Pasha 43: How South Africa can deliver on the right to food: shutterstock Hunger and food insecurity are prominent issues in South Africa. Many people don’t have access to nutritious food and there is severe food injustice in the country. Yet people are not taking to the streets to protest about this. This is because people are unaware that they have a right to food. South … [Read more...] about Pasha 43: How South Africa can deliver on the right to food | The Conversation
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Polystyrene Association Launches Food Compliance Responsibility Initiative (FCRI)
Polystyrene Association Launches Food Compliance Responsibility Initiative (FCRI): Polystyrene is widely used in food packaging and as take-away containers Photo: The Polystyrene Association of SA The Polystyrene Association of SA has launched a Food Compliance Responsibility Initiative (FCRI) – aimed at ensuring that world-class health and safety standards are adhered to … [Read more...] about Polystyrene Association Launches Food Compliance Responsibility Initiative (FCRI)
South Africa still has a long way to go on the right to food | The Conversation
South Africa still has a long way to go on the right to food: For most of human history, people had access to food either by producing it themselves, or through trade ShutterstockFifty-four percent of South Africans are hungry or at risk of hunger. Hunger affects people’s health, as well as their ability to live full and productive lives. That’s why hunger represents a … [Read more...] about South Africa still has a long way to go on the right to food | The Conversation
Economic chaos is causing a food security and humanitarian crisis in Zimbabwe | The Conversation
Economic chaos is causing a food security and humanitarian crisis in Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe's food insecurity is more complex than the headline figures suggest. ShutterstockSince Zimbabwe’s land reform of 2000 – when around 8 million hectares of formerly large-scale commercial farmland was distributed to about 175,000 households – debates about the consequences for food … [Read more...] about Economic chaos is causing a food security and humanitarian crisis in Zimbabwe | The Conversation
World Food Day 2019 Do good, save food with GLAD
World Food Day 2019 Do good, save food with GLAD: Zip It! Seal It! Re-use it! Photo: GLAD Every year people from around the world come together to declare their commitment to tackle global hunger on 16 October, World Food Day. This day provides an opportunity to shine a light on food waste, our environmental footprint and most importantly the 870 million undernourished people … [Read more...] about World Food Day 2019 Do good, save food with GLAD
