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The Sorghum Comeback: How Cross-Border Trade Is Reviving Southern Africa’s Forgotten Superfood

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How Cross-Border Trade Is Reviving Sorghum Migration routes are becoming organic grain corridors—here’s why it matters A Quiet Revival Along Southern Africa’s Borders In 2023, South Africa imported over 280,000 tonnes of sorghum, much of it moving informally across borders before entering formal markets.This shift signals more than a trade adjustment. It reflects a nutritional, […]

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The Kapenta Trail: How Labor Migration Created Southern Africa’s Most Unlikely Food Network

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Migration on the Menu: Kapenta, Food, and Health Following fish, families, and farming knowledge from Lake Kariba to the Cape Opening: A Fish That Travels Further Than People In 2023, dried kapenta from Lake Kariba appeared in informal markets across Johannesburg, Cape Town, and Gqeberha. Alongside mielie meal and tomatoes, traders sold it to low-income

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What Role Does the Informal Food Sector Play in Meeting the Nutritional Needs of African Migrant Populations?

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Informal Food Sector and Migrant Nutrition in South Africa Opening: A Migrant Family’s Sunday Question In a low‑income township on the outskirts of Johannesburg, a Congolese migrant mother named “Aisha” stands outside a small corner shop — a spaza — holding hands with her two children. With limited income and no reliable transport, she cannot

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