Hunger

Food security and nutrition part 7: Hunger needs a new approach

Rates of hunger in Africa are unacceptably high and getting worse.  According to the UN State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2024 report, food insecurity is highest in A...

15 Apr 2025 · 8 min read

Food security part 6: African women coping with hunger

Women in Africa often bear the brunt of whatever goes wrong in their country, whether it involves extreme weather conditions like drought or floods, civil conflict, or diseases like COVI...

10 Mar 2025 · 8 min read

Overcoming logistical hurdles to feed vulnerable communities: A case study by SA Harvest, DSV, and CHEP unite to deliver surplus produce across the Eastern Cape

SA Harvest, the NPO that has delivered 80 million meals by rescuing 20 million tonnes of food since its inception in October 2019, has once again joined forces with leading logistics par...

12 Feb 2025 · 3 min read

Conserving crop diversity – solution to end hunger

Millions of farmers in Africa cultivate traditional crop varieties, save seed for the following season and exchange seed with their neighbours and other farmers. Minister of Agricultu...

31 Jan 2025 · 4 min read

Farmers and agribusinesses unite to fight against SA’s hunger crisis

One third of all food produced in South Africa goes to waste, but food insecurity remains rife. Now, farmers and agribusinesses are teaming up to address this problem.  Food insecuri...

28 Jan 2025 · 4 min read

Food security & nutrition part 5: Hunger needs a new approach

Rates of hunger in Africa are unacceptably high and getting worse. According to the UN State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2024 report, food insecurity is highest in Africa...

27 Jan 2025 · 9 min read

Food security in Africa 

Africa, a continent with immense agricultural potential, continues to grapple with widespread hunger and food insecurity. Despite having 60% of the world’s available arable land and a ...

31 Oct 2024 · 5 min read
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