Read the article in FoodBev Media UK start-up Insane Grain has released its first range of nutritious snacks made from sorghum, an ancient African supergrain, to the market. The vegan-friendly snack is initially available in three flavours: cheese, salt...
Read full article @ Foodtank Photo Credit: Liam Wright, Smart Food, ICRISAT Two billion people around the world are suffering from protein and micronutrient deficiencies. The results of a new study by the International Crop Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics...
Read full article By Mzansi Agriculture Talk News @ MZANSI Photo Credit: MZANSI The most common staple grain across Africa is refined maize, very low in proteins, essential amino acids and micronutrients. Small grains such as millet and sorghum are widely considered a...
Read full article by Andrew Mambondiyani@Reuters Photo Credit: ICRISAT MAMBWERE, Zimbabwe (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Samuel Mudziwepasi lost his entire maize crop in the last farming season, when a drought ravaged much of Zimbabwe. Now he fears his next...
Read full article@Farming Portal Photo Credit: ICRISAT Millets are a cereal crop that have largely been forgotten by the developed world, where in recent decades the crop has been grown more for animal feed than human consumption. But Australian researcher Joanna...