DStv Channel 403 Sunday, 08 December 2024

Global climate crisis | SA faces serious food security threat

JOHANNESBURG - A report by the African Centre for Biodiversity shows that climate change is set to wreak havoc on the country's agri-food system. 

Erratic weather events will be the order of the day in Southern Africa over the next few decades and this will pose a serious challenge to food production and security.

At the same time, they say SA's agri-food system is one of the largest contributors to national greenhouse gas emissions.

Sabrina Masinjila from the African Centre for Biodiversity unpacks this further.

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