Think tank deliberates climate change, food and agriculture connection

Abstract

On 18 October, delegates from agri business, research institutions, government departments, and universities gathered to deliberate the challenges facing the agricultural sector in the face of persistent food insecurity and climate change. Organised by the Water Research Commission together with its partners, the universities of Pretoria and KwaZulu-Natal, the Agricultural Research Council and the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, the workshop discussed possible solutions to the challenges related to food security and nutrition, as highlighted by World Food Day (16 October). The workshop was also used as a platform to share information on the WRC’s latest research on this topic, including research exploring the potential of increased production of food crops to meet nutritional requirements of rural poor people, and studies investigating the nutritional water productivity of various indigenous food crops.

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