Originally published on Foodunfolded.com in August 2020. The European Commission recently announced a ‘Farm to Fork’ strategy that aims to make the food system fairer, healthier, and more environmentally friendly over the next decade. This would mean that the way we purchase and consume food will change in some ways. Here are 5 changes we […]
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Originally published on FoodUnfolded.com in August 2020. Scientists, governments, farmers, and environmentally conscious consumers are working hard to find ways to produce and consume protein-rich foods in a sustainable way. Several options that seem unconventional today might become regular additions to our meals in the future. Could edible snails be one them? Several communities around […]
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Originally published on FoodUnfolded.com in August 2020. It might come as a surprise, but some foods or ingredients are tested on animals. Moving away from testing food on animals has been a critical concern for consumers, scientists and governments alike, but is this really possible? If so, what are the alternatives? We interviewed Maastricht University’s […]
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Originally posted on FoodUnfolded.com in August 2020. We’ve been growing and eating mushrooms for thousands of years, but how has that changed in the 21st century? I’ve interviewed Jan Klerken, founder of Scelta Mushrooms, to understand the different ways of eating, processing and growing mushrooms. How did you get into the mushroom farming industry? My love for […]
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Originally posted on Foodunfolded.com in May 2020. Food supply chains are complex systems with carefully orchestrated operations spread across the world. The food we purchase locally often makes a long, closely monitored journey before reaching our supermarkets. As commendable as that sounds, today’s advanced food supply networks are not without shortcomings and are not immune […]
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Originally posted on FoodUnfolded.com in January 2020. Jackfruit can be enjoyed as a dessert, in a curry, mixed with barbecue sauce, and in so many other ways. How do I eat Jackfruit? As crisp, rice flour coated fritters! This fruit seems to be able to transform itself in ways few other fruits can. Let’s take […]
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Originally published on FoodUnfolded.com in December 2019. Every year, truffles reap unpredictable harvests under conditions that are often hard to reproduce. This makes them a treasured and exclusive food ingredient all over the world. Only a few species, such as the black Périgord truffle, have been successfully cultivated by farmers. With rising concerns about global […]
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Originally published on Eufic.org in January 2019. In the last decade, land area under organic cultivation in the European Union has doubled, while the market has increased four times.1 Farmers, scientists, and policy-makers as well as consumers are interested in improving organic production systems to make them less complex, fairer to small farmers, and more uniform. As a […]
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Madhura Rao 