date:Sep 19, 2012
ch in the UK, will research solutions to cut waste from post-harvest losses of root and tuber crops such as cassava and yam.
The project will look to turn such waste into value-added products such as snack foods, mushrooms or animal feed, but SAB Miller is specifically involved in post-processing food uses for cassava.
Cassava and yam were important food security crops for approximately 700m people, the firm noted, but losses after harvesting and during processing were as high as 30% for cassa