More and more people struggle to have access to or enough food in fragile countries

 Masvingo districts discussed in the last blog in this series, and they share many similarities, with a focus on maize production, combined with horticulture. There are fewer who are accumulating significantly, but there are still many who are doing well.

South Africa is a country of dichotomies and ironies and there is no economic sector that that typifies this more than the agri-food sector. 

The time is ripe for the wheat-based foods industry to better understand and highlight its role in saving the planet. That role could be nothing short of extraordinary.

Processed food alternatives have been around since ancient times.

Some  time ago, on the way home, I decided to buy an apple. It was a nice and round and red apple.

Africa will be unable to meet demand for meat and milk by 2050 and benefit from growth in the livestock sector unless countries adopt new policies and innovations, a new report has found.

The United Nations issued its annual hunger report , ringing alarm bells the world over as governments gird for a coming COVID-19-induced food crisis.

From the barley fields of Uganda to cassava farms in Zambia, blockchain – the technology behind cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin – is helping make supply chain transparency to agriculture all over the world.

Adrian Poletti is an agronomist based at Pergamino city, the iconic city of the Pampas’ agriculture. He advices farmers and farming companies about Good Agricultural Practices and he is deeply concerned about the regulatory standards of their exports.

Last week, food scientist and writer Joe Rosenthal spoke to former employees of the popular breakfast spot Sqirl and posted their experiences on Instagram, and their anecdotes were musty — literally.

If Australia is known for anything in the farming world, it is the ability to produce food from a brittle environment.

COVID-19 has prompted widespread discussion of the resilience of food systems and how efficiency and competitiveness have been previously understood.

Healthy eating is finally getting the recognition it deserves.

When this crisis is over, we will have a chance to reshape national production through the development of rural agriculture and agro-processing.

South Africa’s food price inflation accelerated to 4.6% y/y in July 2020, from 4.5% y/y in the previous month.

icture an ideal dinner plate. If you’re like most Americans, it features a hearty portion of meat, from animals fattened on midwestern corn and soybeans, and a helping of vegetables, largely trucked in from California.

The cost of going the cheapest route to put food on the table is leaving cash-strapped SA women distressed and concerned about the health of their families.

The COVID-19 pandemic and consequent lockdown measures have had a huge negative impact on producers and consumers. Food production has been disrupted, and incomes have been lost. But a far more devastating welfare consequence of the pandemic could be reduced access to food.

If we all swapped beef burgers and bacon sandwiches for vegetarian alternatives most of the week, we could cut greenhouse gas emissions from the food sector by more than half.