Investing in women farmers could bridge the gap between inadequate grants and child nutrition

Daily Maverick | 02.04.2026 19:55
Bonisile Hadebe has eight people to feed. As a subsistence farmer in rural KwaZulu-Natal – and breadwinner in a multigenerational household – growing her own vegetables makes this possible. She also sells surplus produce to earn money, supplementing the social grants her family relies on.