Ethiopia boosts efforts to tackle food and nutrition insecurity

Nov 13, 2021

Ethiopia boosts efforts to tackle food and nutrition insecurity Covid-19 has put entire countries under lockdown, reduced the agricultural workforce, and increased fluctuations in the demand and supply of agricultural produce. All these, and other food sector-related...

Food Security: The way forward Post Covid-19

Nov 13, 2021

As we endure the aftermath of the lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the next battle we will face will be that of hunger – which can only be quenched with FOOD. Unfortunately, this could not have come at a worse time when farmers are meant to be on the farm,...

Pioneers in school aquaponics still thriving

Nov 12, 2021

An aquaponics system at a school in the Gauteng township of Orange farm was not only the first in the country, but it has managed to support the learners and their community for ten years now. With one fish tank and two grow beds to provide healthy fresh vegetables...

GP farmers invited to showcase urban farming initiatives

Jul 21, 2021

With a new focus on urban farming, the organisers of the popular Agri Gauteng Expo have confirmed that the event will now be held in a virtual format in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. The annual agricultural trade show has become a lifeline for young farmers and...

Covid-19 and the evolving face of urban farming in Nairobi

May 18, 2021

Covid-19 and the evolving face of urban farming in Nairobi When the Covid-19 pandemic hit Nairobi in March 2020, nowhere was the fear of an imminent disaster stronger than in the city’s extensive informal settlements. Depending primarily on informal and itinerant...