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  • Publication | 2022

Food Systems Profile - South Africa

Global Food and Nutrition Security

Four core challenges have been identified for the country to transition towards a sustainable food system: improved nutrition; sustainable agricultural production systems; levelling the food system playing field, and improved food system governance.

To address these challenges, policy levers include the following:

  1. Reduce the relative cost of nutrient-dense food and modify the consumer environment.

  2. Increase the range, scale, and coverage of child-centred food system interventions in the built environment.

  3. Support the transition towards agroecological food systems.

  4. Link land reform with place-based farmer support.

  5. Reform and enforce food system regulatory policies.

  6. Adopt an integrated approach to building an inclusive food system.

  7. Improve inclusive stakeholder participation and enhance engagement.

  8. Adopt a two-pronged place-and issue-based approach to food system governance.