Tag: healthy eating habits

Indigenous vegetables ‘are not poor people’s food’

Indigenous knowledge is a natural resource for rural farmers

by Qinisani Qwabe

14th October 2021

Current discourses around transformation and decolonisation have led to the realisation of the importance of indigenous knowledge systems, from folk music to the decolonisation of school curricula. In this exclusive ...

5 reasons to eat fresh and local, if you can

by Siyabonga Mngoma

23rd August 2020

A lot seems uncertain at the moment. With the trajectory of the coronavirus pandemic in South Africa there are so many questions. Will we come out of this a more ...

Mzansi desperately needs a traceability system to protect consumers from the risk of adulterated honey, and ensure the quality of the honey being imported.

Sweetie, do you know where your honey comes from?

by Zosuliwe Kala

14th January 2020

Honey-lovers, did you know that we don’t have a traceability system that helps ensure the quality of what you buy? South Africans consume much more honey than we produce locally, ...

THE NEW FACE OF SOUTH AFRICAN AGRICULTURE

With 12 global awards in the first three years of its existence, Food For Mzansi is much more than an agriculture publication. It is a movement, unashamedly saluting the unsung heroes of South African agriculture. We believe in the power of agriculture to promote nation building and social cohesion by telling stories that are often overlooked by broader society.