Welcome to the DST - NRF Centre of Excellence in Food Security

The Department of Science and Technology/National Research Foundation Centre of Excellence in Food Security, is jointly hosted by the University of the Western Cape and the University of Pretoria.

This is the first DST-NRF Centre of Excellence to be hosted at a historically black university. The Centre is a virtual organisation that brings together the expertise of numerous South African and international institutions, as well as over 100 researchers across various disciplines.

Click on the button to access the COE-FS website for information and updates about our research:

COE-FS WEBSITE