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The historical town of Genadendal is the focus of a new indigenous knowledge project that aims to establish the town’s small farmers as independent producers of a unique African herbal tea. The project, which will run for three years until 2012, is funded by South Africa’s Department of Science and Technology.

The CSIR’s business unit – Natural Resources and the Environment – identified a need to establish a chair in food security and water quality after the recent outcome of preliminary results from a confidential study conducted by the CSIR on behalf of the Loskop irrigation Board on food security and water quality. It has been recognised that water bodies have a limited capacity to absorb waste and that this ability represents a finite national resource which should be managed in a sustainable manner. v

Spray washing chicken carcasses with a solution of lauric acid and potassium hydroxide could help processors design practical and non-chlorine-based sanitisers, said the US Agricultural Research Service (ARS).

The mild and hot versions of Rhodes Chakalaka have been recalled, the Rhodes Food Group says.