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Green food is not a Trend Anymore but a Growing Industry
UAE consumers are bucking a western trend by eating more organically grown food. There was a 15 per cent increase in organic greenhouse farming last year. The Ministry of Environment and Water says more than 5,000 tonnes of organic produce was generated, and that figure is rising. In the UK, by contrast, only 51,000 hectares [...]
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Shock as GM are declared ‘halal’
In December 2010, an international workshop for Islamic scholars was held in Penang, Malaysia on the theme “Agribiotechnology: Shariah Compliance.” The little publicized event was not attended by any of the NGO’s in Malaysia with a background in biotech issues. A web report claimed that the workshop was “attended by high-ranking ulama from Saudi Arabia [...]
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Best veggie dishes in Dubai
During Ramadan iftar is king, and anyone who’s visited one of Dubai’s elaborate after-dark feasts will know that they are a carnivore’s playground. Though iftars have their fair share of vegetarian options, we thought it a good idea to rifle through some of the city’s most prestigious à la carte menus to uproot a selection [...]
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Is camel milk the future for drought-stricken countries?
For years in the hot, arid region of Isiolo, central Kenya, the Anolei women’s group has been making money and feeding their families by milking camels. Now, as drought ravages northern Kenya, some development workers are arguing that camels could provide a more drought-resistant alternative to cows and other livestock. Like the region’s other pastoralists, [...]
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Camel Milk the super food…
Camel’s milk has supported Bedouin, nomad and pastoral cultures since the domestication of camels millennia ago. Camel’s milk is a whole food, allowing herders to survive solely on the milk when taking the camels on long distances to graze in desert and arid environments. Due to recent research into the milk it has begun to [...]
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