Read the article on Day 1 of the “Symposium on Food Prices and Affordability in South Africa” here. Photo Madelene…
A/Prof Marc Wegerif, CoE-FS principal investigator, served as facilitator for the symposium. Photo Madelene Cronje/CoE-FS. Rising food prices, deepening food…
Photo RDNE Stock project/Pexels. Prospective new applicants (Honours, Master’s and Doctoral) are advised that the Department of Science, Technology and…
COP28’s commitment to transforming farming and food systems is an insult to Africans Florian Kroll, University of the Western Cape Globally,…
Read the article on Day 1 of the “Symposium on Food Prices and Affordability in South Africa” here. Photo Madelene…
A/Prof Marc Wegerif, CoE-FS principal investigator, served as facilitator for the symposium. Photo Madelene Cronje/CoE-FS. Rising food prices, deepening food…
Photo RDNE Stock project/Pexels. Prospective new applicants (Honours, Master’s and Doctoral) are advised that the Department of Science, Technology and…
Two CoE-FS PIs, Prof Rina Swart and Prof Naushad Emmambux, and two CoE-FS affiliated researchers, Prof Mary Scholes and Prof…
Traditional and indigenous African foods must be repositioned within contemporary food systems challenges. These foods include fermented sorghum products, sorghum-based…
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE (PDRA) OPPORTUNITY Exploring the role of participatory gastronomic experiences in social change: Engaging with Cape Floristic Region…
For her master’s research, Nolutando Didiza looked at two case studies in the Breede River Municipality: a bioenergy plant that…
CoE-FS principal investigator and UKUDLA project co-lead A/Prof Clement Nyirenda participated as a panellist in the discussion about science, education…
Minister Alois Rainer, head of Germany’s Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Regional Identity, undertook a high-level courtesy and working…
Originally published by the University of Pretoria. UP’s Professor Lise Korsten has hit the ground running as the new and first female president of the African Academy of Sciences. The pan-African body, established in 1985 with the primary goal of promoting science, technology, and innovation on the African continent, has a new governance line-up headed by Prof Korsten, who won the hotly contested election for the presidential post. “I must be honest, I did not think I was going to get elected,” said Prof Korsten, who is a Professor in Plant Pathology and Co-Director of the DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence in Food Security. “This is a very challenging position that will require extensive networking building relations with various stakeholders and creating new partnerships. To champion change I will need to, as a priority, realign, re-focus, recharge, and redeploy people and committees, and redesign structures and systems that will take us into a very new, exciting, but different future.” She said she is honoured at being handed such a big responsibility. “It is about the African continent, and it is all about timing. The time is now for Africa to rise, and the opportunities are enormous if we are ready to explore these. The Governing Council will have to accelerate our pace of transformation and adjustment to catch the waves of opportunity, otherwise, Africa will miss the boat and not rise to the occasion. We should not be left behind and should lead the way because the next century will bring significant changes and opportunities. The Academy will need to grow, invest in, and nurture our youth and particularly our female scientists because it is our biggest asset.” Read the article, in full, here.
Dr Busiso Moyo is a postdoctoral researcher with Union Against Hunger (UAH) founder-member, the DSTI-NRF Centre of Excellence in Food…
COP28’s commitment to transforming farming and food systems is an insult to Africans Florian Kroll, University of the Western Cape Globally,…
Fruit vendor in Church street, Johannesburg, South Africa. Photo: Ossewa/Wikimedia Commons. When Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) released the consumer…
Dr Nazeeia Sayed and her daughter on a work trip. Photo Supplied. By Dr Nazeeia Sayed, Researcher, School of Public…
A message from residents in Touwsrivier to local government. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks/CoE-FS. This article was originally published by the Institute…
The right to food: activism and litigation are shifting the dial in South Africa A recent court case forced the Department…
Food security ‘experts’ don’t have all the answers: community knowledge is key Professor Julian May examining food supplies in the home…
Ramadan: a dietitian offers tips for healthy fasting Ramadan is centred on prayer, the Qur’an, deep mindfulness and spiritual reflection. Sudipta…
What would an anti-hunger budget have looked like?
Dr Busiso Moyo is a postdoctoral researcher with Union Against Hunger (UAH) founder-member, the DSTI-NRF Centre of Excellence in Food…