The Food Indaba is accepting applications until 17 January 2025 for international students for an internship in June-July 2025. Summary Context With over 500 in-person attendees, nearly 200 000 online engagements and a media audience reach of over 58 million, Food Indaba is a major platform for food systems awareness and transformation. This annual programmeContinue reading “International Internship Opportunity: Food Indaba 2025”
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Global Resilience Partnership report draws on SAUFF Trust’s work and supports scaling innovative solutions for resilience in informal contexts
The latest Global Resilience Partnership report, “From Informality to Impact: The Untapped Potential of Scaling Urban Resilience Innovation in Informality,” launched at the UN’s World Urban Forum this week. The report identifies key opportunities and challenges for scaling urban resilience solutions in informal contexts, as well as recommendations for policy and investment approaches that helpContinue reading “Global Resilience Partnership report draws on SAUFF Trust’s work and supports scaling innovative solutions for resilience in informal contexts”
Food Indaba 2025 will explore AI’s impacts and opportunities for African food systems.
SAVE THE DATE Artificial Intelligence and the Food System – Food Indaba 2025 7 – 20 July 2025 A more humane food system with AI? The 7th edition of the annual Food Indaba explores the potential impacts and opportunities of artificial intelligence on African food systems. While AI is already playing a role in creating efficienciesContinue reading “Food Indaba 2025 will explore AI’s impacts and opportunities for African food systems.”
SAUFFT features in report from launch of SA Early Years Climate Action Alliance
The SA Urban Food & Farming Trust is one of the founding members of the SA Early Years Climate Action Alliance, established on 26 June 2024 in Cape Town. The report from the Alliance launch features the work of the Trust, including a climate change adaptation programme the Trust will introduce as the summer seasonContinue reading “SAUFFT features in report from launch of SA Early Years Climate Action Alliance”
Celebrating Impact: SAUFFT’s 2024 Annual Report
We are excited to announce the release of our 2024 Annual Report, a reflection of the progress we’ve made over the past year in transforming urban food systems, fostering resilient communities, and championing sustainable practices. The report highlights our achievements, including supporting nearly 1,000 farmers across the Cape Flats and hosting our 6th annual FoodContinue reading “Celebrating Impact: SAUFFT’s 2024 Annual Report”
Food for Thought: Food Indaba 2024 Sparks Fresh Dialogues
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”
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”
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”
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!”
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