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02/01/2019 / By Ralph Flores

Seeking out valuable rain-fed pasture options to increase crop production

Food insecurity, or the lack of access to affordable and nutritional food, is a problem that affects a lot of people around the world. Multiple studies have shown that high poverty rates and the inability to obtain nutritional food are considered to be the primary factors for the problem. For the latter, however, it’s also […]

08/03/2018 / By Ralph Flores

Could tea replace chemicals as a natural food colorant?

Nature is truly the gift that keeps on giving – if people know how to make use of these gifts. One such example is tea. People consume it the world over, but there are still parts of the plant that are typically discarded and considered waste from the supply chain. However, seemingly useless and extraneous materials […]

06/26/2018 / By Ralph Flores

Will 3D printed food become a reality in the future? Scientists want to create an appliance that can turn powdered ingredients into “real” food

The technology behind 3D printing has changed a lot since it was created in the 1980s. These days, 3D printers can easily fit on a desktop – a far cry from its clunky predecessors which took up a lot of space – and churn out just about anything. For Jin-Kyu Rhee, a professor at Ehwa Womans […]

01/09/2018 / By Ralph Flores

Essential oils found to be effective fumigants against the pulse beetle, a pest common in chickpeas, lentils and other legumes

Essential oils have a lot of benefits, especially for people. However, this effect is not just limited to people – it can even be used in plants. A recent study found that certain types of oils can be effectively used as fumigants against some insects. The study, which was published by the Entomological Society of Southern Africa, […]

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