OP-ED: South Africa’s food system on trial: Who controls what we eat?
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- The op-ed argues that South Africa produces enough food nationally, but millions still skip meals or lack healthy diets.
- It attributes the gap to a food system shaped by concentrated corporate, financial, infrastructure and digital power.
- The article questions who controls the production, distribution, pricing and accessibility of food.
South Africa produces enough food at the national level, yet millions still go hungry, skip meals or depend on inadequate and unhealthy diets.
The problem, this op-ed argues, is not simply how much food the country produces. Nutritious food remains out of reach for many people, leaving a gap between national supply and what households can afford and access.
The article places that gap within a food system increasingly shaped by concentrated power. Corporate, financial, infrastructure and digital interests influence how food is produced, distributed, priced and accessed.
Its central question is direct: who controls what South Africans eat?
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Originally published by Daily Maverick in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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