Fungal protein for food security
More sustainable than proteins from livestock and crops
11:15 – 11:25 - Dr Ghaneshree Moonsamy, CSIR Principal Researcher
Dr Moonsamy, a fungal expert at the CSIR Biomanufacturing Industry Development Centre, will discuss the many sustainability and cost advantages of producing protein in a bioreactor over producing it from livestock or crops.
Read more in the #sustainability edition of the CSIR publication, ScienceScope: https://indd.adobe.com/view/331ae416-bb7a-4f6e-8df1-022b650ebb6d
Rapid tests to screen for crop virus infections
Animal-free antibody discovery and production
11:35 – 11:45 - Dr Priyen Pillay, CSIR Senior Researcher
Dr Pillay will talk about using bacteria and plants, rather than animals, to amplify target proteins unique to local crop virus strains. These proteins can then be used to create matching antibodies for point-of-care virus diagnostic kits for use on farms.
Read more in the #sustainability edition of the CSIR publication, ScienceScope: https://indd.adobe.com/view/331ae416-bb7a-4f6e-8df1-022b650ebb6d
Building trust from farm to fork
Digital tracing with ILIMA helps small famers
11:55 – 12:05 - Anieke Swanepoel, CSIR researcher
Anieke Swanepoel will demonstrate how the ILIMA platform provides customers with farm-to-fork transparency, covering growth hormones, medicines, feeding practices, farm conditions, storage and refrigerated transport to markets.
Read more in the #sustainability edition of the CSIR publication, ScienceScope: https://indd.adobe.com/view/331ae416-bb7a-4f6e-8df1-022b650ebb6d
