Google, famous for their internet search engine, has made a US$3 million Global Impact Award to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC for a project on endangered species. South Africa is one of six countries selected as partners in the project. The others are Kenya, Nigeria, Mexico, Brazil and a Southeast Asian country to be selected soon. The Barcode of Wildlife … [Read more...]
eLabel: innovating consumer choice
Consumers are increasingly aware of nutrition and health. Worldwide, they want to be better informed about the foods they eat, particularly when it comes to food content and what is declared on the product label. In a 2008 survey, conducted by Ketchum on 1 000 consumers in the UK, US, Argentina, Germany and China, 53% of all respondents indicated that 'health benefits' were … [Read more...]
The god of small things
On a botanical trip to one of the most neglected parts of our country – Klein Pella, near Aggeneys in the Northern Cape – the title of this famous book by Arundhati Roy developed a whole new meaning in my heart. I was invited to share one day in the veld with scientists, students and academics on the 2013 Enviro Outreach project, sponsored by Toyota Southern Africa. … [Read more...]
New phone app promotes healthy shopping
One of the biggest obstacles holding people back from eating healthy is easy access to resourceful information about chemicals in foods, natural remedies and supplements or new choices to make right at the store. If only technology made something for your phone, so you could scan every product's barcode and get a quick, reliable summary of what you're really getting. For … [Read more...]
