South African entrepreneurs are taking climate change seriously: Water filters made from macadamia nut shells, a mobile solar-powered kiosk for charging phones in off-grid areas, vegetable growing systems using recycled plastic bags, and a machine that turns any type of waste into energy (gas) or diesel. At the SEED South Africa Symposium held in Pretoria recently, … [Read more...]
Monitoring household food security in South Africa
The recently held Department of Science and Technology and Human Science Research Council's Science Seminar revolved around the complexity of measuring and understanding food security. Practically, such scientific knowledge is meant to guide Government policy, in accordance to the National Development Plan, towards food security and its associated programmes, such as … [Read more...]