In 2000, Alan Gilbertson and his wife Carol had retired from business and wanted to give something back. They bought a truck for a tiny food rescue organisation called Feedback and set in motion a chain of events that is helping to tackle the problem of hunger in an innovative way.

"If at first, you don’t succeed, try and try again." This is the approach of the Farmer Development Programme at Grain SA and a motto which proved to let years of dedication to proper farmer development come to fruition at just the right time.

Subsequent reports continue to indicate that South Africa’s exports continue to grow. The Netherlands was South Africa’s largest agricultural export destination but a growing demand from Asia and the rest of Africa have helped to maintain South Africa’s status as a net agricultural exporter. 

Water security is a large and complex problem – not least in the important role that it plays in the health of the nation in terms of fresh drinking water and sanitation. However, there is a secondary and equally important role that it has to play in the health and growth of a nation and that is as one of the primary factors that water plays in growing crops.

As Africa’s largest economy, South Africa is following the lead set by many nations around the world to reinvigorate its economy so that it is based around renewable energy resources rather than the current fossil fuel based model that the country is currently adopting.