Food security is imperative for human survival with dignity


South Africa faces a triple burden of malnutrition. This includes underweight (caused by diets of inadequate quantities), malnourishment (arising from diets of inadequate quality) and overweight. The Centre of Excellence in Food Security (CoE-FS) undertakes innovative research and critical enquiry to enable South Africa to tackle the challenges of food security and nutrition.

Food insecurity is caused by a number of factors ranging from a lack of income with which to purchase sufficient calories and nutrients, to the inability of a country or region to provide affordable food to its population, to constraints on the physical environment limiting the production of food such as water scarcity, poor soil quality and climate change.

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COVID-19 and Food Security
Community of Practice renamed in keeping with its COVID-enforced remaking
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Guidelines to reduce the risk of enteric and typhoid fever
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Research sheds light on impact of COVID-19 pandemic on hunger and breastfeeding
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Black farmers left out in the cold during COVID-19 lockdowns
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COVID-19 and Food Security
Community of Practice renamed in keeping with its COVID-enforced remaking
Read more
Guidelines to reduce the risk of enteric and typhoid fever
Read more
Research sheds light on impact of COVID-19 pandemic on hunger and breastfeeding
Read more
Black farmers left out in the cold during COVID-19 lockdowns
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Next event

Was there a famine in Gaza in 2024?

Date: November 14, 2024
Time: 15h00-16h30 (SAST)
Venue: Zoom
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Was there a famine in Gaza in 2024?

Date: November 14, 2024
Time: 15h00-16h30 (SAST)
Venue: Zoom
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Publications

Building Resilient Urban Food Systems: A Study of the Breede Valley Municipality, South Africa

This report addresses the following questions: i) What is the structure of...

Food and Microbiota in Africa (FAMA) project

CoE-FS Annual Report 2023 (Full Version)

Directors’ Report The DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence in Food Security (CoE-FS) presents...

Multimedia

Experts share insights on innovative research underway at the CoE-FS, to enable South Africa to tackle the complex challenges associated with food security and nutrition

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