Browsing by Author "Moyo, Busiso Helard"

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    The politics of malnutrition: Self-determination and the right to food in the era of Sustainable Development Goals
    (University of the Western Cape, 2022) Moyo, Busiso Helard; Swart, Rina
    This research is about the analyses of power, governance, social capital and social justice in food and nutrition policy processes with the aim of informing efforts to achieve the right to food and address the complex burden of malnutrition in South Africa, and to transform the food system. Too often, malnutrition and the right to food are disconnected from one another, from the food systems practices that systematically generate health risks, and from the underlying environmental and socioeconomic conditions for health - conditions that are currently undermined by food systems activities.
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    The anti-politics of food in South Africa: transformation, accountability and the nutrition policy subsystem
    (Cambridge University Press, 2025) Moyo, Busiso Helard; Kroll, Florian; Thow, Anne Marie
    Objective: To examine power and governance arrangements in food and nutrition policy formulation and agenda-setting in South Africa Design: Analysis of the policy implementation environment and in-depth interviews were conducted focussing on: existing policy content and priorities across food system sectors; institutional structures for cross-sectoral and external stakeholder engagement; exercise of power in relation to food system policies; and opportunities to strengthen action on nutrition. Setting: South Africa Participants: Interviews were conducted with 48 key stakeholders involved in the food and nutrition policy sphere: government sectors relevant to food systems (n=21), the private sector (n=4), academia (n=10), NGOs (n=11) and farmers (n=2). Results: This study found that there are power dynamics involved in shaping the planning agenda that is inadvertently generating a food system that undermines the right to food. The concept of nutrition governance remains poorly defined and applied in different ways and usually based on a relatively narrow interpretation - therefore limiting policy coherence and coordination. South Africa has strong legal institutions and practices, and social policies that support public provisioning of food, but a non-interventionist approach to the food system. Conclusions: The right to food and nutrition, as outlined in the South African Constitution, has not yet been effectively utilized to establish a robust normative and legal basis for tackling the dual challenges of food insecurity and malnutrition. Currently, the governance of the food system is grappling with substantial obstacles, balancing the influence of powerful stakeholders who uphold the status quo against its responsibilities for food justice.