Posted on July 27, 2018
Prof Pell explained that the ‘Zero Hunger’ goal was not just to end world hunger but also to achieve food security, improve nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture. “Food security is when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and...
Posted on July 17, 2018
University of Pretoria (UP) academic, Dr Melissa van der Merwe and students Jodie Vosloo and Paige Bowen were part of two teams that excelled in a case study competition at the recent International Food and Agribusiness Management Association’s (IFAMA) Conference.
Posted on July 17, 2018
Grain sorghum is not just for making soft porridge; it has many other uses. Climate change has sparked renewed interest in the crop in South Africa, says Prof John Taylor of the Department of Food Science at the University of Pretoria.
Posted on July 03, 2018
Hunger is on the rise again worldwide, despite the rapid progress needed to achieve the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2, which is to end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture. Currently, one person in three is...
Posted on June 26, 2018
Multistakeholder Partnerships (MSP) could contribute to addressing some of the complex and multi-dimensional issues related to food security and nutrition. Addressing food insecurity and undernutrition requires cross-sectoral and holistic approaches and collaborations of various state and...
Posted on April 25, 2018
The impact of climate change, which has brought about conditions such as high temperatures and drought, continues to have an increasingly negative impact on food security in Africa and the rest of the world. In response, scientists have started looking into the potential of sorghum to contribute...
Posted on April 24, 2018
After some 18 months of frantic planning and organization, the first global conference of the new millennium devoted almost exclusively to sorghum “Sorghum in the 21st Century - Food, Feed and Fuel in a Rapidly Changing World” took place in Cape Town from 9-12 April 2018.
Posted on April 04, 2018
The 7th April is World Health Day. Through it, we are reminded of the commitment that was made by world leaders to the Sustainable Development Goals. The world’s leaders have made a commitment to realizing people’s right to health, primarily through universal health coverage for all.
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