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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Cassava, World Hunger, Ag Africa,

Zambia: Businessman taps into cassava's industrial potential

Lubasi Yuyi built a company that processes cassava into starch, used in various industrial processes.

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JAMES MSASA
shared this 2 article 4 years ago
Topics: Food/Nutrition, Food Waste, Ag Global Specialty Food, Food Security/Shortage,

Food Dehydration is crucial for decreasing food waste in Africa

Milwaukee Startup Helping Small African Farms Turn Waste into Livelihoods

Agricycle wants to address poverty and put a dent in global food waste. So far, it has created nearly 7,000 livelihoods in Africa and diverted 177 tons of food waste — and counting.

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JAMES MSASA
shared this 2 article 4 years ago
Topics: Hobby Farming, Young Farmers, Smallholder Farms,

This startup turns food waste into new brands

By offering developing farmers simple technology to preserve their crops and a distribution supply chain, Agricycle creates new markets for farmers.

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John LaRose Jr.
shared this 2 article 4 years ago
Topics: Economics, Food/Nutrition, Aquaculture/Fish Farming, Fishing (Commercial), World Hunger, Ag Africa,

Zambian entrepreneur capitalises on fish farming opportunities

Allan Mbale's company works with smallholder farmers to raise fish which it then sells to its clients.

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Nancy Kavazanjian
shared this 2 article 4 years ago
Topics: Wheat, Research,

'Totally unexpected': Researchers excited by frosted wheat trial

The discovery that a new variety of wheat can make a "significant" recovery from a damaging frost is surprising and exciting researchers in Western Australia.

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Nancy Kavazanjian
shared this 2 article 4 years ago
Topics: Agriculture US, Government / Policies,

American Agri-Women President executing vision for new leadership program - Brownfield Ag News

The newly elected president of the American Agri-Women hopes to execute her vision for a new leadership program in 2022. Heather Hampton-Knodle of Filmore, Illinois tells Brownfield the program will have a few different tracks starting with non-profit leadership to help members be involved in filling community needs. “How can we help people be aware […]

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Food/Nutrition, Pork/Swine/Pig/Hog, Consumer/Retail,

12/15/2021 SOURCE: www.kcrg.com

Pork product recall expands due to possible listeria contamination

The company Alexander and Hornung issued the recall after saying the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

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John LaRose Jr.
shared this 2 article 4 years ago
Topics: Jobs, Agriculture Global, Coronavirus/COVID,

Afghan evacuees to be allowed to work on farms amid rural manpower shortage

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John LaRose Jr.
shared this 2 article 4 years ago
Topics: Agriculture Global, Recycling, Sustainability, Regenerative Agriculture,

Microbes Are Evolving to Digest Plastic, Study Finds

It’s no secret that plastic is taking over our planet at a rapid pace. Now, researchers of one study have found that microbes in the oceans and soil all around the world are quickly evolving to digest the plastic. The study authors say these findings show “a measurable effect of plastic pollution on the global microbial ecology.”

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Nancy Kavazanjian
shared this 2 article 4 years ago
Topics: Research, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind), Education,

ASU begins joint appointment program with National Renewable Energy Laboratory

ASU and NREL begin a joint appointment program to advance renewable energy research, education and technology development.

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