Food Challenges South Africa
South africas economy is the second largest in africa after nigeria but with substantially better infrastructure.
Food challenges south africa. Hundreds of tin and scrap wood shacks lie in the shadow of multimillion dollar mansions with incredible ocean views. Key issues and challenges. We need to understand that our current approach to food. Everything related to south africa.
Challenges to urban food supply in south africa charl van der merwe the food security problem in south africa is a highly complex social challenge. Based on my experience i have identified 10 key challenges that food manufacturers face. According to the wwf south africa will have to produce 50 more food by 2050 to feed an estimated population of 73 million people. This post is also available in.
Jocks in kilner park in pretoria has a 2kg steak challenge. South africas biggest problem according to its citizens is the stubbornly high unemployment rate according to a survey published by momentum. In my 30 years of food industry experience i have seen these challenges first hand. You have 45mins to eat a 2kg steak with chips and a draught of castle.
It should be understood in relation to other developmental challenges such as rural and urban development social protection health access to services land inputs and water and. As ive previously written i had the opportunity to visit south africa recently and meet with a number of executives at companies there as well as talk to people and observe various trends. Food security is a complex challenge as it sits amid a myriad of social problems that need to be addressed in our country says andy du plessis managing director of foodforward south africa. Its important to note that we at templeton emerging markets group pursue.
South africa does not yet have a structured system of dealing with food security disasters such as droughts or floods. This is a social challenge that cannot be understood in isolation. South african eating challenges and contests f eat s eatfeats competitive eating news database calendar disclaimer. These disasters which occur at regular intervals can substantially threaten the food security position of agriculture based households.
Whether youre a line supervisor plant manager or operations manager chances are youve experienced some of these challenges with some frequency.