A food safety specialist and Senior Research Scientist at the Biotechnology and Nuclear Agriculture Research Institute (BNARI) of Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC) is making strides towards tackling post-harvest losses in the production of tomatoes across the world. Dr. Mavis […]
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Consider the lifespan of an average banknote as it passes from hand to hand to hand to hand over a period of about two years… now consider how that banknote could be the carrier of infections such as the Coronavirus. […]
Any West African knows that jollof rice is the defining dish on the menu of any home in Ghana, Nigeria and Senegal. This dish made of rice cooked in a spicy tomato stew or sauce is the centre of a […]
The first part of this was published last week and both episodes have been culled from a recent interview I had with Dr. Mavis Owureku-Asare, a recipient of the OWSD Early Career Fellowship, a prestigious fellowship that awards up to […]
I recently interviewed Dr. Mavis Owureku-Asare on Breakfast Daily on Citi TV with her colleague scientists who were all recipients of the OWSD Early Career Fellowship, a prestigious fellowship that awards up to $50,000 to women who have completed their […]
The local Food processing industry in Ghana is still budding and requires boosting in order to meet required standards, offer consumers high quality products and owners good profit margins. Mavis Owureku-Asare-Food scientist The food processing sector is largely found in […]
BATON ROUGE, La. – Transforming home kitchen recipes into products that can be sold in stores involves more science than some people may realize. Fortunately for LSU AgCenter Food Incubator tenants, food scientist Luis Espinoza is on hand to help […]
Postharvest losses in Ghana are not just an agricultural marketing problem; they are a matter of life and death. In Ghana’s Upper East Region, high rates of suicide are reported among tomato farmers who have lost their crops, their markets, […]
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