December 11, 2023 | Policy and Regulatory

FAO launches global roadmap process to eradicate hunger within 1.5°C limits

The roadmap envisions transforming agrifood systems from a net emitter to a carbon sink The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) initiated the process for the development of a groundbreaking global…

December 8, 2023 | Food

ADAFSA launches food loss and waste reduction strategy 

The strategy is aligned with the UAE National Food Loss and Waste Initiative, ne’ma Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (ADAFSA) has launched an integrated strategy to reduce food loss…

December 7, 2023 | Australia

Australia releases report for inquiry into food security

The Committee has made 35 recommendations to address food security in Australia The Australian Parliament’s Agriculture Committee has released its report for its inquiry into food security in Australia. The inquiry examined ways…

December 5, 2023 | Australia

Australian eggs transition to NEXDOC

The new web-based export document management system, to generate export certification As part of the department’s focus on modernising its export services, Australian exporters of egg products will be able…

December 4, 2023 | Food

SFA and ICA seize illegally imported vegetables and fruits from Malaysia

About 1.1 tonnes of undeclared and under-declared produce, including bayam, kailan, caixin, mango, pineapple, xiao baicai, Japanese cucumber, and brinjal, were seized from two importers Singapore Food Agency (SFA) seized…

December 4, 2023 | Food

AIIB-FAO partnership to boost agrifood systems

The two organisations will specifically collaborate on helping countries meet the ambitious targets of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and the Food and Agriculture…

November 27, 2023 | Food

India facilitates cashew exports to Bangladesh, Qatar, Malaysia and USA

APEDA is working towards exploring new markets for cashews in the international markets of Japan, Saudi Arabia, UK, Spain, Kuwait, Qatar, USA European countries The Agricultural and Processed Food Products…

November 20, 2023 | Middle East

UAE launches ‘Ne’ma’ Food Loss and Waste Reduction Roadmap to reduce food waste 

The roadmap will serve as a collective effort to reduce food waste by creating new social norms, scaling best practices, and enabling policies across the entire food ecosystem Mariam bint…

November 17, 2023 | Policy and Regulatory

WHO creates data-driven dietary assessment tool to measure health for policymakers

The tool allows various health, diet and environmental scenarios to be modelled based on country-level data The World Health Organisation (WHO) has developed a data-driven dietary impact assessment (DIA) for…

November 17, 2023 | Food

Rice prices will remain affordable in Philippines: DA

The average retail price for a regular well milled is P42.80 while the prevailing price for a well milled is P45 The Philippines Department of Agriculture (DA) assures the public…