Obesity in South Africa is becoming a major public health issue for the country - nearly 60% of adult women and 31% percent of adult men are either obese or overweight.
As 2015 approaches, the international community is critically assessing the delivery of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which were established in 2000.
Across Africa, postharvest losses along the food chain from farm to fork jeopardize the food security of resource-poor farmers.
Climate change and HIV/AIDS are widely recognized as major contributors to chronic impoverishment in sub-Saharan Africa.
Existing intellectual property regimes protect individual rights for the purpose of commercial gain, but are often unsuitable for protecting the collective heritage of indigenous and local communities whose livelihoods rely on access to biodiversi