Sudan, Palestine, South Sudan, Haiti, and Mali remain hotspots of highest concern, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo has returned as a hunger hotspot to watch A new joint UN report warns that people in five hunger hotspots around the world face extreme hunger and risk of starvation and[Read More…]
Food Security
New Ocean Centres to drive safer and sustainable ocean economies across Global South
The Ocean Centres will serve as locally led, multi-stakeholder platforms in Brazil, Ghana, Kenya, India, Bangladesh, Indonesia and the Philippines A major step forward for ocean sustainability will be launched at the United Nations Ocean Conference 2025: a global network of Ocean Centres designed to put safety at the heart of the blue economy transition in emerging ocean[Read More…]
Mérieux NutriSciences and AsureQuality launch Mérieux NutriSciences AQ
MNAQ is fully established and poised to become a leading provider of food testing, assurance, and sustainability solutions in both regions Mérieux NutriSciences, a global leader in food safety, quality, and sustainability, and AsureQuality, New Zealand’s premier food assurance, announced the official launch of their joint venture, Mérieux NutriSciences AQ (MNAQ).[Read More…]
Ukraine needs immediate support to plant and produce food amid ongoing war
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) warns that without urgent and sustained support, thousands of rural households may be unable to plant or harvest on time With the war ongoing, many Ukrainian farmers and rural farming families face limited access to their land due to mines[Read More…]
MIT and SMART scientists use microneedles and melatonin to combat global food waste
The innovation tackles a pressing issue: over 30 per cent of the world’s food supply is lost after harvest, according to global estimates, enough to feed more than 1 billion people In a groundbreaking development aimed at reducing post-harvest food waste, researchers from MIT and the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research[Read More…]
AI-Driven underwater tech set to boost NZ mussel industry by $80Mn
The research aligns with the New Zealand Government’s Aquaculture Strategy, which aims to build a $3 billion industry by 2035, including a $1 billion goal for the Greenshell mussel sector World-leading research from the University of Canterbury (UC) | Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha is set to revolutionise New Zealand’s[Read More…]
New Zealand Food Network teams up with kiwifruit industry to rescue kiwifruit
With the support of Zespri and in partnership with a nationwide network of packhouses, NZFN is leading the charge to increase access to nutritious kai and reduce food waste in the agriculture sector New Zealand Food Network (NZFN), the country’s largest food support charity and national food rescue, is working[Read More…]
Nestlé and OzHarvest join forces to help Aussies in need
Nestlé will support OzHarvest to provide around 400,000 meals over the next 12 months Nestlé Australia has announced a new partnership with Australia’s leading food rescue organisation, OzHarvest. The partnership between the two organisations comes at a crucial time, as the number of people struggling to make ends meet continues[Read More…]
Acute food insecurity and malnutrition rise for sixth consecutive year in world’s most fragile regions
In 2024, over 295 million people across 53 countries and territories faced acute hunger—an increase of almost 14 million people compared to 2023, while the number of people facing catastrophic levels of hunger reached a record high Acute food insecurity and child malnutrition rose for the sixth consecutive year in[Read More…]
Blockchain technology offers producers opportunity to deepen consumer trust
This demand is spurring seafood producers to adopt cutting-edge blockchain technology that enables full traceability from ocean to outlet According to new research from the Norwegian Seafood Council (NSC), 89 per cent of global consumers seek more information about how their seafood is produced. Transparency has emerged as a defining[Read More…]
