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Food Evolution Research Laboratory FERC focuses on food and nutrition research to enhance sustainable lifestyles of communities.

🌍 WORLD FOOD DAY 2026A healthy food system should do more than put food on the table, it should help put nutritious, saf...
16/10/2026

🌍 WORLD FOOD DAY 2026

A healthy food system should do more than put food on the table, it should help put nutritious, safe and affordable food within everyone’s reach.

As we reflect on food and nutrition this World Food Day, we’re reminded that what we eat is connected to much more: how food is produced, accessed, priced, marketed and shared.

Building better food environments means building food systems that support people, health and the future of our planet.

NATIONAL NUTRITION WEEK 2026Healthy eating isn’t only about what’s on our plate, it’s also about what shapes the choices...
13/10/2026

NATIONAL NUTRITION WEEK 2026

Healthy eating isn’t only about what’s on our plate, it’s also about what shapes the choices that get us there.

This National Nutrition Week, we’re looking beyond individual choices to the food environments around us. From affordability and accessibility to education, policy and availability, the environments we create can make nutritious choices either easier or harder.

Creating healthier food environments means creating better opportunities for better nutrition. 🥗

RESEARCH IN ACTION | FERC AT THE NUTRITION CONGRESS 2026Last week, FERC members joined fellow researchers and profession...
12/10/2026

RESEARCH IN ACTION | FERC AT THE NUTRITION CONGRESS 2026
Last week, FERC members joined fellow researchers and professionals at the Nutrition Congress 2026, presenting their research and contributing to discussions advancing nutrition knowledge and practice.
We celebrate our members for sharing their work and making an impact! 👏🏽

🌱 TASTE OF THE LAND | FILM SCREENINGWhat a meaningful experience of food, heritage, memory and indigenous knowledge. 🌿Th...
30/09/2026

🌱 TASTE OF THE LAND | FILM SCREENING

What a meaningful experience of food, heritage, memory and indigenous knowledge. 🌿

Thank you to everyone who joined FERC for the screening of Taste of the Land and for engaging with the film and discussion.

A special thank you to Siwe Ntombela and Forest Ramushwana for sharing their story, knowledge and lived experiences with us.

Here’s to celebrating indigenous food knowledge, heritage and more sustainable, resilient food futures. 🌍

🌿 WHAT DOES YOUR HERITAGE TASTE LIKE?Meet Mphathi M***a, an agroecologist and farmer preserving indigenous crops, seeds ...
28/09/2026

🌿 WHAT DOES YOUR HERITAGE TASTE LIKE?

Meet Mphathi M***a, an agroecologist and farmer preserving indigenous crops, seeds and farming knowledge.

From protecting biodiversity to passing knowledge between generations, his story highlights the importance of keeping indigenous food and farming practices alive.

Swipe through to hear his story. 🌱

🌿 WHAT DOES YOUR HERITAGE TASTE LIKE?Meet Siwe, an African food advocate exploring the connections between food, land, h...
22/09/2026

🌿 WHAT DOES YOUR HERITAGE TASTE LIKE?

Meet Siwe, an African food advocate exploring the connections between food, land, heritage and identity.

From isijingi to ukuvubela, her story reminds us that food carries knowledge, memory and belonging.

Swipe through to hear her story. 🌱

🌿 HERITAGE THAT LIVES ONFor Chef Mokgadi Itsweng, heritage lives in the garden, in indigenous ingredients, in stories sh...
15/09/2026

🌿 HERITAGE THAT LIVES ON

For Chef Mokgadi Itsweng, heritage lives in the garden, in indigenous ingredients, in stories shared by grandmothers, and in the knowledge carried from one generation to the next.

From growing and preserving food to bringing traditional ingredients into modern dishes, her story reminds us that food heritage is not something to place in a museum, it is something to keep alive.

Swipe through to hear her story. 🌱

🌿 WHAT DOES YOUR HERITAGE TASTE LIKE?Welcome to the FERC Heritage Series, celebrating the food, stories and indigenous k...
11/09/2026

🌿 WHAT DOES YOUR HERITAGE TASTE LIKE?

Welcome to the FERC Heritage Series, celebrating the food, stories and indigenous knowledge that shape us.

Meet Chef Noni, reconnecting us with African food traditions, ancestral knowledge and forgotten ingredients.

✨ “My heritage is The All I am.”

Swipe to discover her story. 🌱

What connects you to your heritage?

🌿 HERITAGE & OUR FOOD STORIES 🍲This Heritage Month, FERC is celebrating more than the food on our plates, we’re celebrat...
08/09/2026

🌿 HERITAGE & OUR FOOD STORIES 🍲

This Heritage Month, FERC is celebrating more than the food on our plates, we’re celebrating the knowledge, memories, traditions and identities woven into every meal.

Our food heritage is carried through generations, in the ingredients we grow, the dishes we prepare, the stories shared around the table, and the indigenous knowledge passed down from one generation to the next.

Over the coming weeks, we’ll be hearing from different voices as they share their personal experiences and perspectives on indigenous knowledge, food and identity, generational knowledge, research and heritage, and the future of our food heritage. 🌍

Because when we preserve our food heritage, we preserve the stories of who we are.

Join us as we learn and celebrate . 🌿

We’re proud to see Prof Hema Kesa, Director of FERC, featured as a speaker at the SA Chefs Women in Culinary Conference ...
26/08/2026

We’re proud to see Prof Hema Kesa, Director of FERC, featured as a speaker at the SA Chefs Women in Culinary Conference on 27 August 2026. ✨

The conference brings together inspiring women across the culinary, hospitality, tourism, academia and entrepreneurship sectors to share insights, celebrate achievements and empower the next generation of women leaders.

Prof Kesa will be part of the Academic Empowerment session, sharing insights on Future-Proofing Your Career. 👩🏽‍🍳🎓

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Bunting Road Campus, University Of Johannesburg, Auckland Park
Sandton
2092

Opening Hours

Monday 09:00 - 17:00
Tuesday 09:00 - 17:00
Wednesday 09:00 - 17:00
Thursday 09:00 - 17:00
Friday 09:00 - 16:00

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+27115591050

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