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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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