LENANEO LA DIJO LA AFRIKA BORWA LE TLHOKEGO YA PHETOŠO YE KAONE

The fact sheet analyzes the current state of South Africa's food system, characterizing it as a corporate-dominated structure that prioritizes exports over domestic food security and causes significant environmental harm. It highlights a crisis of food insecurity where one in five households lacks consistent access to food, particularly affecting women and rural residents. The document advocates for a 'just transition' toward agroecology, the redistribution of land and resources, and a shift toward a food system that treats food as a public good rather than a market commodity.

• South Africa's current food system is dominated by large corporations and financial interests, prioritizing export markets over domestic food security and creating a system where wealth is concentrated among a few owners.
• Food insecurity is widespread in South Africa, with at least one in five households lacking consistent access to food, a situation exacerbated by market-driven access and high unemployment.
• The industrial food system contributes to public health crises, including obesity and diabetes, due to the prevalence of low-quality, highly processed foods and a lack of nutritional diversity for low-income populations.
• Large-scale commercial farming causes severe environmental damage through excessive water use, chemical pollution, and greenhouse gas emissions, while remaining highly vulnerable to climate change due to its reliance on rainfall.
• A proposed just transition would shift the food system toward agroecology, ensure the right to food as a public good, and implement the redistribution of land and resources to support small-scale producers.

APA

Institute for Economic Justice (n.d.). LENANEO LA DIJO LA AFRIKA BORWA LE TLHOKEGO YA PHETOŠO YE KAONE. https://iej.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/FactS-02-SEP-SA-food-system-just-transition_Web.pdf

Chicago

Institute for Economic Justice. LENANEO LA DIJO LA AFRIKA BORWA LE TLHOKEGO YA PHETOŠO YE KAONE. n.d. https://iej.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/FactS-02-SEP-SA-food-system-just-transition_Web.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{instituteforeconomicjusticendlenaneo, author = {{Institute for Economic Justice}}, title = {{LENANEO LA DIJO LA AFRIKA BORWA LE TLHOKEGO YA PHETOŠO YE KAONE}}, institution = {Institute for Economic Justice}, url = {https://iej.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/FactS-02-SEP-SA-food-system-just-transition_Web.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }