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Enset banana could feed millions
A new study suggests that enset, a relative of the common banana native to Ethiopia, has the potential to feed millions of people.
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UN World Food Programme to support food businesses in Rwanda
The UN’s World Food Programme is working with several partners to provide support for East African businesses developing solutions to growing food insecurity in the region.
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Fighting exploitation
Troy Pearley explains the farmer-centric business model of Divine Chocolate and how its structure helps create a fairer industry that projects the voices of minority groups.
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Food fraud in Africa: a silent but deadly threat to global food security
Dr Ernest Teye, Director of The Africa Centre for Food Fraud and Safety, underlines the importance of innovation in the fight against food fraud in sub-Saharan Africa and demonstrates recent progress in the region.
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AOAC International raises food safety concerns in Africa
There are mounting concerns from the AOAC that the continent does not have the testing capacity to ensure that the food its population eats is healthy and nutritious.
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Love Food Give Food: Action Against Hunger making a difference
Action Against Hunger marketing executive director Jean-Michel Grand shares insight into how the hospitality industry is helping to tackle the hunger crisis through its Love Food Give Food campaign and discusses some ongoing challenges.
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China and US rank highest for salt content in processed food
The salt content of processed foods remains high, though some countries ranked considerably worse than others in the BMJ Open study.
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Miracle berry – developing its promise
Miraculin could be a game changer in the sweeteners market when all its forms gain legal approval and become cost effective.
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How did African farmers cope with COVID-19?
The way in which African farmers dealt with the pandemic has been highlighted by new research, which has revealed the role that apps such as WhatsApp played in the recovery effort.
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60-second news – this week’s headlines delivered to you in one minute
This week's rapid roundup of food and beverage news includes changes to breakfast cereal and a world famous recruit for the UN.
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The Weeknd teams up with UN World Food Programme
The Weeknd is more famous for chart-topping hits, but he is also a passionate supporter of the UN’s World Food Programme and has donated to the organisation’s relief efforts in Ethiopia recently.
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One in three will still use polluting cooking fuels in 2030
Though progress has been made in terms of reducing the environmental impact of cooking fuels, the researchers suggest this progress is stalling.
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World Macadamia Organisation (WMO) launched
The newly-formed WMO incudes membership from some of the world’s largest macadamia-producing countries, including Australia, South Africa and the US state of Hawaii.
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Madagascar facing famine after climate change brings damaging drought
A worse than usual drought in Madagascar has left much of the country’s population facing famine as the “hunger season” looms large.
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60-Second News: All the latest from the food industry inside a minute
This week's quickfire roundup of the very latest news includes a new commitment from PepsiCo, as well as a Salmonella outbreak in the US.
