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Future Africa has launched the African Political Ecologies Learning Lab, creating a space for African scholars to explore people–nature relations and strengthen locally grounded sustainability research. Interested researchers can contact

South Africa’s landscapes are breathtaking, but can they ever be truly shared? In this opinion piece, Future Africa's Prof Maano Ramutsindela and Dr Clarietta Chagwiza reflect on how colonial legacies, conservation practices and land reform shape our relationship with nature, and what it will take to make heritage a collective good.

Marking World Food Day 2025, Dr Ololade Abdulrahman, a Research Fellow in the Future Africa Research Leadership Fellowship programme, examines Nigeria’s “Tomato Paradox” and calls for innovation to strengthen Africa’s agrifood systems.

To commemorate World Food Day 2025, the FAR-LeaF Food Security Cluster will host a virtual panel on 16 October, bringing together African experts to explore how biophysical and social innovations can work together to transform agrifood systems for sustainability and equity.

Dr Nicola Grobler, artist-in-residence at Future Africa, reflects on the launch of the Co-MammalHub – a UP and DMSA collaboration reimagining human–wildlife connections through bats.

A week-long symposium at Future Africa brought together 22 postdoctoral fellows from 10 African countries to launch the second cohort of the FAR-LeaF fellowship, fostering leadership, collaboration, and new research networks.

Future Africa celebrates Heritage Month with its Indigenous and Orphan Crops Collection, preserving diverse food plants and promoting sustainable food futures.

The third training of the Feed–Protect–Care Global PhD Collaborative Platform took place in Cape Town, South Africa, co-hosted by the University of Pretoria and the University of Montpellier. More than 50 doctoral scholars from across the world engaged in dialogue, peer learning, and experiential activities to advance sustainable food systems research and leadership.