In November 2023, I was invited to speak at Asia–Europe Foundation’s annual ENVForum conference. This year, the theme of the conference was ‘SMEs at the Heart of Circular Transition’. I presented observations from my PhD research during the session on agri-food SMEs. Summarising my own contributions as well as those of my fellow panelists Dr […]
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On October 4 2023, I presented some thoughts on the impact of regulatory processes on food innovation to pursuing an MSc in Health Food Innovation Management at Maastricht University. The invited talk was part of a student conference entitled “Thinking of a better food system”. The goal of the presentation was to explore the interactions […]
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Published Open Access in Food and Agricultural Economics in September 2023. View full text here. Title Understanding the phenomenon of food waste valorisation from the perspective of supply chain actors engaged in it Abstract The repurposing of surplus food and food processing by-products is a key aspect of the shift towards a circular bioeconomy. In […]
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Food Valley, a prominent agri-food accelerator in Netherlands, started an Upcycling Community in 2022 with the aim of bringing together international food industry leaders interested in valorsing food processing by-products. Through this community, they seek to create a safe environment where organisations can develop their ideas together and gain inspiration from each other. For their […]
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Originally published on FoodUnfolded.com in July 2022. All images belong to FoodUnfolded.com. Yellow mealworms were the first insect approved for human consumption in the EU. As a ‘novel food’, mealworms had to pass through different applications and processes to be sold in European markets. Insects are only one type of ‘novel food’, but how are […]
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Originally published on FoodUnfolded.com in June 2022. Header image credits: FoodUnfolded. As South Asian recipes gain popularity among food enthusiasts beyond the subcontinent, ‘ghee’ is turning into a pantry staple in many kitchens around the world. But what exactly is this flavourful dairy fat and how is it made? Made by simmering butter to separate […]
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Originally published on FoodUnfolded.com in June 2022. Header image belongs to FoodUnfolded. Did ancient civilisations farm differently from us? Did they struggle with similar issues as we do today? I interviewed Dr Shyama Vermeersch, a zooarchaeological scientist working to piece together farming systems of the past to help us better understand and strengthen the food […]
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In December 2021, I was invited to virtually present my work on food waste valorisation at the Asia-Europe Environment Forum’s annual conference “Circular Food Systems – Solutions to Reverse Climate Change”. The conference was designed to promote exchanges on regional and international levels and to highlight the range of multi-stakeholder initiatives or partnerships promoting the […]
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Originally published on foodunfolded.com in October 2021. Food can end up as waste before it reaches us for several reasons, whether it’s safety concerns, supply chain inefficiencies, or lack of consumer demand. We take a look at how businesses manage food that is no longer available for human consumption. When thinking of food waste, we […]
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Originally published on FoodUnfolded.com in July 2021 In several food cultures around the world, eating food with a fork is so common that most diners wouldn’t know how to get through their meal without one! But this wasn’t always the case. Compared to other pieces of cutlery, the invention of the fork and its addition […]
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Madhura Rao 