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How FoodForward SA's digital tech tackles climate challenges and enhances food access in South Africa

How FoodForward SA's digital tech tackles climate challenges and enhances food access in South AfricaAndy du Plessis, FoodForward SA

People living in makeshift shelters outside the Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town have been cold and wet this week. The site is owned by the Department of Public Works. Photos: Matthew Hirsch / Groundup

Shelters scramble as heavy rain continuesMatthew Hirsch

5 steps to decarbonising and digitising your fleet

5 steps to decarbonising and digitising your fleet

People living in makeshift shelters outside the Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town have been cold and wet this week. The site is owned by the Department of Public Works. Photos: Matthew Hirsch / Groundup

Shelters scramble as heavy rain continues

By Matthew Hirsch 12 Jul 2024

5 steps to decarbonising and digitising your fleet

5 steps to decarbonising and digitising your fleet

12 Jul 2024

Funky cappuccinos for farmers in need

8 Jul 2016

UN aims to boost response to El Niño's impact and prepare for La Niña

UN aims to boost response to El Niño's impact and prepare for La Niña

8 Jul 2016

Photo/International Institute of Tropical Agriculture/Flickr

Growing food in thin air

7 Jul 2016

Prince Albert II of Monaco and (from left to right) Laurence Tubiana, Maja Hoffman (representing Luc Hoffmann), founder and president of the LUMA Foundation and LUMA Arles et LUMA Arles, VP of the Tour du Valat Foundation, Dhesigen Naidoo of the Water Research Commission of South Africa (© FPA2)

WRC receives Water Award 2016

4 Jul 2016

#MandelaMonth: Sun International, Stop Hunger Now aim to feed two million

#MandelaMonth: Sun International, Stop Hunger Now aim to feed two million

1 Jul 2016

Faking food security

Faking food security

1 Jul 2016

Kate Holt/AusAID via

African hunger policy silent on climate risks

Baraka Rateng 29 Jun 2016

Call to restaurants to enter new sustainability award

Call to restaurants to enter new sustainability award

29 Jun 2016

Pulses: your way to better health

Pulses: your way to better health

27 Jun 2016

Crop yields will fall within next decade due to climate change unless action is taken, says new study

22 Jun 2016

Sub-Saharan Africa has a long way to go before it cracks food insecurity

Sub-Saharan Africa has a long way to go before it cracks food insecurity

Xikombiso Mbhenyane and Irene Labuschagne 21 Jun 2016

Chantell Ilbury

There is still hope for SA to play in the premier league

Derick van der Walt 14 Jun 2016

- Sizwe Nyuka Mlenzana at his Ekasi Green Project. Photo: Pumla Tuko

Making gardens in Khayelitsha's sandy soil

Pumla Tuko 14 Jun 2016

Prof Mike Muller

Agriculture's water challenge: more crops and jobs per drop

Derick van der Walt 13 Jun 2016

UN announces global standard to measure food waste

UN announces global standard to measure food waste

8 Jun 2016

The role of pulses in creating a sustainable world

The role of pulses in creating a sustainable world

8 Jun 2016

Woolworths achieves seafood goals

Woolworths achieves seafood goals

3 Jun 2016

By Kate Holt/AusAID –

12 ways to end hunger, use resources more efficiently

31 May 2016

Mart Bouter via - Namaqualand, Northern Cape

Shell's R1 million donation to bolster Agri SA Drought Relief Fund

31 May 2016

Shoprite and Checkers launch fund to fight winter hunger

Shoprite and Checkers launch fund to fight winter hunger

31 May 2016

UNEP report headlines emerging environmental issues of our time

UNEP report headlines emerging environmental issues of our time

27 May 2016

Women-in-Maize celebrates first harvest season

27 May 2016

By Edukeralam, Navaneeth Krishnan S –

How nanotechnology can help us grow more food using less energy and water

Ramesh Raliya and Pratim Biswas 26 May 2016

#AfricaMonth: Fairtrade consumers can realise Africa's potential

#AfricaMonth: Fairtrade consumers can realise Africa's potential

Lynsay Sampson 24 May 2016

#AfricaMonth: Adopting a new mentality to small-scale farming

Cari Van Wyk 23 May 2016

SADSTIA teams up with WWF-SA for conservation of fish species

SADSTIA teams up with WWF-SA for conservation of fish species

20 May 2016

#AUW2016: Operationalising the water-energy nexus

#AUW2016: Operationalising the water-energy nexus

Nicci Botha 19 May 2016

Is food security and tobacco growing incompatible in Africa?

Is food security and tobacco growing incompatible in Africa?

