Nakuba ukudla kwaseNingizimu Afrika kungezinye zezinto ezithengeka kakhulu emhlabeni, izinselelo zomnotho zenza kube nzima ukuthi abaningi bathole ukudla okunomsoco, ngokusho kuka-Roelie van Reenen, isikhulu se-supply chain e-Beefmaster Group. Uveza ukwenyuka kokungavikeleki kokudla emnothweni ontekenteke, okudala umthelela omubi kulo lonke uchungechunge lokuhlinzekwa kwezolimo.
UVan Reenen uchaze ukuthi ukukhula kancane komnotho, izinga eliphezulu lokuntuleka kwemisebenzi, kanye nokukhuphuka kwezindleko zikagesi, uphethiloli nezinye izinto ezibalulekile kubeka ingcindezi yezimali kubathengi. Ngenxa yalokho, imindeni idonsa kanzima ukuze ikwazi ukuthenga ukudla okunomsoco ekudingayo, kube nomthelela ekhonweni labakhiqizi bokudla lokuletha imikhiqizo emakethe.
IShoprite Group, ngokubambisana neNyuvesi yaseStellenbosch, ikucacisa lokhu embikweni we-2024 South African Food Security Index, oveza ukuthi izinga lokutholakala kokudla ezweni lehle lisuka ku-64.9 ngo-2019 laya ku-45.3 ngo-2023, okugqamisa inkinga ekhulayo.
Lo mbiko uphakamisa ukuthi uMnyango Wezezimali Kazwelonke ucabange ngokususa intela ezintweni ezithile ezibalulekile zokudla, ikakhulukazi imikhiqizo enothe ngamaprotheni, ukuze kwehliswe imithwalo yezimali futhi kwenziwe ngcono ukutholakala kokudla okunomsoco okubalulekile.