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South African Government Policy: Library Guide: Food & nutrition

Bibliographic records and links of South African government policies, plans and strategies

Plans

South Africa. National food and nutrition security plan for South Africa, 2018-2023. Version: 07 November 2017. Pretoria: Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, 2017.

South Africa. Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Overview of progress towards the National food and nutrition security plan for South Africa, 2018-2023, 12 March 2019. Presentation. 

South Africa. Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation. Implementation Evaluation of the National Food and Nutrition Security Plan: Full Report. Pretoria: Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, October 2023. "This report has been independently prepared by Genesis Analytics, with support from the Evaluation Steering Committee. The Steering Committee oversaw the operation of the evaluation, commented and approved the reports."

Findings of the 2023 Implementation Evaluation of the National Food and Nutrition Security Plan; Findings of the 2024 National Food and Nutrition Security Survey; with Deputy Minister, 11 February 2025. Includes audio and presentations. 

South Africa. Food and nutrition security: draft policy implementation plan. Pretoria: Department of Health?, September 2014. (Scroll to foot of page and open document.)

South Africa. Department of Health. National Directorate: Nutrition. Integrated Nutrition Programme: strategic plan, 2002/03-2006/07. November 2001. Updated September 2002.

Policy papers

National Development Agency. Policy paper : measurement of food security in South Africa. Johannesburg: National Development Agency, March 2013. 

National Development Agency. 2013. Policy paper : Government's role in ensuring and improving food security in South Africa. (Broken link, 19/9/19. Not archived. No library holding.)

Fetsa Tlala

South Africa. Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Fetsa Tlala: integrated food production initiative. Pretoria: Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, 2013. (Broken link. Not archived. No library holding.)

South Africa. Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Fetsa Tlala: production plan, 2014/15. Pretoria: Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, 2014? (Opens document.)

Policies

City of Cape Town. Food Gardens Policy in Support of Poverty Alleviation and Reduction (Policy Number 12399C)Revised and approved: 04 December 2013 C24/12/13. Cape Town: City of Cape Town, 2013.

City of Cape Town. Urban agricultural policy for the City of Cape Town. Approved by Council. 07/12/2006. C 27/12/06. Cape Town: City of Cape Town, 2006. 

South Africa. Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. The national policy on food and nutrition security for the Republic of South Africa. In: South Africa. Government gazette no. 37915 (22 August 2014), Govt. notice no. 637. Shelf no. G 68 E.AGRI.13.NATI

South Africa. Dept. of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.    Food security policy for the Republic of South Africa.    Pretoria :   Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries,   2012.   Shelf no. G 68 E.AGRI.12.FOOD

South Africa. Dept. of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.    The framework for the Zero Hunger Programme :   actuating the integrated food security strategy for South Africa. Pretoria :   Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries,   2012.    G 68 E.AGRI.12.FRAM (Download from Documents.) Presentation. 

South Africa. Department of Agriculture.    The integrated food security strategy for South Africa.   Pretoria :   [Dept. of Agriculture?] ,   2002. Shelf no.  G 68 E.AGRI.02.INTE

Studies

Delport, Casey. Food and Nutrition Policy in South Africa: the National Vision, Policy Space and Policy Alignment. Thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Commerce (Agricultural Economics) at Stellenbosch University Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of AgriSciences, April 2019.

Koch, Josee. The food security policy context in South Africa. Brasilia, Brazil : International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth, 2011. (Country study no. 21)

Articles

Drimie, Scott  & Shaun Ruysenaar. The Integrated Food Security Strategy of South Africa: an institutional analysis. In: Agrekon, Vol. 39, issue 3 (2010).  338.105 AGRI   Available online through the UCT e-Journal Portal.

Labadarios, D., N. P. Steyn, Mgijima, C., N. Daldla. Review of the South African nutrition policy 1994–2002 and targets for 2007: Achievements and challenges. In: Nutrition, Vol. 21, issue 1 (January 2005), pages 100-108. Available online in the ScienceDirect database. 

Strategies

South Africa. Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment. Draft strategy for reducing food losses and waste. Pretoria: Government Printing Works, September 2023. In: SA Government gazette no. 49321 (19 September 2023), Government notice no. 3888.

South Africa. Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment. Draft strategy for reducing food losses and waste prior to retail: draft strategy: executive summary document. Version 1.0. Pretoria: Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, September 2022. Open Strategic Documents, NECES, Item 5.4 & Download.

South Africa. Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation. 2018-2023 National Food and Nutrition Security Communication Strategy for South Africa. Pretoria: Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, 2020?

Western Cape Government Household Food and Nutrition Security Strategic Framework, September, 2016. Draft approved by Cabinet for public comment.

South Africa. [Proposed] Household food and nutrition security strategy for South Africa. 14 May 2013. (Broken link. Not archived. Cannot find it elsewhere.)

Related strategy: Southern African Development Community. Food and nutrition security strategy, 2015-2025. Gaborone, Botswana: SADC, 2014. (Downloads document.)

South Africa. Department of Agriculture.    The integrated food security strategy for South Africa.   Pretoria :   [Dept. of Agriculture?] ,   2002. Shelf no.  G 68 E.AGRI.02.INTE

Unavailable in libraries but cited: South Africa. Department of Health. An integrated nutrition strategy for South Africa: report of the Nutrition Committee to the Minister of Health, Pretoria. Pretoria: Department of Health, 1994. 

Roadmaps

South Africa. Department of Health. Roadmap for nutrition in South Africa, 2013-2017. Pretoria: Directorate: Nutrition, National Department of Health, 2013.