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TAFS Policy Brief 2: Learning from Local Initiatives for Agroecological Development in South Africa
Synopsis Transformation of food systems in line with agroecological principles remains marginal in South Africa. In spite of numerous policies, plans and programmes, limited change highlights the weak budgets, segmented interventions and lack of coordination. These problems reflect the power dynamics in the prevailing food system, which is dominated by ...
Food Systems Profile – South Africa: Catalysing the sustainable and inclusive transformation of food systems
Year of publication: 2022 Place of publication: Rome, Italy; Brussels, Belgium; Montpellier, France; Pages: #50 p. ISBN: 978-92-5-136209-9 Author: FAO, European Union, CIRAD By Country/Territory: South Africa Publisher: FAO; European Union ; CIRAD; Agrovoc: food systems; food consumption; sustainability; South Africa Abstract: Food systems are intimately linked to our ...
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4060/cc0071en
Phase 1 – The state of the debate on agroecology in South Africa: A scan of actors, discourses and policies – Final report
Executive summary This study was conducted under the auspices of the Transitions to Agroecological Food Systems project. Its main objective is to provide policymakers and stakeholders with convincing arguments about the importance and adapted ways of promoting agroecological transitions in order to address current and coming sustainability challenges. Specific initiatives ...