Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Wheat, Ag Global Specialty Food, Ag Africa,
Africa: How Sweet Potato is Preventing the Global Wheat Crisis from Taking Root in Africa
Opinion - Long before the Ukraine conflict began and sent wheat futures spiralling, scientists in Africa were experimenting with an alternative ingredient for baked goods: orange fleshed sweet potato (OFSP) puree.
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07/08/2022 SOURCE: www.kob.com
A longtime chile farmer – who is also a scientist – is working make green chile even greener.
Sandia Labs uses solar power to roast green chile
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06/30/2022 SOURCE: seedworld.com
Hemp is very nutritious. For example, there are two fatty acids that are essential for human health — linoleic acid (omega-6) and alpha-linolenic acid (omega-3) — and hemp seed oil is packed with them. “In other words, hemp packs a great nutritional punch,” says Ben Raymond, vice-president of research and development for Victory Hemp Foods […]
Why Protein is the Next Frontier in Hemp Breeding - Seed World
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JAMES MSASA
Topics: Agriculture Global, Ag Global Specialty Food, Ag Tech, Ag Innovation, Ag Startups & Financing, Ag Africa, Agronomy, AgriBusiness, Food Security/Shortage,
Hard times as prices of maize flour, cooking oil to increase
Manufacturers lament increased production cost due to shortage of raw materials for the essential food items.
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JAMES MSASA
Topics: Agriculture Global, Ag Global Specialty Food, Ag Asia / Pacific, Ag Tech, Ag Innovation, AgriBusiness,
Thailand begins distribution of one million marijuana plants
Thailand mainly wants to make a splash in the market for medical marijuana, hoping the reform will help boost everything from national income to small farmers' livelihoods.
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JAMES MSASA
Topics: Markets/Pricing, Food/Nutrition, Food Waste, Ag Global Specialty Food, Ag Africa, Food Security/Shortage,
Half of small millers shut down on maize shortage
Half of the small-scale millers have shut their businesses due to a lack of maize in a move that is likely to see consumers pay more for flour.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Aquaculture/Fish Farming, Fishing (Commercial), Ag Global Specialty Food, World Hunger,
Farm-to-market road in Dagupan boosts agri-fishery output
DAGUPAN CITY – The farm-to-market road in Barangay Lucao here has boosted the aquaculture and agri-fishery by easing the transport of produce to the market.Department of Public Works and Highways Ilocos Region information officer Esperanza Tinaza said the concrete road, measuring 1.302...
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture Global, Water, Ag Global Specialty Food, Government / Policies, Ag Africa, Food Security/Shortage,
'By better managing agricultural potential, food crises could be avoided' in the Horn of Africa
For Djibouti's Ayan Mahamoud, program coordinator of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), solutions exist to deal with the region's drought.
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Food/Nutrition, Sustainability, Ag Global Specialty Food, Food Security/Shortage,
Without Access to Ukrainian Sunflower Oil, Iceland Foods Forced to Put Practicality Over Sustainability
Thanks to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the British grocery chain has been cut off from its supply of sunflower oil; the company says it must temporarily revert to using palm oil, which it eliminated from its products in 2018.
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