One of the key highlights of this year was welcoming three new trustees to the SA Urban Food & Farming Trust: Hadijah Nankanja, Miles Kubheka and Nonhlanhla Taylor. Each brings not only expertise but also a deep personal commitment to community resilience, food justice, and the power of grassroots action. Their arrival has infused theContinue reading “New Voices, Shared Vision: Meet the Trustees Guiding SAUFFT Forward”
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Decentralising Resilience: What the Langa Agrihub Reveals About the Future of Climate Adaptation
The publication of Sustaining Urban Food Gardens for Community Resilience: A Case Study of the Langa Agrihub arrives at a critical moment, one in which compounding risks, cascading systemic failures, and escalating climate uncertainty are reshaping how societies must think about resilience. As global policy debates continue to centre technocratic, expert-driven models of risk governance,Continue reading “Decentralising Resilience: What the Langa Agrihub Reveals About the Future of Climate Adaptation”
Deepening Agrihub Roots: Strengthening Farmers Through Learning and Collaboration
This year has been about growth, not just in the gardens, but in knowledge, confidence, and collaboration. Across the Langa, Khayelitsha, Mitchells Plain and Gugulethu Agrihubs, farmers have taken important steps to strengthen their skills and deepen their understanding of what it means to farm sustainably through training and workshops. What made this year’s learningContinue reading “Deepening Agrihub Roots: Strengthening Farmers Through Learning and Collaboration”
Empowering Langa Farmers Through Agroecology & Business Training with WWF Nedbank Green Trust
Sustainable farming and financial literacy are key to the long-term success of small-scale farmers. In the past year, Langa farmers participated in two workshops focused on equipping them with the necessary skills to enhance their agricultural practices and financial management. Agroecology and Business WorkshopsThe Agroecology & Permaculture Workshop introduced farmers to sustainable and regenerative farmingContinue reading “Empowering Langa Farmers Through Agroecology & Business Training with WWF Nedbank Green Trust”
Entrepreneurship Workshop with Oribi and EESI Project
In a recent collaboration with Oribi, the EESI Project hosted an Entrepreneurship Workshop aimed at equipping urban farmers in Khayelitsha with the tools to thrive in sustainable food systems. The EESI programme seeks to improve biodiversity in the growing sites of farmers in Khayelitsha in ways that are materially beneficial (income-producing or food-providing) and thatContinue reading “Entrepreneurship Workshop with Oribi and EESI Project”
Ethnographies: Transforming Urban Food Systems Research Through Storytelling
Urban food systems are as much about people and their lived experiences as they are about policies, data, and logistics. To truly understand and transform these systems, we must capture the stories of those embedded within them. This was the essence of yesterday’s Ethnography Masterclass, a session at the AfriFOODlinks Consortium meeting designed to elevateContinue reading “Ethnographies: Transforming Urban Food Systems Research Through Storytelling”
SAUFFT at the upcoming AfriFOODlinks Consortium
From 25 to 29 November 2024, partners across Africa and Europe will convene in Cape Town for the second in-person AfriFOODlinks consortium meeting. This gathering will bring together a diverse group of nearly 100 stakeholders, including 15 Youth Ambassadors, 18 city officials, representatives from 10 sharing cities, and three Mayors. AfriFOODlinks and SAUFFT’s role inContinue reading “SAUFFT at the upcoming AfriFOODlinks Consortium”
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