07.11.2023 - Meeting with stakeholders in Matatiele (Eastern Cape)

This first workshop took place virtually from two locations in South Africa: (1) At the University of the Western Cape (UWC) in Cape Town with the INCrease working team and researchers on nutrition and indigenous crops from UWC and (2) at Matatiele in the Eastern Cape province with selected stakeholders.

The INCrease team members presented their institutions and explained their research interests in the framework of the project. Also, the stakeholders in Matatiele introduced themselves and shared their experiences around INC. Doctoral researchers of the University of Cape Town also presented relevant work in the framework of the INCrease project and there was a very interesting online exchange with the stakeholders in Matatiele.

This activity is part of the initiation phase of the project INCrease (15.07.2023-15.12.2023). The initiation phase includes the elaboration of a concept for the transdisciplinary approach of the project, mapping of stakeholders, co-creation workshops with stakeholders in the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provinces in South Africa. Also, expert discussions and meetings at the Universities of Zululand and the Western Cape.