On a hot and sunny November afternoon in temperatures reaching 30C, Siphiwe Sithole is busy sorting a customer’s order of bambara beans on her farm in Laezonia, South Africa.

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Valentine’s Day often conjures images of chocolates and romance. But the crop behind this indulgence faces an existential threat.

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For more than a century, nations have measured societal gains in terms of economic growth.

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As we welcome 2025 and close the first quarter of the 21st century, it is a moment for reflection.

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The ruinous legacy of last year’s El Niño still stalks the grain-growing areas of southern Africa, which is in the grip of historic levels of hunger.

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Whether dealing with blind moles, weeds, changes in weather patterns or harsh weather conditions, subsistence and small to medium-scale farmers are showing resilience and using intuition and indigenous knowledge to farm and secure food access sustainably.