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Can Small Farmers Spur Economic Growth in South Africa?

As the country's growth is lagging behind that of many smaller African economies, smallholder agriculture has the potential to alleviate poverty and spur general economic growth, a major conference in Cape Town has heard.

  • South Africa:  Small Farmers Can Spur Economic Growth

    allAfrica, 6 September 2012

    Smallholder agriculture has potential not only to alleviate poverty in South Africa, but to spur general economic growth, a major conference on combating poverty and inequality has… Read more »

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Young maize growing on a farm in the Drakensberg, Natal, South Africa.

  • South Africa:  Cities Often Hinder Food Security, Say Experts

    allAfrica, 5 September 2012

    Rising food prices, changes in climatic conditions and the growing number of people without enough nutritious food featured at the top of the agenda at a session on food security… Read more »

  • South Africa:  Target Local Markets, Smallholder Farmers Told

    allAfrica, 5 September 2012

    Farmers who grow food on smallholdings should target local, informal markets to sell their produce, a conference on strategies to overcome poverty and inequality in South Africa… Read more »

  • South Africa:   School Feeding in South Africa

    Carnegie3, 29 August 2012

    In 1994 President Mandela initiated the South African School Feeding Programme to feed needy learners a daily nutritious meal so that they come to school, stay in school and can… Read more »

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