Donna Rosa

Perhaps the better question is: why isn’t food science widely utilized for humanitarian and development purposes? An emerging field called Food Science for Relief and Development (FSRD) offers innovative solutions to food insecurity and malnutrition. what is fsrd? First, let’s define FSRD: The application of food science and technology to enhance food security, health, and economic prosperity for global humanitarian and development purposes. Why Food Science and Technology

In my work supporting food and agribusiness micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in developing countries, I must often find ways to i

Photo: CTI I'm passionate about food security. To me it's a crime that people don't have enough to eat; this is a basic human right. I like to bring attention to organizations making a difference, and did just that in this feature article for the March 2017 issue of Food Technology magazine. I profiled three organizations who are tackling food insecurity in very different ways: Purdue's PICS storage bags drastically reduce crop postharvest losses CTI's simple, low-cost equ