Reuben Maigwa 18 May 2016

Food Security Seminar 2016 - changing the face of African agriculture

Food Security Seminar 2016 - changing the face of African agriculture

Alive2Green 16 May 2016

#ThePowerOfChoice in choosing fair trade products

#ThePowerOfChoice in choosing fair trade products

11 May 2016

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Photo/International Institute of Tropical Agriculture/Flickr

Growing food in thin air

7 Jul 2016

Prince Albert II of Monaco and (from left to right) Laurence Tubiana, Maja Hoffman (representing Luc Hoffmann), founder and president of the LUMA Foundation and LUMA Arles et LUMA Arles, VP of the Tour du Valat Foundation, Dhesigen Naidoo of the Water Research Commission of South Africa (© FPA2)

WRC receives Water Award 2016

4 Jul 2016

#MandelaMonth: Sun International, Stop Hunger Now aim to feed two million

#MandelaMonth: Sun International, Stop Hunger Now aim to feed two million

1 Jul 2016

Faking food security

Faking food security

1 Jul 2016

Kate Holt/AusAID via

African hunger policy silent on climate risks

Baraka Rateng 29 Jun 2016

Call to restaurants to enter new sustainability award

Call to restaurants to enter new sustainability award

29 Jun 2016

Pulses: your way to better health

Pulses: your way to better health

27 Jun 2016

Crop yields will fall within next decade due to climate change unless action is taken, says new study

22 Jun 2016

Sub-Saharan Africa has a long way to go before it cracks food insecurity

Sub-Saharan Africa has a long way to go before it cracks food insecurity

Xikombiso Mbhenyane and Irene Labuschagne 21 Jun 2016

Chantell Ilbury

There is still hope for SA to play in the premier league

Derick van der Walt 14 Jun 2016

- Sizwe Nyuka Mlenzana at his Ekasi Green Project. Photo: Pumla Tuko

Making gardens in Khayelitsha's sandy soil

Pumla Tuko 14 Jun 2016

Prof Mike Muller

Agriculture's water challenge: more crops and jobs per drop

Derick van der Walt 13 Jun 2016

UN announces global standard to measure food waste

UN announces global standard to measure food waste

8 Jun 2016

The role of pulses in creating a sustainable world

The role of pulses in creating a sustainable world

8 Jun 2016

Woolworths achieves seafood goals

Woolworths achieves seafood goals

3 Jun 2016

By Kate Holt/AusAID –

12 ways to end hunger, use resources more efficiently

31 May 2016

Mart Bouter via - Namaqualand, Northern Cape

Shell's R1 million donation to bolster Agri SA Drought Relief Fund

31 May 2016

Shoprite and Checkers launch fund to fight winter hunger

Shoprite and Checkers launch fund to fight winter hunger

31 May 2016

UNEP report headlines emerging environmental issues of our time

UNEP report headlines emerging environmental issues of our time

27 May 2016

Women-in-Maize celebrates first harvest season

27 May 2016

By Edukeralam, Navaneeth Krishnan S –

How nanotechnology can help us grow more food using less energy and water

Ramesh Raliya and Pratim Biswas 26 May 2016

#AfricaMonth: Fairtrade consumers can realise Africa's potential

#AfricaMonth: Fairtrade consumers can realise Africa's potential

Lynsay Sampson 24 May 2016

#AfricaMonth: Adopting a new mentality to small-scale farming

Cari Van Wyk 23 May 2016

SADSTIA teams up with WWF-SA for conservation of fish species

SADSTIA teams up with WWF-SA for conservation of fish species

20 May 2016

#AUW2016: Operationalising the water-energy nexus

#AUW2016: Operationalising the water-energy nexus

Nicci Botha 19 May 2016

Is food security and tobacco growing incompatible in Africa?

Is food security and tobacco growing incompatible in Africa?

Reuben Maigwa 18 May 2016

Food Security Seminar 2016 - changing the face of African agriculture

Food Security Seminar 2016 - changing the face of African agriculture

Alive2Green 16 May 2016

#ThePowerOfChoice in choosing fair trade products

#ThePowerOfChoice in choosing fair trade products

11 May 2016

SARChi to boost food security research

SARChi to boost food security research

9 May 2016

Pretoria Food Co-op a new approach to fresh produce

Pretoria Food Co-op a new approach to fresh produce

5 May 2016

Minestrone Soup

Pulses are making a comeback

4 May 2016

#LetThemBeFree celebrities are shouting on Freedom Day in support of a campaign to get McDonald's SA to commit to only using cage-free eggs. Masterchef winner Kamini Pather, actor Benedikt Sebastian together with Yolanda Guse who started an online petition (supported by more than 16,700 South Africans and four animal protection groups) are encouraging all to show their support by signing the petition.

Fighting for the freedom of chickens

28 Apr 2016

Campaign to campaign: giving a voice to those affected by injustice

Campaign to campaign: giving a voice to those affected by injustice

Cari Van Wyk 25 Apr 2016

Can we feed the world and stop deforestation? Depends what's for dinner

Can we feed the world and stop deforestation? Depends what's for dinner

Laura Kehoe 22 Apr 2016

More sustainably farmed products on local shelves

More sustainably farmed products on local shelves

UTZ 22 Apr 2016

People power campaign against bread price increase

People power campaign against bread price increase

19 Apr 2016

Food security efforts need to look beyond urban agriculture. Jane Battersby

Why urban agriculture isn't a panacea for Africa's food crisis

Gareth Haysom and Jane Battersby 18 Apr 2016

Tiguidanke Camara, founder of Tigui Mining Group

From high heels to hard hats

Nicci Botha 18 Apr 2016

Digitizing agriculture and growing knowledge

Digitizing agriculture and growing knowledge

Cari Van Wyk 18 Apr 2016

Green Monday Community Outreach

Green Monday SA empowers Philippi community with plant-based cooking

13 Apr 2016