Food innovation in Africa helps fight malnutrition and disease

Food research holds the key to solving the challenge of nutrition in Africa and considerable strides have been made in the area of food science and technology with the aim of developing nutritionally enhanced food that is both palatable and inexpensive to the consumer, particularly in poor areas as well as foods developed to combat diet-related non- communicable diseases such as obesity and Type-2 diabetes.

Is the food on your plate good for you?

Macronutrients (fat, protein and carbohydrates) provide the body with energy. Some people are consuming too much of certain macronutrients while others aren’t eating adequate amounts.

Dietary diversity, breastfeeding and nutrition education key to child nutrition

Food security low on the national agenda

Food security received only two passing references in President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) and not a single mention in the budget speech by the Minister of Finance, Tito Mboweni, on 20 February.

‘Warning signs’ in store to indicate what’s in your food

The food industry often conceals the unhealthy products in its processed foods – even manipulating science to fool consumers. Now the government is planning to introduce warning signs on food to help us to navigate what we are eating.

SONA, budget ‘suggest food security is low on national agenda’

We are failing miserably at making sure that more, if not all, of our households are able to put enough food on their tables, academics say.

Food security ‘low on national agenda’

Research indicates that about 54% of South African house-holds still experienced either hunger or the risk of hunger, the Centre of Excellence in Food Security said. Despite this, food security received only two passing references in the State of the Nation Address two weeks ago and not a single mention in Finance Minister Tito Mboweni’s Budget speech 2019, said professor Julian May (UWC), Dr Jane Battersby (UCT), Prof Rina Swart (UWC) and Dr Bruno Losch (GovInn Centre, UP/UWC). The four are executive and research members of the Centre of Excellence in Food Security, which is hosted by UWC and the University of Pretoria.

Experts: SONA, budget speech suggest food security low on national agenda

The latest available research indicated that about 54% of South African households still experienced either hunger or the risk of hunger, the Centre of Excellence in Food Security said via a statement on Wednesday. Despite this, food security received only two passing references in the State of the Nation Address (SONA) two weeks ago and not a single mention in finance minister Tito Mboweni’s budget speech

Organic & Natural Food Systems – Imperative for Climate Change

For the past six years Prof Auerbach has been doing long-term comparative organic farming systems trials with his agroecology master’s research group at the University’s George Campus, and the NRF-funded African Organic Farming Systems Research project with doctoral students in several African countries.

Food insecurity affecting elderly living with HIV in townships

Poor nutrition and food insecurity are potential barriers to elderly people living with HIV in Langa and Khayelitsha taking antiretroviral treatment (ART) effectively.

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