EduPlant 2024/25: deepening the impact of school greening
29 April 2024 – A new EduPlant school greening cycle has started, bringing a shift in strategy that aims to enhance the sustainability of Food & Trees for Africa’s (FTFA’s)…
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Building capacity among Educators: FTFA hosts Permaculture Design Course
30 January 2024 – An 11-day Permaculture Design Course (PDC) conducted by Food & Trees for Africa (FTFA) commenced on December 5, 2023, at Khula Dharma, Eastern Cape. The course…
Food & Trees for Africa and Tiger Brands Unveil Winners of EduPlant Finals Competition
31 October 2023 – This World Food Month, Food & Trees for Africa (FTFA), in partnership with Tiger Brands, proudly announced the champions of the EduPlant Finals Competition. The occasion…
Sifundzekhaya: an EduPlant School Gardening Programme champion
The EduPlant school food gardening programme run by Food & Trees for Africa (FTFA) is one of Southern Africa’s oldest, largest, and most impactful food security programmes. The programme encourages…
Food & Trees for Africa is in pursuit of South Africa’s best school food gardens
6 September 2023 – In an era when the health of people and our planet demands immediate attention, the EduPlant Programme emerges as a beacon of hope. The programme offers…
Spotlighting women in agriculture: A short story of uMa’am weGarden
Teacher Farmer in High Heels, Miss Boniswa (uMa’am weGarden), as she likes to be called, is an educator at Boitumelong School in Tembisa. This month we spoke to her about her…
Youth involvement in agriculture opens up a landscape of possibilities
Press release: 16 June 2023 In partnership with Tiger Brands, Food & Trees for Africa’s (FTFA’s) EduPlant programme involves South Africa’s youth in agriculture, often for the first time. This…
EduPlant supports essential Human Rights: Nutrition and Education
29 March 2023 – A well-functioning society is the result of healthy and fulfilled individuals. From childhood, it is essential that each society as a whole supports its people’s fundamental…
EduPlant wins coveted Strategic CSI award
25 November 2022 – EduPlant, one of Food & Trees for Africa’s (FTFA) most impactful food security programmes, implemented in partnership with Tiger Brands, has won the Trialogue’s 2022 Strategic…