Looking at the entirety of the cucumber agroecosystem – i.e the complete agricultural environment in which cucumbers are grown and harvested – Masters student, Manana Dlangalala is trying to detect the genes that trigger the production of enzymes known as Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase.
An aggressive mushroom pathogen is the focus of a study by Kololwetu Cetyiwe, a University of Pretoria based student funded through the Centre of Excellence in Food Security.
A study by the University of the Western Cape is trying to gauge if South Africa’s new sugar tax has persuaded consumers to cut back on sugary drinks.
Remembered: UWC’s Emeritus Professor David Sanders, hailed as a pioneer of public health and champion of economic and social justice in South Africa, has died.
The effects of climate change on food security are not evenly distributed across the globe. So said Professor Ndiko Ludidi, acting director of the Centre of Excellence in Food Security, during his presentation at the Bio Africa Convention 2019, underway at the Durban International Convention Centre.
It was mangoes that, by way of plant pathology, first steered Tintswalo Baloyi in the direction of food safety.
Loandi Richter describes, almost dismissively, her love of music as no more than a hobby, but that nonchalance belies her not-insignificant musical achievements.
To raise awareness about the ‘invisible crisis’ of hunger and food security among students at tertiary institutions in South Africa, the Dullah Omar Institute (DOI) at the University of the Western Cape (UWC), in collaboration with the DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Food Security, today presented a petition to the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC).
Time to pay attention to hunger among South Africa’s students
Hunger among university students ranges between 30% to 65%, costing not just the individual students, but also the institutions and the country, writes Oluwafunmilola Adeniyi.