January 6, 2025 | Food

UK government announces £15Mn fund to address food waste

Around 330,000 tonnes of edible food is wasted or fed to animals each year before leaving farms Thousands of tonnes of food, including popular festive items like brussels sprouts and…

January 6, 2025 | Beverages

Sri Lanka introduces new food & beverage regulations

According to the new rules, the industry must ensure that children under the age of 12 are not featured in advertisements for food and beverage products The Sri Lankan government…

January 6, 2025 | Food

Agriculture Ministry expands tomato cultivation across Israel

The ministry has expanded tomato cultivation areas along the Gaza Strip border and provided alternative farmland for farmers unable to access their fields due to military restrictions The Agriculture Ministry…

January 3, 2025 | China

China launches investigation into imported beef amid domestic industry concerns

The applicants argue that this sharp increase has caused substantial harm to China’s domestic beef industry, claiming a direct causal link between the import surge and the industry’s struggles China’s…

January 2, 2025 | Beverages

Coffee cultivation reemerges as economic activity in Saudi

These initiatives align with the objectives of Saudi Vision 2030 The ancient profession of coffee cultivation in the Rijal Almaa Governorate has reemerged as a significant economic activity in the…

December 30, 2024 | Food

Japan’s opposition parties introduce bill to provide free school meals

The proposed measure is expected to cost around 490 billion yen annually Japan’s three opposition parties, including the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP), have jointly submitted a bill on…

December 30, 2024 | Food

Biggest avian influenza outbreak occurs in eastern Japan

This marks the 16th outbreak of the season in the country and the first reported case in Ibaraki An outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza has been confirmed at a…

December 20, 2024 | Food

Japan to reduce food waste by 60%

Food loss occurs across various sectors, including manufacturers, retailers, restaurants, and households Japan’s agriculture and environment ministries unveiled draft guidelines aimed at reducing the country’s annual food waste by 60…

December 19, 2024 | Europe

EU adopts sustainable packaging regulations to reduce waste

The regulation addresses the entire lifecycle of packaging The European Council has officially adopted new regulations concerning packaging and packaging waste. These regulations aim to significantly reduce the generation of…

December 13, 2024 | Europe

EU approves €155 million scheme for seafood processing in Denmark

This scheme aims to support large Danish fish-processing companies in implementing projects that reduce CO2 emissions The European Commission has approved a €155 million (DKK 1.1 billion) Danish scheme designed…