Hello world. my name is Palesa and I am the Founder of Bread Africa. We use science, tech and business to empower farmers👩🏽🌾🌱🌍🖤🇿🇦
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75% of the world’s food is generated from only 12 plants and 5 animal species.
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If ocean water was sweet. People would have filled it into bottles as well. Its saltiness is its freedom.
This is not about water.
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Good morning. There is no progressive action that punches down on the poor and desperate. There is nothing to gain from Africans dividing themselves instead of uniting to punch up against the real oppressions that make this continent struggle. Nkosi sikelela iAFRICA.
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There is an African proverb that says:
When the axe came into the forest, the trees said, "The handle is one of us."
Few will get this.
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In UKZN, Masters and PhD are free if you finish them in the prescribed time, if it takes longer then you pay for the extra years
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She Held Citizenship and Passports from Nine (9) Different Countries.
When the apartheid government officially revoked her South African citizenship and banned her records in 1960, they attempted to render her a stateless person without a home or a voice. The international community responded with a stunning act of solidarity. To ensure she could travel the world freely as an ambassador of liberation, nine different countries, including Guinea, Algeria, Ghana, Belgium, and Cuba, granted her honorary citizenship. She traveled internationally carrying multiple diplomatic passports, effectively operating as a citizen of the world.
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South Africa’s agricultural exports hit a record R268.7 Billion this year! Here are the top 10 earners by value and their global destinations:
1️⃣ Citrus (R44.9B) — 🇪🇺 EU, 🇨🇳 Chin
2️⃣ Maize (R13.5B) — 🇿🇼 Zim, 🇰🇷 South Korea
3️⃣ Apples & Pears (R12.8B) — 🇬🇧 UK, 🇷🇺 Russia, 🇳🇬 Nigeria
4️⃣ Table Grapes (R12.1B) — 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇬🇧 UK, 🇨🇦 Canada
5️⃣ Wine (R11.2B) — 🇬🇧 UK, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇺🇸 USA
6️⃣ Sugar (R8.4B) — 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇺🇸 USA
7️⃣ Nuts (Macadamias) (R5.6B) — 🇨🇳 China, 🇺🇸 USA, 🇻🇳 Vietnam
8️⃣ Wool (R5.1B) — 🇨🇳 China, 🇨🇿 Czechia, 🇮🇳 India
9️⃣ Berries (R4.2B) — 🇬🇧 UK, 🇪🇺 EU, 🇦🇪 UAE
🔟 Fruit Juices (R3.9B) — 🇺🇸 USA, 🇦🇺 Australia, 🇧🇼 Botswana
Horticulture (Fruits/Nuts) is the engine, making up 26% of total exports. While black farmers are gaining ground in high-value Citrus and Berries, the 10% production share remains the critical gap to close for economic parity.
#Nampo2026
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Intra-African trade accounts for only ~16% of total exports, meaning over 80% of what we produce leaves the continent. Meanwhile, Europe trades ~60% within itself, Asia over 50%
This map shows pockets of progress, but the bigger picture remains: Africa is not fully trading with Africa we are producing and mining for other continents who buy out products at discount and resell them as finished goods at a serious premium.
If African countries invest more in manufacturing and value addition, intra-African trade will naturally rise and many products could become more affordable across the continent.
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Healing doesn't start with adding more. It starts with removing what's harming you.
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We have become unaware that the very NATURE we are collectively destroying is the very GOD we are seeking.
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Why did our ancestors live longer, healthier lives...they fed high fewquency, alkaline inducing foods.
A combination of soghurm, pearl millet and millet for porridge or ugali provides the energy, metabolises the vessel and induces alkalinity...thus nourishing the soul.
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Save seeds now!
Save seeds now!
Save seeds now!
Save your seeds now before it's too late.
The future will be harsh to the dependants.
Remember, 75% of world seed industry is controlled by 5 Companies.
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“My brain is only a receiver, in the Universe there is a core from which we obtain knowledge, strength and inspiration. I have not penetrated into the secrets of this core, but I know that it exists”
~ Nikola Tesla
ALT “My brain is only a receiver, in the Universe there is a core from which we obtain knowledge, strength and inspiration. I have not penetrated into the secrets of this core, but I know that it exists” ~ Nikola Tesla
