in food andContinue reading “Celebrating 10 years with the DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence in Food Security”
Guiding the travel industry to sustainable practices through indigenous foodways
Rirhandzu Marivate, SAUFFT Programmes Manager, featured at the 2024 WTM Africa session, “Local indigenous food identities – contributions to sustainability transitions.” This panel draws attention to Southern African Food identities and traditions. Visitors to the region (as well as locals!) have little opportunity to experience local tastes and flavours. Forgotten indigenous ingredients and traditions thatContinue reading “Guiding the travel industry to sustainable practices through indigenous foodways”
Global urban health leaders given deep insight into Cape Town’s food system
As part of the recent 2024 Partnership for Healthy Cities Summit in Cape Town, delegates from more than 50 cities around the world were able to gain first-hand experience with the local food environment by visiting a local traditional meat market and sampling local street food, visiting a community food garden, learning how community membersContinue reading “Global urban health leaders given deep insight into Cape Town’s food system”
Call for Applications: AfriFOODlinks Incubation Programme for sustainable agri-food businesses
Cape Town-based changemakers are encouraged to apply for this exciting programme that will enable and support the transformation of early-stage entrepreneurs into thriving social entrepreneurs within the agri-food sector. This opportunity means accessing: The programme, part of the AfriFOODlinks project and run by Oribi with support from the SA Urban Food & Farming Trust, alsoContinue reading “Call for Applications: AfriFOODlinks Incubation Programme for sustainable agri-food businesses”
Insights from Agrihubs shared in Learning Brief on how to address SA’s hunger crisis, from DG Murray Trust
What are sustainable steps we can take to address South Africa’s hunger crisis? The DG Murray Trust, drew on the lessons from the SA Urban Food & Farming Trust’s Agrihub Initiative in preparing a Learning Brief to help others drive systems change in our food system and beyond. Key insights? The SA Urban Food &Continue reading “Insights from Agrihubs shared in Learning Brief on how to address SA’s hunger crisis, from DG Murray Trust”
Global Resilience Partnership highlights SAUFFT’s work in African food systems
In a 2023 guidance report for research and development funders, the SA Urban Food & Farming Trust was noted for supporting transformations to a more sustainable and equitable future and is considered a ‘seed of change’ in African food systems along with 23 other ‘seeds’ from across sub-Saharan Africa. This insight emerged from the collaborativeContinue reading “Global Resilience Partnership highlights SAUFFT’s work in African food systems”
Food Dialogues 2023 unpacks the polycrisis, plus a focus on teens and pan-African perspectives
After a successful return to in-person programming in post-Covid 2022, Food Dialogues returns in 2023 with two weeks of events that connect, in diverse and nuanced ways, people and food systems across the city. With events planned at the V&A Waterfront, Philippi Village and Langa, Food Dialogues 2023 seeks to foster deeper and broader engagementContinue reading “Food Dialogues 2023 unpacks the polycrisis, plus a focus on teens and pan-African perspectives”
Youth Ambassador opportunity!
The search is on for young African food enthusiasts with a deep desire to change the way the world sees and consumes food. We, along with our partners in the AfriFOODLinks project, are calling on the power and voices of the youth, who have often been excluded from decision making, to share stories of theirContinue reading “Youth Ambassador opportunity!”
Oranjezicht City Farm named one of SA’s 50 Organisations Creating a Greener Tomorrow
Joining Greenpop, Earthlife Africa, PETCO and others, the SA Urban Food and Farming Trust’s Oranjezicht City Farm was recognised by Treeshake as “one of South Africa’s top environmental organisations.” As the world moves towards a future filled with unknowns, the importance of environmental protection becomes increasingly apparent. In South Africa, a country known for itsContinue reading “Oranjezicht City Farm named one of SA’s 50 Organisations Creating a Greener Tomorrow”
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