Tag archives for food
Biotechnology a key to produce nutrients enriched food
Biotechnology: A range of tools that use living organism for making or modifying a product, improve plant, animals or trees for specific uses. Agricultural biotechnology This term is used for…
Decomposers, as custodians of food chain
Decomposition is a cyclic process in which organic substances is break down into simple organic matter. Decomposers is the process of nutrient cycle and it is necessary for recycling of…
Food security – a burning issue
Food is the basic need of man as such food security is vital for its independence and honorable living among the community of the nation in the world. A Hungary…
Agricultural water productivity to ensure food security
Pakistan is the country whose economy is (21%) based upon agriculture. At least 7% of country population is adopted to the agriculture and suffer from food security. In Pakistan the…
Nestle Pakistan marked ‘World Food Safety Day’
Food is an imperative component and the safety of good health is the key to achieve several sustainable development goals (SDGs). Considering this on every year’s June World Food Day…
Nestle celebrated ‘World Food Safety Day’ at PCSIR
In order to protect consumer health and raise awareness regarding food safety, Nestlé Pakistan celebrated ‘World Food Safety Day’ at Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR) Labs, Lahore.…
FCCU launched Diploma in Food Security Management
At the launch of Forman Christian College’s Food Security Management Diploma Program, School of Life Sciences (SLS) recently held a consultative meeting at FCCU. This program is being offered by…
Uber to start delivering fast food through drones
The ride hailing firm Uber now plans to start delivering fast food by drones in San Diego by this summer through its food delivering service Uber Eats. The deliveries, however,…
Our Biodiversity, our Food, our Health
International Day for Biological Diversity 2019
Role of precision agriculture in food security
Agriculture sector is a voguish sector in which our life and business enterprises are combine together. Agriculture is considered to be backbone of Pakistan with a share of in economy…
Algae Photobioreactor to produce oxygen & food
Astronauts are about to start testing out a new device called a “Photobioreactor,” which uses living algae to convert carbon dioxide to breathable oxygen and produce edible food. The bioreactor…
Biosolar Leaf will pull pollution & produce food additive
British startup Arborea is launching a pilot project to test out its “BioSolar Leaf” technology. The first ever system uses microscopic plants to eliminate pollution from the air while simultaneously producing…
Edible and biodegradable food packaging
''As edible food packaging is trying to turn down our plastic and tin foil consumption to save the world, some businesses are already traversing more radical with edible packaging. Edible…
Strategic policy moot over GMO commercial cultivation
Military's Strategic Planning Division (SPD), Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and Ministry of Food Security & Research (NFS&R) talk over the deliberate policy of commercial cultivation of genetically modified organism (GMO) maize. In…
Land urbanization class I,II a global food security threat
Land capability classification is a system of classifying land to indicate its suitability for cropping, grazing and forestry. There are eight land capability classes. Class I-IV are suitable for cultivated…
Malnutrition pose grim threats to food security
Malnutrition is the prevalent challenges faced by the populace due to the adverse effects of climate change that pose grim threats to food security especially to small scale food producer’s…
Aflatoxins: A major threat to food safety
Aflatoxins are toxic and carcinogenic mycotoxins found in a range of agricultural products, particularly cereals and nuts. Of especial concern are potentially high levels of these mycotoxins in maize and…