{"id":860615,"date":"2026-05-18T14:40:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T12:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=860615"},"modified":"2026-05-18T14:09:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T12:09:37","slug":"business-talk-dr-christine-taljaard-krugell-on-child-nutrition-and-its-impact-on-south-africas-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/lifestyle\/860615\/business-talk-dr-christine-taljaard-krugell-on-child-nutrition-and-its-impact-on-south-africas-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Business Talk \u2014 Dr Christine Taljaard-Krugell on child nutrition and its impact on South Africa\u2019s future"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In this Business Talk with Michael Avery interview, Dr Christine Taljaard-Krugell discusses child nutrition and its impact on the future of South Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Taljaard-Krugell is a Senior Lecturer and Associate Professor at North-West University Centre of Excellence for Nutrition and has worked at the university for over 12 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her work focuses on nutrition research and public health, and as a lecturer, she is committed to preparing her students for the real-world challenges of addressing public health issues at the local and global levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Taljaard-Krugell has also worked closely with the African Nutrition Leadership Programme (ANLP) since 2014.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ANLP develops individual and institutional leadership capacity in nutrition fields across the African continent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She holds a master\u2019s degree and a PhD in Nutrition from North-West University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The interview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In this Business Talk interview, Taljaard-Krugell unpacks what malnutrition looks like in the average household in 2026 and how environmental issues such as unemployment, rising food prices, and limited services impact childcare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Taljaard-Krugell discusses what concerns her the most about food and nutrition insecurity for children, and reveals how we should be designing nutrition programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She also touches on where the current system fails children most and what she would consider meaningful progress in improving child nutrition for South Africans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Taljaard-Krugell concludes the interview by outlining what it will take for South Africa to stop treating child nutrition as a private household struggle and start treating it as a national investment in human potential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the interview with Dr Christine Taljaard-Krugell below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Business Talk - Dr Christine Taljaard-Krugell on child nutrition and South Africa\u2019s future\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kBChr7-whlY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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