GO YA GO PHETOŠO YE KAONE KA LENANEONG LA DIJO LA AFRIKA BORWA

This fact sheet from the Institute for Economic Justice outlines the necessity and framework for a 'just transition' within South Africa's food system. It argues that the current system is characterized by extreme inequality, corporate dominance, and environmental degradation, and proposes a shift toward agroecology, food sovereignty, and the protection of workers' rights to ensure food security and climate resilience.

• South Africa's food system is marked by severe land and agricultural inequality, where a few large-scale commercial farmers control the majority of productive land and food production, while millions of small-scale farmers lack secure land access, support, or markets.
• Large corporations dominate the entire food value chain from production to retail, which marginalizes informal traders—approximately 600,000 of whom are women—who play a critical role in distributing food to working-class families.
• Despite corporate profits, food insecurity persists for about a quarter of households, exacerbated by high food prices and a lack of land access for the general population.
• Agricultural and food system workers face precarious conditions, including low wages that often fall below the minimum wage, lack of housing security, and a prevalence of informal or temporary employment.
• The industrial food system in South Africa is a significant driver of climate change, contributing approximately 18% of the country's greenhouse gas emissions through industrial farming practices, monocultures, and the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides.
• A 'just transition' in the food system requires moving away from industrial methods toward agroecology and food sovereignty, focusing on three pillars: equitable livelihoods for workers and small-scale farmers, sustainable ecological production, and the universal right to healthy and affordable food.
• Several barriers hinder this transition, including the government's prioritization of market-led approaches over national planning, the influence of corporate power in legislation, and fragmented government policies that lack a cohesive food system vision.

APA

Institute for Economic Justice (n.d.). GO YA GO PHETOŠO YE KAONE KA LENANEONG LA DIJO LA AFRIKA BORWA. https://iej.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/FactS-01-SEP-Towards-a-just-transition_Web_Fin.pdf

Chicago

Institute for Economic Justice. GO YA GO PHETOŠO YE KAONE KA LENANEONG LA DIJO LA AFRIKA BORWA. n.d. https://iej.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/FactS-01-SEP-Towards-a-just-transition_Web_Fin.pdf.

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BibTeX

@techreport{instituteforeconomicjusticendphetoo, author = {{Institute for Economic Justice}}, title = {{GO YA GO PHETOŠO YE KAONE KA LENANEONG LA DIJO LA AFRIKA BORWA}}, institution = {Institute for Economic Justice}, url = {https://iej.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/FactS-01-SEP-Towards-a-just-transition_Web_Fin.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }