Our Work
PGS groups have great potential to support organic agriculture and the localisation of South Africa’s food system. PGS assures traceability through on-going social interaction and acts as a vehicle for mutual learning and the development of complementary value chains. PGS is an essential component of South Africa’s Ecological Organic Agriculture (EOA) strategy.
PGS in South Africa by the numbers:
PGS groups in South Africa
Community of practice/ emerging PGS groups
Farmer members
Farmers organically certified
HA under organic production
Our strategy and work is focused on:
Developing an understanding and commitment to organic agriculture amongst all stakeholders in South Africa.
A commitment to community, the environment and future generations.
Our Projects
To expand the awareness and uptake of organic farming methods, PGS SA in partnership with the South African Organic Sector Organisation (SAOSO) is training and supporting 20 Pollinators or community practitioners to establish new PGS groups in South Africa.
You can find our pollinators here.
Stories from the Ground
Coming soon
Urban Oasis
Urban Oasis Urban Oasis, a six-part video series, looks at community food gardening projects that employ, up-skill, and feed local residents. https://specialprojects.news24.com/urban-oasis/index.html specialprojects.news24.com
#ChooseOrganic this September – it’s good for you, it’s good for the planet
#ChooseOrganic this September – it’s good for you, it’s good for the planet
Many stories of inspiration despite hardship are folded into the Valley of a Thousand Hills
https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2023-08-07-valley-of-a-thousand-hills-stories-of-inspiration-despite-hardship/?tl_inbound=1&tl_groups[0]=80895&tl_period_type=3?token=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=First%20Thing%208%20August%202023&u...
Activists call for waiver on markups of 10 nutritious items after rice, flour and sugar prices spike
https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-07-05-activists-call-for-waiver-on-markups-of-10-nutritious-items-after-rice-flour-and-sugar-prices-spike/
Planting seeds of organic agriculture growth in Limpopo
https://mukurukurumedia.co.za/2023/07/13/planting-seeds-of-organic-agriculture-growth-in-limpopo/
Organic farming in South Africa has industry partners capacitate the PGS SA Pollinator Programme
As part of the Knowledge Hub for Organic Agriculture in Southern Africa (KHSA) programme in South Africa, in country partners the South African Organic Sector Organisation (SAOSO) and Participatory Guarantee Systems South Africa (PGS SA) launched a week-long training...
World Organic Day 2022
18 October 2022 Down South Africa way, Participatory Guarantee System South Africa (PGS SA) celebrated World Organic Day 2022 by hosting local farmers markets in various parts of the country. The day was an opportunity for the PGS groups to showcase fresh produce they...
Open letter to Minister Thoko Didiza
Open letter to Minister Thoko Didiza Call for an agroecology strategy and programme in the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development 2 December 2022 Ms Thoko Didiza, Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Download...