While the National Food Security Strategy does include important food systems initiatives, it fails to address the root causes of food insecurity or its health consequences.
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Principle dietitian at the Nutrition Information Centre, Stellenbosch University
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Senior Specialist Scientist, Environment and Health Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council
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Professor and Head of Division Human Nutrition at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University
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Academic Researcher, University of California, San Francisco
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Deputy Vice-Chancellor (International) and Senior Vice-President, Monash University
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Associate Professor of Economics, Lycoming College
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Criminologist / Senior Lecturer, Stellenbosch University
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Associate Professor of Food Politics and Policy, The University of Melbourne