MSc Food, Nutrition and Culinary Sciences (Clemson), BSc Biology (Voorhees)

Position: Lecturer

Fields of expertise:  Food Biochemistry, Meat Sciences, Food Safety, Product Development and Packaging
 

Telephone:  +27 (0)12 420 2531

E-mail:  [email protected]

Academic memberships:

Member of the South African Association for Food Science and Technology

Mr. Mukwevho is a lecturer in the Department of Consumer and Food Sciences in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences at the University of Pretoria. He is also currently enrolled for a PhD in Food Science at the University of Pretoria. He holds a Master’s of Science degree in Food, Nutrition and Culinary Sciences from Clemson University in South Carolina.

His research interests are on the use of indigenous crops to combat food insecurity in Africa. His PhD project involves heat treatment of Bambara groundnut seeds to increase their utilization in food processing.

Mr. Mukwevho worked as a senior food technologist and lecturer for several years and in that capacity he trained agro-processing businesses on food product development and food safety practices. He has experience working in academia both locally and abroad.