Food Security SA

Our first documentary, "Harvesting a Valley of Resilience", is now live on YouTube. It explores food insecurity and local innovation in the @BVMun. Watch it here: youtu.be/jy49iIxV0o8 #foodsecurity #SouthAfrica #ClimateCrisis

[Photos showcase 2025 highlights, including the launch of our documentary (youtube.com/watch?v=jy49iI…), the launch of the @UAH_za and related actions, Prof Lise Korsten's hondoc, our lekgotla, participation and contribution to the G20, and the launch of the @Ukudla_center.]

Simple practices such as safe food handling, nutritious choices, and reducing food waste contribute to healthier households and more resilient food systems. Thank you for your continued engagement and support. We look forward to working together in 2026.

As we reach the end of 2025, we would like to wish all our partners, collaborators, and communities a restful and safe time. Please note that our offices will be closed until 5 January 2026. If you need to send anything during this period, kindly email foodsecurity@uwc.ac.za.

WATCH: How JHB’s fresh-produce market fuels informal trade | @BDliveSA TV spoke with Dr Marc Wegerif (@UPTuks and CoE-FS Principal Investigator (Governance)), about why the market remains vital and the investment needed to protect its future: businessday.co.za/bdtv/2025-12-1…

"South Africa’s #G20 promoted food security, but not food justice". Read more from Prof Stephen Devereux (@IDS_UK @FoodEquityCtr @UAH_za), SARChI: Social Protection, here: ids.ac.uk/opinions/south…

@NSTF_SA Thank you for this honour, and showcasing ours and the Breede Valley Municipality community’s work. Our fingers are crossed!

Congratulations to DSTI-NRF Centre of Excellence in Food Security (CoE-FS): Communicating the Learning Journey, on their extraordinary achievement as a finalist for the Communication Award of the prestigious NSTF-South32 Awards the Science Oscars of South Africa (SA). The Awards recognise outstanding contributions to #science, #engineering, #technology (SET) and #innovation in SA since 1998. Prof Julian May is the Director at the University of Western Cape and the @UNESCO Chair-holder: African Food Systems. The DSTI-NRF Centre of Excellence in Food Security (CoE-FS), a government-backed initiative under the @dstigovza and the NRF, has conducted, “Learning Journeys in the Breede River Municipality” to explore food system challenges. Rooted in the belief that “people grow and eat food in a place, not in an economic sector”, these journeys bring together community members, activists, academics, and government representatives to foster collaborative problem-solving. The CoE-FS Communication and Engagement portfolio plays a crucial role in ensuring that research findings are effectively disseminated, fostering transparency, public engagement, and real-world impact. Through strategic communication, it ensures the CoE-FS’s work remains relevant, accessible, and aligned with the needs of relevant communities, reinforcing the importance of place-based food systems in addressing food security challenges. See the list of all finalists who are contending as finalists for the best contributions to SET and innovation in SA under 16 different categories: nstf.org.za/current-finali… @South32 #NSTFawards2025 #scienceoscars #research #scientificresearch #development #KnowledgeBasedEconomy #sciencerolemodels #scienceexcellence #socioeconomicgrowth

Read through to find out why South Africans should take #worldhungerday seriously, and access the full article via @dailymaverick: dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-0… (3/3)

This is according to @uah_za secretariat members Stephen Devereux (CoE-FS PI and holder of the @NRF_News Research Chair in Social Protection for Food Security), Busiso Moyo (CoE-FS / @uwconline postdoc Fellow), and Mark Heywood, (human rights and social justice activist). (2/3)

"World Hunger Day is more appropriate than World Food Day for South Africa to commemorate. Lack of food is not a problem in our country; hunger is the problem." (1/3) #WorldHungerDay @UAH_za

When we start with "We the people” or “South Africa", it means all of us. And yet a third of the country is food insecure or hungry. This means we are not living up to the constitution. The constitution needs to be applied by the people in charge which is not being done. - @IrfaanMangera #EndHungerNow @UAH_za

Thank you to everyone who joined, spoke, and participated in our #WorldHungerDay event today with @UAH_za. Your voices, insights, and commitment to ##EndHungerNow truly matter. Together, we’re building a fairer, healthier future for all. 🌍🍽️ #FoodJustice

"There is a trple A issue with hunger in South Afric, namely Availability, Accessibility and Affordability" - @VuyiswaRamokgop from @Rise_Mzansi. Let's #EndHungerNow with @UAH_za! #WorldHungerDay!

✊🏾 Civil society is stepping up. Community members are speaking up. 📢 @UAH_za. @FoodSecurity_za . @Mobilize_ZA. And YOU. Together, we’re building a movement to #EndHungerNow

"Food is a right not a Luxury" @Zwelinzima1 from @SAFTU_media on #WorldHungerDay with @UAH_za! Let's #EndHungerNow

We will continue to expand the alliance, and to find out how to get involved, visit unionagainsthunger.org. And that’s a wrap on #EndHungerNow in Cape Town. #WorldHungerDay #UnionAgainstHunger @UAH_za

What makes @UAH_za stand out, so early on, is the diversity of the stakeholders, says Caroline Peters. Community kitchens, men, mothers, farm women, academia, students… #EndHungerNow

Prof Drimie says a major lesson from the Treatment Action Campaign, for the @UAH_za, is to have high expectations for itself, and to have its finger on the pulse of policy engagement opportunities. @SAFoodlab #EndHungerNow #WorldHungerDay

Before closing, Prof Scott Drimie of the @SAFoodlab wraps up the day, and provides insight on “the road towards policy consultations”, including the National School Nutrition Programme (NSNP). “This incredible opportunity is here to inform policy,” he says of NSNP. @UAH_za