This morning, farmers from Cape Town’s Langa, Khayelitsha, Mitchell’s Plain and Gugulethu Agrihubs came together for the annual Agrihub Gathering, a day of farmer-led learning, knowledge-sharing and showcases under the theme “Innovate today. Nourish tomorrow.” Coinciding with World Food Day, the gathering explored how practical knowledge, new ideas and collaboration can help build a moreContinue reading “Agrihub Gathering 2026: Innovate Today. Nourish Tomorrow”
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Innovate Today, Nourish Tomorrow: Why Transforming Food Systems Requires More Than Good Policy
By Kurt Ackermann, CEO of the South African Urban Food & Farming Trust (SAUFFT) As we mark World Food Day under this year’s theme, “Innovate today. Nourish tomorrow,” we are invited to reflect on the changes needed to build better food systems for the future. When we think about innovation, we often think of newContinue reading “Innovate Today, Nourish Tomorrow: Why Transforming Food Systems Requires More Than Good Policy”
Innovate Today, Nourish Tomorrow? The answer might already be growing in Cape Town, South Africa
This year’s World Food Day theme asks us to innovate today to nourish tomorrow. But in Cape Town’s townships, some of the most sophisticated food innovation is already here, being tested daily by farmers and foragers whose expertise food policy rarely takes seriously. Expertise policy doesn’t recognise Food policy debates tend to default to aContinue reading “Innovate Today, Nourish Tomorrow? The answer might already be growing in Cape Town, South Africa”
Our 2025/2026 Impact Report: Building Stronger Urban Food Systems
Our 2025/2026 Impact Report reflects a year of practical change, community leadership, and collaboration to build stronger, fairer urban food systems. Across Cape Town, farmers are growing food and generating income, informal traders are improving their businesses, and communities are finding new ways to turn local challenges into opportunities. Through the Agrihub Initiative, we supportedContinue reading “Our 2025/2026 Impact Report: Building Stronger Urban Food Systems”
SAUFFT in Tunis: Reflecting on the people and partnerships shaping urban food systems
Day 1 | 21 September 2026 | Tunis, Tunisia Today marked the beginning of the AfriFOODlinks Consortium Meeting in Tunis, bringing partners together from across Africa and Europe to reflect on four years of collaboration, share experiences and consider the future of urban food systems. Launched in December 2022, AfriFOODlinks connects more than 65 citiesContinue reading “SAUFFT in Tunis: Reflecting on the people and partnerships shaping urban food systems”
Growing Confidence: How Grow SA Helped Busi Majola Cultivate Her Permaculture Vision
For Busisiwe “Busi” Majola, agriculture has always been more than a practice. It has been a lifelong fascination, shaped by childhood visits to rural areas, school projects, and a deep imagination of ecosystems where everything has a place. In 2019, that early love was reawakened with a new language: permaculture, sustainability, and regenerative farming. AsContinue reading “Growing Confidence: How Grow SA Helped Busi Majola Cultivate Her Permaculture Vision”
Food Indaba 2026: What we learned when we put water at the centre of the food system
From 20 July to 2 August, Food Indaba 2026 brought people together across Cape Town to explore a question that is at once obvious and easy to overlook: what happens when we understand water and food as parts of the same system? This year’s theme — Rivers, Oceans, Aquifers and Rainfall (ROAR) — provided aContinue reading “Food Indaba 2026: What we learned when we put water at the centre of the food system”
From Waste to Opportunity: Pamela Nontshinga’s Journey of Leadership and Community Impact
For Pamela Nontshinga, Operations Leader for the Langa Waste Diversion Project, the role has been a journey of learning, leadership, and community impact. Born and raised in Langa and a mother of three, Pamela has worked in nursing and health and safety, but has always been driven by a desire to make a difference inContinue reading “From Waste to Opportunity: Pamela Nontshinga’s Journey of Leadership and Community Impact”
People as Infrastructure: Why Urban Land Use Must Be Reimagined Through the Lens of Food
By Rirhandzu Marivate, Programmes Manager at SA Urban Food and Farming Trust (SAUFFT), BSc (Hons) Ecology, Environment and Conservation, Postgraduate Diploma in Sustainable Development and Planning (Food Systems), MPhil Candidate in Sustainable Development (Food Systems) As South African cities continue to grow, I find myself returning to an increasingly urgent question: What does a just,Continue reading “People as Infrastructure: Why Urban Land Use Must Be Reimagined Through the Lens of Food”
SAUFFT’s Rirhandzu Marivate joins global sustainability exchange in Germany
As cities around the world grapple with climate change, waste management, mobility, and food insecurity, international collaborations are becoming increasingly important in shaping more sustainable urban futures.Earlier this month, SAUFFT’s Programmes Manager, Rirhandzu Marivate, travelled to Bavaria, Germany, as part of a knowledge-exchange and capacity-building mission focused on sustainable urban mobility, circular systems, and foodContinue reading “SAUFFT’s Rirhandzu Marivate joins global sustainability exchange in Germany”
