Feb 17, 2023 | Food Safety Africa Magazine

IITA debuts course on CRISPR technology to help reduce food insecurity

Feb 17, 2023Feb 17, 2023

KENYA – The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) recently introduced a five-year program titled the African Plant Breeding Academy (AfPBA) CRISPR Course in Nairobi, Kenya, to provide technical training in gene education hence help in reducing food insecurity and malnutrition exacerbated by climate change. The program, launched in collaboration with the University of California, Davis (UC Davis), the Innovative…

IITA, National Root Crops Research Institute release new high-yield, disease-resistant yam varieties

Feb 17, 2023Feb 17, 2023

AFRICA – The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)-CGIAR in partnership with the National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI) has released three novel yam cultivars that are resistant to the yam mosaic virus and anthracnose, two of the most fatal yam diseases in Africa. The three new cultivars, UMUDr35-Delight, UMUDr33-Blessing, and UMUDr34-Sunshine, also possess outstanding qualities, including high yield, high…

Document Compliance Network releases new edition of its food safety software

Feb 17, 2023Feb 17, 2023

U.S – In order to help food safety teams in the food and beverage sector work more efficiently and with less work, Document Compliance Network (DCN), a cloud-based solution that makes managing food safety documentation easier, has released a new edition of its food safety software. There are 14 languages supported by DCN’s food safety software, including Arabic, Chinese, English,…

Screen-printed electrodes to aid in real-time detection of E.coli in milk

Feb 17, 2023Feb 17, 2023

UK/NETHERLANDS – Escherichia coli can now be detected in milk without sample preparation thanks to the development of a unique thermal biosensor for real-time detection. The sensor has the potential to be a low-cost, quick instrument for onsite microbiological indication and would be simple to mass-produce. The approach is based on screen-printed electrodes (SPEs), which are functionalized via a straightforward surface-imprinting method.…

Enartis partners with WINEGRID to introduce “Smart Enology” hence increasing efficiency in wineries

Feb 17, 2023Feb 17, 2023

ITALY – Enartis, an Italian multinational operating in the market of enological products and services, has partnered with WINEGRID, a Portuguese engineering company specializing in winemaking monitoring solutions, to distribute WINEGRID innovative solutions worldwide which detect critical production data in real-time during the various stages of winemaking. The WINEGRID technology that Enartis is now distributing will allow winemakers to make…