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KENYA – The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) has urged hotels to raise their production standards for food and beverages as well as hygiene in order to provide customers and visitors with meals that are fit for consumption. According to the Bureau, this is crucial to the hospitality industry’s sustainable growth as well as the safety of consumers. The Director…
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GLOBAL – The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), an international agricultural research institute, has pinpointed the agricultural sector as the leading contributor to the surge in worldwide antimicrobial resistance (AMR). World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW), which runs from November 18 to November 24, highlights what the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared as one of the top ten worldwide public…
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NIGERIA – The Federal Government of Nigeria has launched the National Animal Identification System and Traceability System (NAITS) to solve some of the challenges faced in the livestock sector. The system tech is part of the National Livestock Transformation Plan (NLTP) meant to foster greater prosperity through reforms that will make the livestock sector “more productive and sustainable” at the…
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AFRICA – Researchers from the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and Obafemi Awolowo University in Nigeria have discovered maize cultivars that offer a promising strategy to attain food security and safety of maize in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). According to IITA, nearly 30% of the calories consumed by more than 300 million people in SSA come from maize, and this…
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CYPRUS – The Cyprus Institute has unveiled the first method for labeling the quality of fruits and vegetables under the name Mountain Agriculture Troodos. According to the institution, the products, which are sold at Cyprus’s brand-new Mikropolis supermarkets, stand out for their exceptional quality and are made exclusively by suppliers in the Troodos Mountains. Cyprus’s initial thorough attempt to create…
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U.S – The U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Upside Foods the first “No Questions” letter it has ever issued for cultivated meat, poultry, or shellfish, confirming the safety of its cultivated chicken for consumption. Upside Foods grows meat, poultry, and seafood directly from animal cells. These products are not considered vegan or vegetarian but meat made without…
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