Abstract

SMITH, Katherine A.; EMMAMBUX, Mohammad N.  and  DADA, Shakila. Stakeholder insights and policy recommendations from the InnoFoodAfrica Project on traditional African foods. S. Afr. j. sci. [online]. 2025, vol.121, n.7-8, pp.1-4. ISSN 1996-7489.  https://doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2025/17677.

SIGNIFICANCE: Supporting systems that provide healthy and safe food ingredients and products and environmentally sustainable nutrition and food security solutions are key local priorities. To achieve these priorities in South Africa, multilevel and multiagency support is needed by smallholder farmers to expand the cultivation, growing, distribution, marketing, and production of indigenous and traditional African food crops (ITFC) and ingredients, as well as the sale, acceptance, and consumption of ITFCs. Public education is required to transform local perspectives on protein intake and the benefits of ITFCs. The government must exempt ITFCs from VAT to promote their mainstream commercial viability.

Keywords : indigenous and traditional African food crops; stakeholder engagement; sustainable nutrition; food security; food innovations.

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