Can a Web App Help Reduce Nigerian Food Waste?
Oscar Ekponimo has created a program that notifies retailers in real-time when their food items are approaching expiry and lets them initiate discounts on them.
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Breaking Down the Complex Case of Antibiotic Use in Animal Agriculture
Due to a mix of factors around the issue there is a risk we may be moving toward a non-ideal situation for animals and humans alike.
Fighting Obesity With Better-Designed Menus
New research finds calorie counts can be effective—if the figures are properly placed.
Five Facts About the FDA’s New Menu Labeling Rule
The calorie counts you've long seen at Starbucks will be at every chain restaurant starting today.
Chinese Immigrants Revolutionized Seafood in California
They founded California's first commercial abalone fisheries, but after a few short decades, they were forced out by institutional racism. Let's not repeat the same mistakes with current and future immigrants.
Breaking the Drought in Food Deserts
What happens when a grocery store opens in an inner-city neighborhood?
Detroit’s Divided Renaissance
The city's cultural and economic revival remains segmented along stark racial and class lines.
Trendy Diets Are Nothing New
Quick slim downs, cleanses, celebrity diets, and all the other diet fads have been around for a lot longer than you'd think.