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  • Rabecca Mwila

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What is in Your Steak? Why Certified Organic Meat is Better for Your Family

Certified organic meat offers families a healthier choice, produced without growth hormones, routine antibiotics or synthetic chemicals while supporting animal welfare and environmental health.

What Smallholder Farmers Can Learn from Namibia’s Organic Livestock Success

Many smallholder livestock farmers are farming close to organic standards. By learning from Namibia’s organic beef model, farmers can reduce costs and access higher-value markets.

How Organic Beef Farming Is Helping Farmers Earn More

As costs continue to rise in traditional livestock farming, farmers are exploring organic beef production to increase profits and access premium markets.

Animal Welfare Is Good Business: How Organic Standards Protect Livestock and Profits

Organic animal production shows that better animal welfare can also mean better business through improved herd health, reduced veterinary costs and access to premium markets....

IFOAM’s Four Principles: A Simple Framework for Transforming Southern Africa’s Food System

When we farm with Health, Ecology, Fairness and Care, we do not just grow food. We grow justice, resilience and hope for all of Africa....

Agroecology vs. Industrial Farming: An SDG-by-SDG Comparison for Southern Africa

Industrial agriculture has promised food security, yet hunger, soil degradation and climate challenges persist across Southern Africa. Learn more.

From Soil to Plate: How Sustainable Food Systems Improve Nutrition and Public Health

Food security is not just about quantity, it’s about quality. Sustainable food systems improve nutrition, protect ecosystems and support healthier communities across Southern Africa.

Soil Poisoned, Water Contaminated: The Hidden Cost of Chemical Farming in Southern Africa

Industrial agriculture may boost yields today, but it is quietly destroying soil health, polluting water and trapping farmers in costly dependency. Learn more.

Who Controls Our Seeds? How Industrial Farming Undermines Food Sovereignty in Southern Africa

The Seeds That Feed Us Are No Longer Ours to Keep Every planting season, farmers across Malawi and Zambia queue up for government-subsidised seed packets...

From Policy to Practice: How Southern Africa Is Scaling Agroecology to End Hunger

Southern Africa continues to face high food insecurity despite decades of agricultural investment. As climate change intensifies, agroecology and organic farming are emerging as practical...