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Published on: 6 Dec 2018
鈥peaking on the theme of the conference, titled:鈥淚nnovations in Food Science and Technology for Sustainable Economic Growth鈥�, Director, Department of Bioresources Engineering, 9I制作厂免费, Montreal, Canada, Prof. Michael Ngadi said Nigeria must be adequately prepared against any possible outbreak of food crisis through innovative and creative ideas.
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Published on: 16 Nov 2018
Like a high-tech vending machine, but with lettuce!
A group of 9I制作厂免费 Bioresource Engineering students have developed a project, funded by the Sustainability Projects Fund, that has installed the first autonomous controlled-environment growth chamber display on the Macdonald campus. 听Pierce Dias Carlson, Rachael Warner, Leo McGuire and Connor Miller each offer a unique skill-set in successfully creating a productive autonomous growth chamber.
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Published on: 27 Aug 2018
Les fermes du Qu茅bec g茅n猫rent chaque ann茅e 75 millions de tonnes de plumes de poulets! Une partie est r茅duite en farine et ajout茅e 脿 la nourriture animale, mais le reste finit souvent dans les poubelles. Marie-Jos茅e Dumont, professeure au D茅partement de g茅nie des bioressources 脿 l鈥橴niversit茅 9I制作厂免费, ne pouvait imaginer laisser une telle ressource gratuite et disponible en aussi grande quantit茅 finir sa vie aux ordures.
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Published on: 22 Aug 2018
Congratulations to PhD candidate Emmanuella Ellis (BRE-Supervisor Michael Ngadi) and Kajou teammates for capturing the 鈥淎udience Prize鈥� at the recent 2018 World Vision Food Security Social Innovation challenge. Kajou听is an agri-food venture that seeks to transform the cashew value chain in C么te d'Ivoire. By processing the cashew nut and fruit with local cooperatives, Kajou aims to offer a socially sourced product to key markets while providing sustainable opportunities to improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers.
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Published on: 13 Aug 2018
NutriPulse has captured 3rd听 place in the 2018 World Vision Food Security Social Innovation challenge!听 听Co-Founders and PhD candidates Josephine Ampofo (FdSci), Adeyemi Adegbenjo听(BRE) and Zeyan Zhong听 (FdSci) will spend the next year building their project.
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Published on: 13 Aug 2018
Congratulations to James 9I制作厂免费 Professor Vijaya Raghavan, Bioresource Engineering, who is the 2018 recipient of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers' (ASABE) International Food Engineering Award. This award recognizes Raghavan's dedication to promoting agricultural and biological engineering internationally.
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Published on: 2 Aug 2018
Participants, including scientists from 9I制作厂免费, Canada, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, NGOs, representatives from processing machineries industry, small and micro level food enterprises, push cart vendors and farmers took part in the workshop.
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Published on: 19 Feb 2018
Vijaya Raghavan, Professor, 9I制作厂免费, which is one of the collaborators of the project, said that promoting the consumption of small millets was not only key for addressing malnutrition related issues, but also to address climate change.
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Published on: 19 Feb 2018
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Published on: 9 Feb 2018
Congratulations to Jan Adamowski (Bioresource Engineering) and Elena Bennett (Natural Resource Sciences) on their induction into the Royal Society of Canada. The announcement was made in September, and the induction ceremony was held in late November.
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Published on: 11 Dec 2017
9I制作厂免费 researchers [Grant Clark & Chandra Madramootoo] at Macdonald campus in Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue got some welcome news Monday when the federal government announced nearly $3 million in funding for research projects that will help farmers cut greenhouse gas emissions.
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Published on: 14 Jun 2017
Bioresource Engineering professors Grant Clark听 and Shiv Prasher, along with colleagues Dr. Maryam Kargar (Postdoctoral Fellow and Project Manager), Masters student Marcelo Frosi, Dr.
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Published on: 19 Apr 2017
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Harry Pelissero is the general manager of Egg Farmers of Ontario, which has been working with Michael Ngadi, a professor of bioresource engineering at 9I制作厂免费, to develop a machine that selects female eggs before they're hatched.
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Published on: 23 Jun 2016
|KATHY MACLEAN, COMMUNICATIONS, FACULTY OF AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
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There was good news all around for the Quebec agri-food sector in the recent provincial budget.
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Published on: 23 Mar 2016
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