Food Security Update

A Regional Workshop Summary Report on Community Level Food Processing to Improve Nutrition, Food Security, Livelihoods and Sustainability

Food production is the most important economic activity in Africa and many other developing countries. However, the food production sector is faced with the challenge of high postharvest losses (estimated at 20-25% for root and tubers, 5-15% for cereals and legumes, and >35% for fruit and vegetables in East Africa), poor quality of food supply, limited value addition, limited product diversity, low farm gate prices. There are currently limited interventions in East and Horn of Africa region promoting food processing and proper postharvest practices.

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John Spink, PhD

Summary

_{Food Fraud – and the focus on prevention – is an important and evolving food industry focus. Even though the vast majority of these incidents do not have a health hazard in some ways they are more dangerous because the substances and actions are unknown and untraceable. The types of food fraud stretch the traditional role of food science and technology to include criminology, supply chain traceability and other control systems. The food authenticity and integrity testing will be the most complex actions and their value should be assessed in terms of the contribution to prevention. This Scientific Information Bulletin (SIB) presents an introduction, review of incidents, the fundamentals of prevention which then provide insight on the optimal role of Food Science and Technology.}

_{See IUFoST SIBS below for the complete Food Fraud Prevention Scientific Information Bulletin.}

2017

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Food Security Update

A Regional Workshop Summary Report on Community Level Food Processing to Improve Nutrition, Food Security, Livelihoods and Sustainability

2017

Congratulations Prof. Dr. Purwiyatno Hariyadi

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Scientific Information Bulletins (SIBs)

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