OPINION: A Climate of Denial: Food Systems offer Environmental Vigour amidst Political Churn
It’s now certain that 2024, which delivered intense heat-waves, the warmest consecutive days globally and catastrophic storms, will also be the hottest year on...
Will COP29 in Azerbaijan Deliver More Than Just Festive Promises for Kenya and Africa?
The festival season is upon us again. Shimmering lights, exotic foods, heartfelt greetings, people flying over from all around the world to be with...
Alarming food insecurity levels demand urgent action
The South African consumer has faced significant hardship over recent years because of an ailing economy, which has undermined their ability to afford basic...
Op-Ed: The Integral Role of Innovative Financing Solutions for Farmers in the Global South:...
In the Global South, where agriculture forms the backbone of rural livelihoods, farmers face ongoing challenges, including limited access to modern agricultural technologies and...
Reframing the Narrative: Entrepreneurship’s Impact on the Food and Agri Sector
By Zolile Ntukwana, Senior Director: Corporate Affairs at PepsiCo South Africa
Across the globe, entrepreneurship is recognised as a vital driver of economic growth, innovation,...
Sustainable Development Goals: Where the UN Pact for the Future May Fall Short
By: Kaitlyn Waring, a student at Northeastern University in Boston (USA) and is currently volunteering with the High Atlas Foundation.
This past September, world leaders...
Oped : Navigating Gender Equality in Agriculture AI
Agriculture remains the bedrock of global economy, yet it’s also one of the sectors most vulnerable to climate change. As droughts become more frequent...
A call for CSI initiatives to help redress the land reform debacle
Ever since the land reform programme was initiated in 1994, the hopes of communities forcibly removed from their ancestral land have been dampened by...
Beyond Carbon: How Holistic Tree Planting Fuels Sustainable Development and Community Empowerment
By Yossef Ben-Meir and Kaitlyn Waring Marrakech
Recent assertions have suggested that tree planting is not as effective a climate solution as once thought. Bill Gates argued...
South African farmers need to adopt new approaches and technologies to combat the country’s...
South African agribusiness is at a crossroads. After decades of rising farm production, South Africa is still a hungry nation, with constant pressure on...