As we take stock after World Food Day last weekend, we must recognize that our food systems are under immense strain: the climate and energy crises, the COVID-19 pandemic, and global political instability are all taking their toll. Right now, the Horn of Africa is suffering a historic drought, with at least 22 million people … Continued
As the impacts of the climate crisis grow more pressing with each year, the UN’s annual climate change conference – better known as COP – is greeted with increasing anticipation. This year, Egypt, as the host of COP27, has announced an entire day focused on adaptation and agriculture. This is both fitting and long overdue. … Continued
Achieving equitable and sustainable agricultural policy simply cannot be done without listening to farmers. On the frontlines of challenges like climate change, the insights of farmers and their in-depth understanding of what needs to change and how are essential. That is why the Just Rural Transition (JRT) team is proud to have kickstarted a consultative … Continued
I like to say that I was first trained by earthworms. And now, I like to think that I am taking that training to other farmers, and to society. When I started vermicomposting on my family’s conventional grain farm in Austria about 25 years ago, my motivation was to have a lucrative business opportunity — … Continued
Ishmael Sunga is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of The Southern African Confederation of Agricultural Unions (SACAU). A Zimbabwean national, Ishmael Sunga has more than 30 years’ wide-ranging experience in agriculture and rural development, including in policy research, advocacy, and development management. He became SACAU’s CEO in 2005, two years after the establishment of its … Continued
