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Researching Possibilities for Phase 2 of Food for Us project
The Food for Us team is working alongside major retailers to explore the feasibility of developing a second phase of the Food for Us project. The second phase of the Food for Us project aims to strengthen and further develop the local supply chains while reducing food...
Food for Us at the International Mobile Learning Conference
On the 11th, 12th and 13th of April, our researcher, Sarah Jane Durr, represented the Food for Us project by presenting her findings at the International Mobile Learning Conference held in Utrecht, Netherlands. The conference brought academics, industry and civil...
Farewell Dear Tich
Dr Victor Tichaona Pesenayi passed away at his home in Makhanda last week surrounded by his wife and family. Tich’s passing came days after he graduated with a PhD from Rhodes University on 11 April 2019, to his family and friends delight. Tichaona (known to us all as...
Food for Us presentation at the Agro-ecology conference
At the end of January the Food for Us researchers (Sarah Jane Durr and Thato Tantsi) presented the work that they are doing on the Food for Us project at the annual Agro-ecology conference held in Cape Town. The theme for the 2019 conference was Agro-ecology...
Food for Us Phase One Report
The Food for Us team is proud to share the Food for Us Phase One Report. This report shares all the findings that emerged out of this exciting project so far. To download and read and share please find the report in the following link; Food for Us phase one...
‘Ilima’ World Food Day
On the 16thof October 2018, some of the Food for Us and Amanzi for Food team joined the Mxumbu community to celebrate World Food Day with an ‘ilima’ event to celebrate food sovereignty, traditional farming methods amongst many other important food related topics....
Article in the Farmer’s Weekly on the Key findings of the Food for Us project
Stefanie Swanepoel, a field researcher for the Worcester Western Cape case study of the Food for Us project, recently published a letter in the 12th October issue of the Farmer's Weekly magazine. The Farmer's Weekly magazine publishes articles discussing important...
The Food for Us Dissemination and Consolidation Event
On the 25th of July 2018, the Food for Us team hosted a Food for Us Consolidation and Dissemination workshop for the first phase of the Food for Us project. This workshop not only provided an opportunity for the field researchers to report back on the important...
Eastern Cape #Match Making Event
Eastern Cape's #Match Making Event hosted by Food for Us and The RMDA On the 23rd of April 2018, Food for Us, in partnership with the Rayomd Mhlaba Development Agency (RMDA), hosted the Eastern Cape #Match Making event. This event aimed to bring sellers of produce...
Gallery of the Food for Us Researchers recent work
The Food for Us researchers have been incredibly busy meeting with participants and holding workshops over the last few months. Steff Swanepole, who is based in the Western Cape, has been visiting the Worcester Food for us site on a regular basis, helping the users to...