IUFoST

World agriculture must more than double to avoid famine

Nina Fedoroff, science and technology advisor to the US Secretary of State, says that unless global agriculture achieves much greater efficiencies, famine may result as global conditions continue to worsen.

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Students at IUFoST 2010

MARS Africa sponsored a number of SA Food Science and Technology students to attend IUFoST. Roxanne Rolando caught up with a few after their experience and these were their impressions of this world class food congress.

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Industry's responsibility to tackle food poverty

Food scientists have a duty to confront and come up with innovative ways of dealing with the challenges of feeding the world, according to South African deputy minister of science and technology Derek Hanekom.

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Issues new and retro for the food industry

David Schmidt, president and CEO of the International Food Information Council (IFIC) presented his talk, Issues new and Retro: What is Driving Global Food and Health Trends, in a plenary lecture on Monday morning at IUFoST 2010.

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Global food production at critical turning point

Managing the world’s resources to cater for a growing population is one of the biggest challenges being faced by the food scientific community, according to a leading expert.

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