Flour power: UP researchers boost nutritive benefits of sweet potato with novel drying technology

Posted on September 20, 2022

Researchers at the University of Pretoria (UP) have found a way to make orange-fleshed sweet potato last longer in an effort to benefit from this smart crop and address micronutrient deficiencies among young children and pregnant women.

Sustainable small fisheries can help the planet – UP expert

Posted on July 07, 2022

More than three billion people, most of whom are in developing countries, rely on the ocean to make a living. Fisheries and aquaculture provide the main source of animal protein for some 17% of the world’s population. In the least-developed countries, fish contributes about 29% of animal...