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by Jennifer Weeks in 2013
In 2010 the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced a stark fact: because of the global food price crisis, the number of people going hungry had spiked to more than 1 billion. The agency launched an online petition for action with the header “1 billion people live in chronic hunger and...
by Olivier De Schutter, The Guardian in 2013
Growing crops for food and fuel together can work but farmers and policymakers must prioritise hungry people and think local.
Does a U-turn in Brussels spell the end for biofuels? There is no doubting that plans to revise EU biofuel targets downwards mark a major turning point. While failing to go...
by Piet Coetzer, Leadership in 2013
The Licensing of Businesses Bill(LBB), if it becomes law, will be at cross-purposes with the National Development Plan’s proposed economic blueprint for South Africa. It will also destroy the concept of an informal sector. Even those at the very bottom of the economic food chain, retrieving trash...
by Centre for Law and Society in 2013
CUSTOM CONTESTED is a one-stop website that provides news, information and analysis on laws and policies affecting custom, “tradition” and citizenship rights, exploring what is at stake for ordinary South Africans. It provides news articles, opinion pieces and tracks laws and policies about...
by Mthuli Ncube in 2013
In recent years, many African countries have experienced a growth revival, but this has not necessarily generated decent jobs. Unemployment remained high among youth and the adult African population. Little attention has been paid to the role of informal sector in fostering growth and creating jobs...