The MoU aims to develop the agriculture sector by encouraging scientists, researchers, faculty members and students from both institutes. Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences (GXAAS) China and Sindh Agriculture University (SAU) Tandojam, Pakistan has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for research and development and information sharing in sugarcane, rice,[Read More…]
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Wilmar-NUS joint lab to drive innovation in food-tech
Researchers at the WIL@NUS Corporate Laboratory will study how different combinations of food can alter absorption and metabolism in Asians, and ultimately prevent diseases or promote health and well-being. Asia’s leading agribusiness group Wilmar International Limited (Wilmar) and the National University of Singapore (NUS) have established a new joint research[Read More…]
Researchers aim to build competitive edge of Australia’s $5 B wine industry
Launched by Federal Education and Training Minister Simon Birmingham, the centre is being backed by an A$4.46 million government grant. Aiming to build the sustainability and competitive edge of Australia’s $5 billion wine industry, the ARC Training Centre for Innovative Wine Production will undertake research which is supported by the[Read More…]
PolyU to work on food safety courses
PolyU is the first collaborator of JIFSAN to offer training courses outside the United States. The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has entered into a collaboration with the Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (JIFSAN), a centre of excellence established by the United States Food and Drug Administration[Read More…]
Singapore starts nutrition programme for diabetes
According to the National Health Survey 2010, about 14.4 per cent of Singapore residents aged 18 to 69 have pre-diabetes. A study led by SingHealth Duke-NUS Diabetes Centre, will test the effects of interventions, including group exercise sessions and classes on healthy eating, on pre-diabetics. One in seven adults in[Read More…]
Ocean Spray pays $10m to study health benefits of cranberries
The research will look into the role the fruit might play in helping to combat antimicrobial resistance In order to carry out research on cranberry’s antimicrobial benefit, Ocean Spray has announced that it will invest more than $10 million over the next five years. The research will look into the role the fruit[Read More…]
Singapore students turn food waste into fertilizer
Food waste like egg shells, vegetable scraps and coffee grounds are blended and dumped into the factories for the worms to consume and digest. A group of students at the National Junior College in Singapore have been using worms to reduce food waste produced in their school. Worm factories have[Read More…]
PHL team wins award for developing agri supplement
The Japanese government recognized the project for its great potential in helping spur the development of Philippine agriculture and attaining food security. A research team from the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (DOST-PNRI) recently bagged the 2017 Excellent Research Team of the Year Award by the Japan-based[Read More…]
Road Map to modernized production of lifesaving drugs, food preservation identified by Purdue University
The road map launched recently identifies key factors driving change, gaps in technology that require research solutions, industry needs, educational roles and regulatory issues impacting the field over the next decade A new 10-year road map to identify the improvements that are needed in lyophilisation has been published by the[Read More…]
Temasek Poly launches two new nutrition courses
The new course on diabetes comes against the backdrop of Mr Lee’s National Day Rally speech, where he highlighted the chronic ailment as a health crisis. Two new one-day courses on nutrition have been launched by Temasek Polytechnic (TP), reinforcing Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s rallying call for Singaporeans to[Read More…]
