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Date: Wednesday, 22 May 2024

Time: 10h00 – 12h00 (SAST)

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Co-chaired by Professor Julian May (CoE-FS Director) and Dr Marc Wegerif (CoE-FS Principal Investigator).

• Place-based approach: Breede Valley Municipality – Prof Julian May (CoE-FS/UWC), Prof Bruno Losch (formerly CoE-FS/CIRAD) and Jani Truter (CoE-FS/KU-L)
• Learning Journeys for the co-production of knowledge: Durban Street to Mandela Square – Prof Scott Drimie (SAFL/SU) and Keshia Hoaeane (CoE-FS/UWC)
• Governance of the circular economy: Worcester – Nolutando Didiza (CoE-FS/ISD)
• Managing food inflation in Ethiopia: A feminist perspective – Dr Tsega Tefera (CoE-FS)
• People-driven food systems are outperforming the corporate food system: The case of fresh produce – Dr Marc Wegerif (CoE-FS/UP)
• The Johannesburg Fresh Produce Market: A key node in the food system shaped by social and economic relations – Makhanana Malungane (CoE-FS/UP)
• COVID-19 and the lives of women street traders: Marabastad, Pretoria – Tshiamo Setuke (CoE-FS/UP)
• Trolley traders making fresh produce accessible: Soshanguve, Tshwane – Oscar Sithole (CoE-FS/UP)

Speakers bios

Professor Julian May

Based at the University of the Western Cape (UWC), Professor Julian May is the director of the CoE-FS, a co-principal investigator of the centre’s “Governance and Policy” programme, and holds the UNESCO Chair in African Food Systems. His current research focuses on food security, childhood deprivation and malnutrition.

Dr Marc Wegerif

Dr Marc Wegerif is a co-principal investigator of the CoE-FS’s “Governance and Policy” programme, and leads the centre’s project on Urban Food Systems. He also serves on the CoE-FS’s Management Committee. Dr Wegerif is based at CoE-FS co-host institution, the University of Pretoria, where he is a Senior Lecturer and Development Studies Programme Coordinator, doing research on food systems and land rights.

Professor Bruno Losch

Professor Bruno Losch is the former co-principal investigator of the CoE-FS’s “Governance and Policy” programme. He was lead political economist at the French Agricultural Research and International Cooperation Organization (CIRAD). His research focuses on rural studies, family agriculture, public policies, and the political economy of development.

Jani Truter

Jani Truter is a PhD candidate with the International Centre of Urbanism (KU Leuven) and the CoE-FS (University of the Western Cape).

Professor Scott Drimie

Professor Scott Drimie is the Director of the Southern Africa Food Lab, and a senior researcher at the Center for Complex Systems in Transition at Stellenbosch University.

Keshia Hoaeane

Keshia Hoaeane is a PhD candidate with the CoE-FS (University of the Western Cape).

Nolutando Didiza

Nolutando Didiza is a master’s student with the CoE-FS and Institute for Social Development (University of the Western Cape).

Dr Tsega Tefera

Dr Tsega Tefera is a postdoctoral research fellow with the CoE-FS (University of the Western Cape).

Makhanana Malungane

Makhanana Malungane is a CoE-FS grantee and master’s graduate (University of Pretoria).

Tshiamo Setuke

Tshiamo Setuke is a PhD candidate with the CoE-FS (University of Pretoria).

Oscar Sithole

Oscar Sithole is a CoE-FS grantee and a master’s student, based at the University of Pretoria.