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Salt, Hypertension and increasing NCDs: A key challenge in Achieving SDGs

Salt, Hypertension and increasing NCDs: A key challenge in Achieving SDGs

George Cheriyan, Consumer activist and an expert on Food Safety The Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3 is to ensure health and promote well-being for everyone. SDG 3 focuses on good health and well-being as essential

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From Farm to Fork: India’s Fight Against Food Loss and Waste

From Farm to Fork: India’s Fight Against Food Loss and Waste

Dr Satyanarayana Kandukuri, Food Processing practice lead, Sathguru Management Consultants Food loss and waste (FLW) refers to the decrease in quantity or quality of food throughout the supply chain. ‘Food Loss’ takes place from harvest,

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Regulatory Landscape in Asia for Biofortification

Regulatory Landscape in Asia for Biofortification

Ravinder Grover, Regional Coordinator-Asia, HarvestPlus Around 88 percent of Asian and African countries face two or three forms of malnutrition simultaneously. Several factors such as insufficient food supply, low household income, poor healthcare facilities and

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Understanding barriers and facilitators for rice fortification in India

Understanding barriers and facilitators for rice fortification in India

Micronutrient deficiency, also known as ‘hidden hunger’, is a serious problem worldwide. This condition is prevalent where rice is a staple diet. Micronutrient deficiency affects all age groups and the burden is more among children

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Exploring the Complexities of Probiotic Regulatory Guidelines in Latin America

Exploring the Complexities of Probiotic Regulatory Guidelines in Latin America

Sameer Kolhe, President, Maypharm Lifesciences The complicated systems in the human body depend on multiple external factors for seamless functioning. We have known for centuries the importance of micronutrients and other elements of a healthy

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How dynamic partnerships can spur food innovation in India

How dynamic partnerships can spur food innovation in India

Ashwin Bhadri, Chief Executive Officer, Equinox Labs India is a food-producing country. However, despite having fertile lands, there is a lack of efficient food research and development (R&D) initiatives to help reduce wastage, enhance food

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How can PPP revolutionise millet research and food development

How can PPP revolutionise millet research and food development

Pankaj Dwivedi, Head of Business Development & Partnerships, nurture.farm From a historical and cultural perspective, millets have been an essential and critical aspect of the nutritional requirements of people worldwide, especially in the subcontinent. India

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Sustainable Packaging: A Green Chemistry Approach

Sustainable Packaging: A Green Chemistry Approach

Naveen Kulkarni, Founder & CEO, Quantumzyme There is no denying the fact that plastic is a necessary component of the packaging business. In recent years, the use of plastic in food and beverage packaging has

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Decoding Food Labels: The Key to Success for Indian MSMEs

Decoding Food Labels: The Key to Success for Indian MSMEs

Rashida Vapiwala, Founder, LabelBlind In India, the food processing industry is an important segment within the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector. According to the Annual Report 2020-21 of the Ministry of MSMEs, the

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Milk polar lipids for improving infant feeding formula – a promising area for research

Milk polar lipids for improving infant feeding formula – a promising area for research

Arun Kedia, Managing Director, VAV Life Sciences Human breast milk is the gold standard when it comes to the early nutrition of neonates. However, breastfeeding may not always be possible for some mothers for various