Prof. Hettie Schönfeldt is an advocate for nutrition research, promoting excellence through the creation, translation, and dissemination of science-based information into policies, programmes, and training programmes – both nationally and internationally.
She publishes evidence on why country-specific nutrient and anti-nutrient data are essential to enable interpretation of the dietary outcomes of countries. She serves as scientific advisor to AFROFOODS, a network on the African continent, forming part of the IUNS/UNU/FAO INFOODS Task Force.
Prof. Schönfeldt is a co-director of the African Research Universities Alliance Centre of Excellence in Sustainable Food Systems (ARUA-SFS) and holds a Department of Science and Innovation/National Research Foundation Research Chairs Initiative (DSTI/NRF SARChI) Chair in Nutrition and Food Security.
