Editorial essay

Introducing the FSNet-Africa model
Strengthening African capacity to tackle Africa’s wicked development challenges
By guest editors

 

Food systems in SA 1

Towards integrating the WEF nexus into food systems thinking
A case study of the Philippi Horticultural Area
By Amiena Bayat and Mark Volmink

 

Food systems in SA 2

Reparative futurities
South African food production and the climate crisis
By Matthew Wingfield

 

Research and policy

Gender and food systems in six African countries
Aligning research, policies and research funding
By Elizabeth Mkandawire, Andrea Du Toit, Colleta Gandidzanwa, Eness Paidamoyo Mutsvangwa-Sammie, Esley van der Berg, Hanan Abdallah Mahmoud Abusbaitan, Anwar Mousa Mohammad Eyadat, James Shabiti Mukombwe, Kaboni Whitney Gondwe, Anne Dressel

 

Measuring agricultural sustainability

Participatory selection and ranking of farm-level sustainability indicators
Evidence from the horticulture production system of Eritrea
By Bereket T. Haile, Andrew J. Dougill and Abel Ramoelo

 

PM&E in food systems

Food systems transformation in Zimbabwe
Effectiveness of participatory monitoring and evaluation
By Joseph Tinarwo, Vain D.B Jarbandhan and Aaram Gwiza

 

Industry 4.0 impact

Big data in the food supply chain
The technological, organisational and environmental factors that play a role
By Osden Jokonya

 

Urban food environments

Affordable, accessible, healthy
Urban consumer knowledge and the use of indigenous food
By Nokuthula Vilakazi

 

News from the continent

Dateline Africa
A focus on the food-security crisis
By Martin Nicol