Gabatshoane Madisa, a third year food science student at the University of Johannesburg, took home all three prizes in her category at this year's Student Day.
Read more...Professor Alvaro Viljoen, from the Tshwane University of Technology, discusses the use of indigenous plants in the commercial sector.
‘I come to you as a botanist,’ announced Professor Alvaro Viljoen at the start of his presentation to SAAFoST members, in Johannesburg. His research interest is the phytochemistry and biological activity of medicinal and aromatic plants. Read more...
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.
Read more...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.
Read more...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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