July 31, 2023 | India

Indian Government launches plantation drive for oil palm cultivation under National Mission for Edible Oils

Three major oil palm processing companies, Patanjali Food Pvt. Ltd., Godrej Agrovet, and 3F, are actively promoting and participating with farmers The Indian Government has launched the National Mission for…

July 31, 2023 | Australia

Australia’s donor breast milk trial shares $73 million in funding

The grant aims to study the advantages of using pasteurised donor human milk (donor milk) versus infant formula for pre-term babies when maternal breast milk is not readily available Researchers…

July 28, 2023 | Food

SFA lifts suspension on Nosh Cuisine

In a joint statement with the Ministry of Health (MOH), the SFA said that Nosh Cuisine had implemented the measures required by the agency Nosh Cuisine, a food caterer in…

July 24, 2023 | Food

Singapore Food Agency seizes 600kg of illegally imported food

Seized food includes pork, chicken, beef, duck and fish products from Thailand The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) has seized over 600kg of illegally imported food from Thailand, following raids conducted…

July 21, 2023 | Policy and Regulatory

FAO at the UN Food Systems Summit+2 Stocktaking Moment

The stage is set in Rome for the three-day high-level meeting aimed to advance agrifood systems transformation Around 2000 participants from over 160 countries, including over 20 Heads of State…

June 23, 2023 | Food

New Zealand to conduct national food waste audit

Food Waste Innovation Otago’s project will enable losses to be understood and reduced in the future In response to the Environment’s Select Committee investigation into food waste in 2020, the…

June 22, 2023 | Nutrition

French contribution enables WFP to respond to nutrition crisis in Pakistan

With a focus on the nutrition of women and girls, and children under five The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a contribution of EUR 3.5 million from the…

June 19, 2023 | Australia

CSIRO roadmap charts Australia’s food and nutrition security by 2050

Australia now has a new roadmap to support food systems to become more sustainable, productive and resilient for the future Australia’s food systems must change now to remain sustainable in…

June 5, 2023 | Korea

Korea to launch new food containers made from renewable raw materials

Four companies to launch food containers made from renewable raw materials sourced from PET bottles within the first half of the year Ministry of Environment (Minister Han Wha-jin) in South…

May 24, 2023 | Food

Korea announces doubling of annual rice aid for WFP’s life-saving operations

Supporting to reach millions of hungry people across the globe The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has stated that the Republic of Korea (ROK) has recently announced the doubling…