Food Security

Kenya: Over 2 Million at Risk of Starvation

More than two million Kenyans are staring at food crisis in July as the effects of a drought that hit food production and led to increased prices continue to bite. This comes even as the country's grain reserves dwindle, with its less...

Joburg Post·over 4 years ago

Understanding the Political Economy of Maize in Kenya

Maize is the cheapest source of calories among the cereal grains, making up about 65% of total food calories consumed by households in Kenya. To meet this demand, maize is produced on 40% of the total crop area – mainly by smallholders. ...

Timothy Njagi Njeru·over 4 years ago

Smallholder Crop Farming is On the Decline in South Africa. Why it Matters

Over half a million households in South Africa’s former homelands disengaged from farming between 2011 and 2016, according to Statistics South Africa. This represents a loss of one in five crop farming households. The former homelands...

Joburg Post·over 4 years ago

US Aid of $600 000 to Help Zimbabwe Farmers Rebuild Lives

Zimbabwe’s smallholder farmers in Chimanimani District are to be provided with an additional $600 000 to help them recover and rebuild their lives following March’s deadly Cyclone Idai which wrought massive destruction across Malawi, Moz...

Joburg Post·over 4 years ago

Land Reform Panel's Final Report to Be Released on Sunday - Mthembu

A report by a panel of experts appointed by President Cyril Ramaphosa to make recommendations to government on its policy direction on land reform is complete and will be released in due course, Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu...

Joburg Post·over 4 years ago