Supplementary SAHRC Submission: Just Transition in the Food System Group

The document outlines structural causes of food insecurity in South Africa, advocating for a just transition through agroecology, a Universal Basic Income Grant, and improved land access for women. It highlights systemic failures in land reform and calls for state budgeting and policy to align with the constitutional right to food.

• Food insecurity in South Africa is driven by structural conditions such as precarious work, unemployment, inadequate wages, climate vulnerability, and insufficient social protection, with specific vulnerabilities affecting Coloured households in agricultural regions due to casualised farm work and labour broking.
• The transition to a just food system requires the expansion of agroecological production to improve biodiversity, climate resilience, and farmer livelihoods, alongside the implementation of a Universal Basic Income Grant funded by progressive measures.
• Women face significant barriers to land access resulting from patriarchal norms, insecure tenure, and weak administration. A case study of Hillview Farm illustrates that small-scale farmers in land reform face delays, poor infrastructure, and inadequate departmental support.

APA

iej (2026). Supplementary SAHRC Submission: Just Transition in the Food System Group. Institute for Economic Justice. https://iej.org.za/resource/submission/supplementary-sahrc-submission-just-transition-in-the-food-system-group/

Chicago

iej. Supplementary SAHRC Submission: Just Transition in the Food System Group. Institute for Economic Justice, 2026. https://iej.org.za/resource/submission/supplementary-sahrc-submission-just-transition-in-the-food-system-group/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{iej2026supplementary, author = {iej}, title = {{Supplementary SAHRC Submission: Just Transition in the Food System Group}}, institution = {Institute for Economic Justice}, year = {2026}, month = apr, url = {https://iej.org.za/resource/submission/supplementary-sahrc-submission-just-transition-in-the-food-system-group/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }