Fortress–FTFA Partnership Blossoms into Food Gardens
Food & Trees for Africa (FTFA) has been working with property group and real estate investment trust Fortress REIT. Together, they have established food gardens and distributed thousands of trees…
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Local Food Production Key to the Fight Against Hunger
On 16 October, we celebrate World Food Day. Meanwhile, the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the fragility of our global food system. Food & Trees for Africa (FTFA) is committed to…
Boosting Food Production and Uplifting Communities with Agroecology
As soon as Food & Trees for Africa (FTFA) begins working with farmers, the clock starts ticking. The aim is to boost food production with agroecology. If we are not…
Planting Hope in South Africa
By planting trees, Food & Trees for Africa (FTFA) is working to change the lives of South Africans and bring hope to their lives, says Emily Jones, Trees and Carbon…
The time to grow your own victory garden is now
2020 will go down in the history books as a year to remember. The rise in uncertainty and fear, income losses and a vulnerable food supply has severely impacted our…
Grassroots food security: Behind the scenes with an FTFA Ecopreneur
Nicholas Ramunenyiwa is an FTFA Ecopreneur and farmer in Limpopo. He tells us how he got into grassroots community gardening and what it is like to build food security in…
Making South Africa Better, One Food Garden at a Time
The hard-working and passionate ecopreneurs at Food & Trees for Africa (FTFA) share their knowledge and experience of food-gardening in South Africa, learning from community farmers as they go. Heather…
Fighting Food Insecurity in the Face of COVID-19
During South Africa’s COVID-19 lockdown, millions of people have gone to sleep hungry. Sadly, this a situation that is likely to get worse. The nationwide lockdown to prevent the spread…
Can partnerships with shared values drive real social impact?
Since February 2019, real-estate investment trust Fortress has partnered with Food & Trees for Africa (FTFA) to roll out several programmes in the communities in which their properties are located. FTFA’s…