New Technologies & Innovations
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Maize production in sub-Saharan Africa to decline by about 40 percent by 2050: World Bank report
SUB-SAHARA AFRICA – The World Bank forecasts maize production in sub-Saharan Africa to decline by about 40 percent by 2050 unless mechanization is fast-tracked, Star…
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Kenya to approve fall army warm resistant maize varieties, as varsity develops climate-smart seeds
KENYA – Kenya’s National Varieties Release Committee (NRVC) is set to approve the three-fall army warm (FAW) tolerant maize varieties in an effort to improve…
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Upcycling food waste: Researchers use fermentation to produce cooking oil from corn husks
EUROPE -Researchers from Connectomix Bio are using ancient technology (fermentation) to turn agricultural waste into oils for food. The scientific breakthrough is timely as it could…
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Tackling food waste: Scientists develop a new way to extract antioxidant nutrients from corn starch waste
SWEDEN-A team of researchers from Sweden’s KTH Royal Institute of Technology has developed a process for extracting ferulic acid, an antioxidant dietary fiber, from corn…
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Baking and dairy ingredients specialist Synercore secures US$4.7M from Norfund to fund expansion plans
SOUTH AFRICA – Norfund, the Norwegian investment fund for developing countries, is investing ZAR 80M (US$4.7M) in convertible debt in the expansion plans of Synercore…