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Jul 2021
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Making fish and animal food...from resta...

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Biology Professor Imad Saoud, a specialist in agriculture and aquatic science, is fermenting restaurant food waste and feeding 1000 fish in a pond at AUB's Beqaa Valley Agricultural Station. He and his colleagues are exploring the potential for producing animal feed at a fraction of commercial prices, mainly to feed fish, poultry, and cows for now. He explains his scientific journey and the potential of their research.

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