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Subscribe Thursday, January 07, 2021 Brain Food Blog 9 Food Trends to Watch for in 2021 What food trends will define 2021? According to the editors of Food Technology magazine, we'll be seeing more mushrooms, fermented foods, and food as medicine in the year ahead. Wageningen Univ. More production and quality in urban farming Urban horticulture is not expected to replace traditional dominant food systems in feeding the world. But it can cover the growing demands of locally available, nutritious, sustainable and fresh... AGFunder News Biological innovation is key to the economic, environmental sustainability of indoor ag New research from biotech startup BYAS suggests that a microalgae extract could improve the commercial viability of indoor and vertical farms. Thomson Reuters Foundation News Thai landfill turned into urban farm to feed poor during pandemic The pandemic has boosted urban farming, with authorities recognising its role in boosting food security. FAO World food prices rise for seventh month in a row in December The FAO Food Price Index averaged 107.5 points in December, 2.2% higher than in November. Over the whole of 2020, the benchmark index averaged 97.9 points, a three-year high. Univ. of MIssouri Higher oil production in plant leaves could revolutionize vegetable oil industry A professor of biochemistry at the Univ. of Missouri has found a way to boost the production of triacylglycerol — the main component of vegetable oil — in plant leaves, a technique that could allow... AgFunder News Air Protein raises $32m Series A to make 'meat' out of the ether You may have seen a magician pull a bouquet of flowers out of thin air, but what about protein? A California-based startup is trying to do just that with a fresh $32 million round of funding. CSIRO CSIRO 'gene sandwich' to enhance wheat rust resistance Researchers at CSIRO led an international effort to develop wheats with a stronger and potentially more durable level of resistance against rust diseases by "stacking" five resistance genes together. Forbes Dunch and double dinner: Food trends for January 2021 There are two new interesting ideas emerging in early 2021 in the food sector resulting directly from the pandemic–the first is double dinner and the second is dunch. The Street Coke, Pepsi lose fizz at RBC, downgraded on valuation Coca-Cola and PepsiCo were both downgraded to sector perform from outperform by a RBC analyst who says the drinks giants are near fully valued and the broader path to normalization from the pandemic... Institute of Food Technologists | 525 W. Van Buren St. | Suite 1000 | Chicago, IL 60607 | USA This newsletter made Smart by Subscribe | Report | Learn More | Unsubscribe | Contact