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An analysis of the South African food and beverage industry efforts since 1994 in responding to major shifts in food consumption and mapping of the potential future applications of science and technology advances, to provide safe, affordable and nutritious foods
Thesis (PhDFoodSc)--Stellenbosch University, 2023.
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| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/128710 An analysis of the South African food and beverage industry efforts since 1994 in responding to major shifts in food consumption and mapping of the potential future applications of science and technology advances, to provide safe, affordable and nutritious foods Ronquest-Ross, Lisa-Claire Sigge, Gunnar Oliver Stellenbosch University. Faculty of AgriSciences. Dept. of Food Science. Food industry and trade -- South Africa Food consumption -- South Africa Diet Food -- Safety measures -- Standards -- South Africa South Africa -- Social conditions --1994 Food -- Technological innovations UCTD Thesis (PhDFoodSc)--Stellenbosch University, 2023. ENGLISH EBSTRACT: South Africa's food system is failing, as observed through increased hunger, rising food costs, lack of dietary diversity, child stunting, foodborne illnesses, excessive food waste and an obesity epidemic coupled with malnutrition. Findings from this study indicate that food consumption shifts since 1994 have been towards increased consumption of packaged foods, sugar-sweetened beverages and animal-based foods, with a shift from vegetables. Furthermore, the study found that most commitments by the South African food and beverage industry to improve nutrition were limited to corporate social investment strategies, which should be extended into core business strategies to fully leverage the market and corporate reputation opportunity offered. It is predicted that the food and agricultural production sector is on the edge of a revolutionary disruption with the uncoupling of dependence on land and sea resources to instead utilise novel protein sources derived from bacteria, yeasts and fungi. According to this study, the most promising emerging food sources that could be available to South Africans in the short term (3 - 5 years) are the utilisation of indigenous African crops and food waste recovery. Fermentation and utilisation of insects for human consumption were assessed as medium-term (< 5 - 10 years), while cell-based meat, seafood and algae were the furthest away from commercialisation, as they are currently unable to meet all the criteria of affordable, nutritious, safe and culturally appropriate food. South Africa has many of the enabling drivers to become a powerhouse of food technology advances. It has research capacity in agricultural research through diverse institutions, an expanded pipeline of masters and doctoral graduates and an increase in publications and government programmes to bridge the gap from research to commercialisation. South Africa has a strong agricultural sector and a growing food and beverage manufacturing industry that keeps pace with advances in manufacturing practices. More recently, there has been a rise in food tech start-ups conducting research in cell-based and precision fermentation areas. Unfortunately, South Africa underinvests in research and development (R&D) funding; there is a lack of pilot plants and scale- up facilities to enable ideas to scale and reach the market effectively. This often means costly and slow progress through trials offshore. The government could play a significant role in connecting key role players across the research ecosystem and food value chain around critical research agendas such as hunger and malnutrition. They could co-invest in shared infrastructure where various innovators could collaborate to scale-up and provide accessible tax incentives for R&D to spur the risk-averse food and beverage industry to innovate in novel food science technologies. Volatility and uncertainty due to climate change are only going to increase. South Africa needs to become more resilient to these impacts through collective engagement to harness the benefits of novel and emerging food science technologies yielding food security, employment, and economic growth. Joint research collaborations in utilising indigenous African crops and food waste recovery would be an excellent place to start. AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Suid-Afrika se voedselstelsel is besig om te faal, soos waargeneem deur toenemende verhongering, stygende voedselkoste, gebrek aan dieetdiversiteit, kinderverwerwing, voedselgedraagde siektes, oormatige voedselvermorsing en 'n vetsug-epidemie tesame met wanvoeding. Hierdie studie dui daarop dat voedselverbruikverskuiwings sedert 1994 na verhoogde verbruik van verwerkte voedsel, suikerversoete drankies en dieregebaseerde voedsel was, met 'n vermindering in die gebruik van groente. Verder het die studie bevind dat die meeste verbintenisse deur die Suid-Afrikaanse voedsel- en drankbedryf om voeding te verbeter beperk is tot korporatiewe sosiale beleggingstrategiee, wat uitgebrei moet word na kernbesigheidstrategiee om die mark-en korporatiewe reputasiegeleentheid wat gebied word ten volle te benut. Daar word voorspel dat die voedsel- en landbouproduksiesektor op die rand van 'n revolusionere ontwrigting is