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Tag Archives: value-added
GM oilseeds for Britain?
This year in Britain, we heard there’d be no GM (genetically modified, genetically engineered, biotech) crops. It didn’t last. A new GM crop might soon be field-tested here. Eventually this crop might reduce pressure on overfished seas. A land plant … Continue reading
Posted in agriculture, fish, human health, knowledge transfer, money and trade
Tagged Agrobacterium tumefaciens, algaculture, algae, aquaculture, Atlantic salmon, bioaccumulation, biotechnology, blue mussel, brassica, brown crab, brown trout, butternut squash, conservation, crop, false flax, fat, fatty acid, feed, finfish, fishery, fishing, flax, genetic modification, grocery, hemp, hunting, International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications, invertebrate, linseed, nut, nutrition, oilseed, oilseed Omega Camelina, oyster, pecan, plant_dicot, rainbow trout, research, sea, seed, skipjack tuna, sustainable, trade, value-added, vertebrate, wild food
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There is no hiding what is in trout
Recently, we in Britain have been horrified to learn of mislabelled meat. In the light of ‘Horsegate’, some people are turning to fish. The National Health Service (NHS) says that it’s good for most people’s health to eat fish, including … Continue reading
Posted in fish
Tagged alien species, aquaculture, brown trout, cod, equid, finfish, food quality, grocery, horse, label, livestock, mammal, meat, native species, rainbow trout, seafood, trout, value-added, vertebrate
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Adding value to seafood
You may recall that I wrote how, in my opinion, the British shellfish industry needs more value-added products. I’m not the only person to think about adding value. Eivind Burkow at The Coastal House tells us that Seafood Scotland’s value … Continue reading
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Tagged food, grocery, mollusc, sea, seafood, shellfish, supermarket, trade, value-added
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