BURKINA FASO – Burkina Faso’s Council of Ministers has passed a regulatory Act that will allow the country to import biopesticides as a means of tackling the fruit fly menace. The mango makes up over 50% of the fruits produced in Burkina Faso. The sector has numerous challenges, the most significant of which is the fruit fly, as in the…
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FSSAI finds 35% of milk samples tested contaminated
INDIA – Tests conducted by the Indian authorities have found that 35% of the milk samples tested are non-compliant with the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India’s (FSSAI’s) requirements. According to data provided by the Union Ministry of Food Processing Industry, 3,399 milk samples out of a total of 9,717 that were examined by the relevant authorities in 2020–21…
READ MOREResearchers develop technique to forecast food insecurity
U.S – Researchers at the Central European University’s Department of Network and Data Science have developed a new tool that can use a variety of data to anticipate food insecurity up to 30 days in advance. Elisa Omodei, a study author and Assistant Professor in the Central European University’s Department of Network and Data Science, claimed that the tool could…
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