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The benefits and risks inherent to food technology and food safety in Europe have brought these topics to the centre of public interest in the recent years. The challenge for the future is to maintain the food sector competitive and innovative at a global level, while increasing the safety of production processes along the food chain. Therefore research priorities have to be developed at the European level which integrate these requirements into a long term perspective. The objective of this study is to identify precise and manageable research priorities, which strengthen specific areas in the food sector. For this purpose, a group of high level experts met for . | The hardest thing to see is what is in front of your eyes. - Goethe These leaves could save millions of lives 1 A potential life-saver In a remote village of eastern India I was approached by an old and dignified practitioner of traditional medicine. He had learned that Trees for Life was helping villagers plant fruit trees and he had traveled more than a hundred miles to meet me. As we talked he made an outrageous claim The leaves of the Moringa tree prevent 300 diseases. His claim was based on reaLlife experience. Now science is confirming the idea. The more we study the more it seems that the Moringa oleifera tree truly delivers wonders. The leaves of this tree are worthy of special attention. Traditional medicine in several countries has used these leaves to cure a host of diseases. Clinical studies are suggesting that traditional medicine has been on the right track. Nutritional analyses show that the leaves are very high in protein and contain all of the essential amino acids including two amino acids that are especially important for children s diets. This is most uncommon in a plant food. Moringa leaves are also packed with essential vitamins and minerals especially vitamins A and c. Delivering such powerful nutrition these leaves could prevent the scourge of malnutrition and related diseases. To top it off Moringa is a fast-growing drought-resistant tree that grows even in marginal soils and with very little care. Some call it a miracle. Could it also be good science Please spend a few minutes learning the story of Moringa. Then seriously consider joining hands with the worldwide community to explore how this remarkable tree could serve the people of your nation. These humble leaves have the potential to deliver the nutrition needed to prevent and cure diseases and save populations. Balbir s. Mathur President Trees for Life 3006 w. st. Louis Wichita KS 67203-5129 USA Ph Fax info@