Climate change has been blamed for the wild swings in agricultural crop yields, but it could also result in a doomsday scenario for drinkers: Beer, the world’s top-consumed alcoholic beverage by volume, may at some point be out of reach for hundreds of millions of people around the world, according to a new study.

A Netherlands-based company is setting up an SA-based Investment Development Hub (IDH) that will use blended financing comprising of grants, seed financing facilities and technical support to assist a business-led alliance looking to invest in the transformation of Southern African food systems.

In much of the world, the face of farming is female. Globally, reports the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the majority of economically active women in the least-developed countries work in agriculture.