{"id":149338,"date":"2019-11-06T22:47:42","date_gmt":"2019-11-06T20:47:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/pasha-43-how-south-africa-can-deliver-on-the-right-to-food-the-conversation\/"},"modified":"2019-11-06T22:47:42","modified_gmt":"2019-11-06T20:47:42","slug":"pasha-43-how-south-africa-can-deliver-on-the-right-to-food-the-conversation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/pasha-43-how-south-africa-can-deliver-on-the-right-to-food-the-conversation\/","title":{"rendered":"Pasha 43: How South Africa can deliver on the right to food | The Conversation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/theconversation.com\/pasha-43-how-south-africa-can-deliver-on-the-right-to-food-126523\">Pasha 43: How South Africa can deliver on the right to food<\/a>: <\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/300440\/original\/file-20191106-12499-1qcf7vj.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=496&amp;fit=clip\" \/><figcaption><span class=\"caption\">shutterstock<\/span> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Hunger and food insecurity are prominent issues in South Africa. Many people don\u2019t 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 Africa can take lessons on this from regions in India and Brazil.<\/p>\n<p>Tackling food injustice needs a transformation of the structural inequities of the food system. It requires providing different means for people to access healthy food. And in today\u2019s episode of Pasha, Brittany Kesselman, a postdoctoral research fellow at Wits University, discusses how this can be achieved.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>   <em>     <strong>       Read more:       South Africa still has a long way to go on the right to food     <\/strong>   <\/em> <\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Photo:<\/strong>  By Alzbeta A woman in Cape Town processes sheep\u2019s heads for a meal in Langa township &#8211; Image Shutterstock<\/p>\n<p><strong>Music<\/strong> \u201cHappy African Village\u201d by John Bartmann, found on FreeMusicArchive.org licensed under CC0 1.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/counter.theconversation.com\/content\/126523\/count.gif\" alt=\"The Conversation\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/theconversation.com\/pasha-43-how-south-africa-can-deliver-on-the-right-to-food-126523\">The Conversation \u2013 Articles (AFRICA)<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>Read more on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/theconversation.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Conversation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Join the fun:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/add-your-event\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Add Your event<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mypr.co.za\/submit\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Submit a Press Release<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/directory\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Add your listing<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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\u2019t 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. 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