Fortifying everyday foods: why pap and bread are part of the solution to hidden hunger
Bread and pap in South Africa are enhanced so that they deliver the vitamins and minerals your body needs. That’s the basic premise of large-scale food fortification — adding small amounts of essential nutrients to the staple foods people already eat, so that more children can grow well, more mothers have healthy pregnancies, and fewer […]
Op-ed: How pap and bread can help reduce hidden hunger
Imagine if every slice of bread and every plate of pap gave you the vitamins and minerals you needed. When South Africa’s fortification regulations came into effect in 2003, this was the idea behind it. Two of the country’s most common staples, maize meal and wheat flour (specifically bread flour), would carry a hidden bonus: […]
Op-ed: The stepping stones that young people need to find work
If you’ve graduated with a degree that can land a job in finance, you are likely on a path to a stable and well-paying career. But if you are one of the nearly 4 million young people between the ages of 15 and 24 in South Africa who are unemployed, out of school or not […]