A food relief project launched in South Africa a year ago acquires edible surplus produce from emerging and commercial farmers. It then distributes that produce, through FoodForward SA and SA Harvest, to almost 2,000 charities throughout South Africa. OneFarm Share, funded by Standard Bank and facilitated by South African AgriTech HelloChoice, has received more than […]
Category Archives: OneFarm Share News
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Mar
Mar
When people come together, incredible things happen. This is the case with OneFarm Share, a platform powered by a partnership between HelloChoice and Standard Bank. Celebrating its first anniversary, OneFarm Share has facilitated the donation of approximately 7,000 tonnes of fresh produce, translating to 28 million meals for over 1 million people.
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Market conditions created as a consequence of early lockdown measures in 2020 were the catalyst for the development of Standard Bank’s OneFarm Share. Instantly diminished demand and a consequent oversupply of fresh produce presented a very real challenge for the country’s farmers.
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Dec
Dec
Market conditions created as a consequence of early lockdown measures in 2020 were the catalyst for the development of Standard Bank’s OneFarm Share. Instantly diminished demand and a consequent over-supply of fresh produce presented a very real challenge for the country’s farmers.
08
Dec
Dec
We are thrilled that OneFarm Share, our digital food relief platform, has won gold for the Social, Sustainable and Responsible Banking Award at the Efma-Accenture Banking Innovations Awards 2021. The Efma-Accenture Banking Innovation awards are global awards showcasing the best new ideas and practices transforming the banking industry.
Media, OneFarm Share News
Standard Bank concludes 25% equity deal with Agri-Fintech platform, HelloChoice
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Sep
Sep
Agri-Fintech marketplace, HelloChoice, has just concluded a 25% equity deal with Standard Bank. The platform, created in 2018, links farmers and food producers directly with potential buyers. A significant boost for the three-year old company. “Standard Bank’s equity purchase in HelloChoice is part of the bank’s commitment to building agri-entrepreneurship and food security in the […]
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Sep
Sep
Following the recent civil unrest in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng that left many communities without access to basic staple food items, several agricultural organisations have joined forces to donate tons of food items to those in need. According to Kathy Hurly, programme manager at the KwaZulu-Natal Agricultural Union (Kwanalu), 4t of basic staple food items had […]
Media, OneFarm Share News
Collaborative consensus: OneFarm Share goes beyond providing a food security programme
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Sep
Sep
While more than 12 million people in South Africa are unsure where their next meal will come from, the nation has a net surplus of food. OneFarm Share brings together supply chain players to sell or donate their edible surplus food rather than dump or incinerate it. In eight months, the OneFarm Share initiative has […]
Media, OneFarm Share News
Germiston farmer provides food relief, accesses new market through OneFarm Share
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Sep
Sep
After witnessing the devastating effects of Covid-19 and hard lockdown, Tebogo Sebambo, who runs a small farming business situated in Tarlton, near Magaliesburg, Gauteng, wanted to make a difference in any that he could. Sebambo’s business, At Source Food Serv, grows baby vegetables such as baby carrots, cabbages, sugar snap peas and beetroot. However, as traditional market […]
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Sebambo grows vegetables such as cabbage, sugar snap peas, carrots and beetroot. Tebogo Sebambo is part of a growing cohort of emerging farmers who have joined an online platform to share their produce with the needy to fight hunger and poverty. Sebambo, 36, the owner of At Source Food Serve – a smallholding farm in […]