met die ontkoppeling van afhanklikheid van land- en seehulpbronne om eerder nuwe prote'ienbronne afkomstig van bakteriee, giste en swamme te benut. Volgens hierdie studie is die mees belowende opkomende voedselbronne wat kort termyn (binne 3 - 5 jaar) vir Suid-Afrikaners beskikbaar kan wees, die benutting van inheemse Afrika-gewasse en die herwinning van voedselafval. Fermentasie en benutting van insekte vir menslike gebruik word as mediumtermyn (< 5 - 10 jaar) beskou, terwyl selgebaseerde vleis, seekos en alge die verste weg van kommersialisering is, aangesien hulle tans nie aan al die kriteria van bekostigbaarheid, voedsaamheid, veiligheid en kultureel gepastheid voldoen nie. Suid-Afrika het baie van die drywers wat dit moontlik maak om 'n kragbron van voedseltegnologie-vooruitgang te word. Dit het navorsingskapasiteit in landbounavorsing deur uiteenlopende instellings, 'n uitgebreide pyplyn van meesters- en doktorale gegradueerdes en 'n toename in publikasies en regeringsprogramme om die gaping van navorsing tot kommersialisering te oorbrug. Suid-Afrika het 'n sterk landbousektor en 'n groeiende voedsel- en drankvervaardigingsbedryf wat tred hou met vooruitgang in vervaardigingspraktyke. Meer onlangs was daar 'n toename in voedseltegnologie-beginners wat navorsing doen in selgebaseerde en presisiefermentasiegebiede. Ongelukkig onderbele Suid-Afrika in die befondsing van navorsing en ontwikkeling; daar is 'n gebrek aan loodsaanlegte en opskaalfasiliteite om nuwe idees die mark effektief te laat bereik. Dit beteken dikwels duur en stadige vordering deur proewe in die buiteland. Die regering kan 'n beduidende rol speel om sleutelrolspelers regoor die navorsingsekosisteem en voedselwaardeketting te verbind rondom kritieke navorsingsagendas soos honger en wanvoeding. Hulle kan saambele in gedeelde infrastruktuur waar verskeie innoveerders kan saamwerk om op te skaal en toeganklike belastingaansporings vir navorsing en ontwikkeling te verskaf om die risiko-sku voedsel- en drankbedryf aan te spoor om in nuwe voedselwetenskaptegnologiee te bele. Wisselvalligheid en onsekerheid weens klimaatsverandering gaan net toeneem. Suid-Afrika moet meer bestand teen hierdie impakte word deur kollektiewe betrokkenheid om die voordele van nuwe en opkomende voedselwetenskaptegnologiee te benut wat voedselsekerheid, indiensneming en ekonomiese groei oplewer. Gesamentlike navorsingsamewerkings oor die benutting van inheemse Afrika-gewasse en voedselafvalherwinning sal 'n uitstekende plek wees om te begin. Doctoral 2023-02-20T09:59:18Z 2023-11-16T09:13:22Z 2023-02-20T09:59:18Z 2023-11-16T09:13:22Z 2023-03 Thesis https://scholar.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.1/128710 en Stellenbosch University xi, 252 pages : illustrations application/pdf Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| spellingShingle | Food industry and trade -- South Africa Food consumption -- South Africa Diet Food -- Safety measures -- Standards -- South Africa South Africa -- Social conditions --1994 Food -- Technological innovations UCTD Ronquest-Ross, Lisa-Claire An analysis of the South African food and beverage industry efforts since 1994 in responding to major shifts in food consumption and mapping of the potential future applications of science and technology advances, to provide safe, affordable and nutritious foods |
| title | An analysis of the South African food and beverage industry efforts since 1994 in responding to major shifts in food consumption and mapping of the potential future applications of science and technology advances, to provide safe, affordable and nutritious foods |
| title_full | An analysis of the South African food and beverage industry efforts since 1994 in responding to major shifts in food consumption and mapping of the potential future applications of science and technology advances, to provide safe, affordable and nutritious foods |
| title_fullStr | An analysis of the South African food and beverage industry efforts since 1994 in responding to major shifts in food consumption and mapping of the potential future applications of science and technology advances, to provide safe, affordable and nutritious foods |
| title_full_unstemmed | An analysis of the South African food and beverage industry efforts since 1994 in responding to major shifts in food consumption and mapping of the potential future applications of science and technology advances, to provide safe, affordable and nutritious foods |
| title_short | An analysis of the South African food and beverage industry efforts since 1994 in responding to major shifts in food consumption and mapping of the potential future applications of science and technology advances, to provide safe, affordable and nutritious foods |
| title_sort | analysis of the south african food and beverage industry efforts since 1994 in responding to major shifts in food consumption and mapping of the potential future applications of science and technology advances to provide safe affordable and nutritious foods |
| topic | Food industry and trade -- South Africa Food consumption -- South Africa Diet Food -- Safety measures -- Standards -- South Africa South Africa -- Social conditions --1994 Food -- Technological innovations UCTD |
| url | https://scholar.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.1/128710 |
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