Department of Life and Consumer Sciences

Nelly V Nkosi

College of Agriculture & Environmental Sciences
School of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Department: Life and Consumer Sciences
Lecturer
Tel: +27 11 670 9539
E-mail: nkosinv@unisa.ac.za

Qualifications

  • B. Consumer Science (Extension and Rural Development)
  • Master of Consumer Science (Cum Laude)
  • PhD candidate in Food Product development

Fields of academic interests

Teaching interests

  • Food product packaging and labelling
  • Food product development
  • Quantity food production and quality assurance
  • Food and beverage management

Research interests

  • Food quality assurance and safety
  • Food product development; Indigenous foods for food security
  • Consumer product perception and attitude

Journal articles

  • Nkosi, N.V and Tabit, F.T (2021). The food safety knowledge of street food vendors and the sanitary conditions of their street food vending environment in the Zululand District, South Africa. 7(7): e07640. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e07640