In August 2025, the Transformations Community / Earth System Governance (TC/ESG) Conference brought together more than 400 scientists, academics, artists, activists, and practitioners from across the world. Held from 18–21 August under the theme Navigating Sustainability Transformations Towards Justice and Equity,” the conference created a rich space for dialogue on how to shape fairer, moreContinue reading “SAUFFT Programmes Manager, Rirhandzu Marivate, at the Transformations Community / Earth System Governance 2025 Conference”
Category Archives: Thought leadership
Langa Agrihub featured in new book, ‘Urban Resilience and Community Innovation in Crisis Gardening – A Global Perspective’
Crisis Gardening – A Global Perspective, presents an in-depth exploration of how communities are reimagining food systems amid persistent crises. This work challenges conventional approaches and encourages a reflective examination of urban agriculture practices as strategic responses to social, economic, and environmental instability. Structured in three broad sections, the book first defines and explains crisisContinue reading “Langa Agrihub featured in new book, ‘Urban Resilience and Community Innovation in Crisis Gardening – A Global Perspective’”
Climate crisis and biodiversity podcast episode with Kurt Ackermann, SAUFFT CEO
Podcast host, Joel Bolnick, founder and prime mover of the new Ros Bean Biodiversity and Mindfulness Centre in Cape Town, is in conversation with SAUFFT CEO, Kurt Ackermann. Joel was the co-founder of Shack/Slum Dwellers International (SDI) and the Community Organisation Resource Centre (CORC), and a leader deeply committed to social and environmental justice. ThisContinue reading “Climate crisis and biodiversity podcast episode with Kurt Ackermann, SAUFFT CEO”
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”
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”
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”
Recipes for Partnering now Available
A new guide to partnering has been launched, one of the outcomes of a Food Dialogues 2022 workshop. Titled Recipes for Partnering: Ingredients and methods for food system change in South Africa, it is available for free download.
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