Prof Muthulisi Siwela

Academic Qualifications

  • PhD
  • MSc
  • PGDip (Mgnt)
  • BScHons

Biography

Prof Muthulisi Siwela is a Food Scientist, he obtained MSc and PhD (Food Science) from the University of Pretoria. He has served as an academic for more than 20 years at a couple of universities in Southern Africa- much of the period of which has been at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. Prof Siwela Successfully served as main Supervisor and co-Supervisor, altogether, of more than 25 masters and 15 PhD students, as well as a couple of Postdoctoral Research Fellows. He has published more than 120 research reports, including more than 95 journal articles.

Research Interests

  • Nutritional and health-promoting properties of African traditional and indigenous crops and edible wild plants.
  • Value-addition of under-utilized grain legumes and cereals and nuts of the sub-Saharan African region

Research Profiles

Prof Mthulisi

Prof Muthulisi Siwela

Discipline

Agricultural Science / Dietetics and Human Nutrition

Email

Siwelam@ukzn.ac.za

Contact

033 260 5459


Campus

Pietermaritzburg
 

Office Address

Office B3 Rabie Saunders building, Life Sciences/Agriculture campus, Scottsville, Pietermaritzburg