Mallika Sardeshpande

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Open spaces around schools currently sown with vegetables can also be planted with indigenous fruit trees. Courtesy Mallika Sardeshpande.

August 25, 2026

Mallika Sardeshpande, University of KwaZulu-Natal

South African cities could create dedicated spaces where picking indigenous plants is safe.

Woman selling baobab fibre mats in Zimbabwe. Rachel Wynberg

June 10, 2020

Mallika Sardeshpande, University of KwaZulu-Natal; Charlie Shackleton, Rhodes University; James George Sekonya, University of Cape Town, and Rachel Wynberg, University of Cape Town

As the world deals with COVID-19, the sustainable use of wild species is a critical coping and resilience strategy.