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09/12/2018 / By Edsel Cook

A feasibility study on converting food waste into viable livestock feed

American researchers examined the viability of recovering food waste and turning it into livestock feed. They reported that a modernized version of the ancient practice would be able to greatly reduce the wastage of food, provide sufficient nutrition for food animals, and improve the food supply at global and national levels. The University of Pennsylvania […]

09/03/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Vegetables are essential for food and nutrition security

A study published in Global Food Security reported that vegetables have untapped not just nutritional, but also economic benefits. According to the authors, with proper research and development, vegetables can be crucial to securing worldwide food security. Vegetables are an affordable source of vitamins and minerals necessary for overall health, but their economic and nutritional power have yet […]

08/28/2018 / By Ralph Flores

Looking at the various ways we can reduce zinc and iron deficiencies in food systems

An international study led by a team of researchers from Austria and the U.K. have tackled the current deficit of micronutrients around the world in their latest review. The article was released in the journal Global Food Security. In the review, the team talked about the “hidden hunger” phenomenon, which refers to the lack of mineral […]

08/26/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Investigating alternative feed sources to address a potential food collapse

Searching for new sources of food for humans and feed for animals, a Tanzanian scientific review covered the Vigna genus of legumes. They reported that the wild members of the genus could serve as potential sources of nutrition, thereby improving food security across the world. The study was conducted by researchers from the Nelson Mandela […]

08/02/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Adding silicate rocks to farmland could restore soil, protect against pests and disease, and capture CO2, improving global food security

The groundbreaking results of a new British-led study suggested a simple yet profoundly effective way to improve global food supplies and cut down on carbon dioxide (CO2) pollution: Farm crops with crushed silicate rocks. An international research team headed by University of Sheffield researchers have found that the addition of crushed silicate rocks brought significant advantages […]

01/30/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

New research suggests ONE THIRD of American households are food insecure, with limited access to healthy food

When we think of people going hungry, many of us envision starving children in Africa, but it’s a struggle that is also quite familiar to far too many Americans. In fact, a recent study found that this problem could be a lot more extensive in the U.S. than previously believed. Researchers from The Ohio State […]

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