{"id":14216,"date":"2026-02-24T14:36:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T12:36:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.safsc.org.za\/dev\/?page_id=14216"},"modified":"2026-02-25T14:43:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T12:43:10","slug":"building-the-practices-of-food-sovereignty-pathways","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.safsc.org.za\/dev\/building-the-practices-of-food-sovereignty-pathways\/","title":{"rendered":"Building the Practices of Food Sovereignty Pathways"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\" id=\"wpb-content-root\"><p>[vc_section css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1764574937070{padding-top: 80px !important;}&#8221;][vc_row gap=&#8221;30&#8243; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1756986586758{padding-top: 40px !important;padding-right: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 40px !important;padding-left: 40px !important;background-color: #DD9933 !important;}&#8221;][vc_icon icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fa fa-solid fa-utensils&#8221; color=&#8221;white&#8221; size=&#8221;xl&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1756987107906{margin-bottom: 25px !important;}&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;TRAINING MATERIALS&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|font_size:22px|text_align:center|color:%23FFFFFF&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Open%20Sans%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic|font_style:600%20bold%20regular%3A600%3Anormal&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1764574679829{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Explore resources and guides that are rooted in the knowledge and skills needed to build food sovereignty. 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