Additionally, 6.927 million dinars have been earmarked for milk and baby food, representing 3.8 per cent of the support The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has allocated a significant amount of 181 million ($591 million) Kuwaiti dinars to support essential food. This support is divided into key categories, including 67[Read More…]
Sustainability
MyFitnessPal partners with Medmate to Offer Australians health support on GLP-1 medications
The strategic partnership prioritises behaviour change through food and nutrition tracking in conjunction with the usage of GLP-1 medications to encourage sustainable weight loss outcomes MyFitnessPal, a global food and nutrition tracking app, announced a first-of-its-kind strategic partnership in Australia with Medmate, a virtual care platform, to further support Australians on their journey[Read More…]
New strawberry variety Stella debuts in Australia
Stella-ASBP’s strengths include its resistance to red leaf disorder, ensuring healthier and more robust plants A high-yielding, disease-resistant and delicious new strawberry variety has been unveiled at the Ekka, on top of the famous Ekka strawberry sundae. The new subtropical strawberry variety, Stella-ASBP, developed by the Department of Agriculture and[Read More…]
Fonterra and Superbrewed Food collaborate to advance protein technology
The collaboration builds upon Superbrewed’s commercial launch of their patented biomass protein, called Postbiotic Cultured Protein Global dairy co-operative Fonterra and natural ingredient manufacturer Superbrewed Food have teamed up to boost sustainable food production. The partnership combines Superbrewed’s biomass protein platform with Fonterra’s dairy processing, ingredients, and application expertise to develop additional nutrient-rich, functional[Read More…]
ASC introduces improver programme for Bangladesh
The Improver Programme supports farms that are not ready or eligible for ASC certification but are committed to improving their farming practices Roy van Daatselaar, Head of the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) Improver Programme, attended the first-ever Bangladesh International Aquaculture & Seafood Show (BIASS) in July. Along with LENK Frozen[Read More…]
Nosotros Tequila & Mezcal joins Additive Free Alliance
A new lab testing-based verification allows additive-free Nosotros Tequila to join the movement for industry transparency A long-time supporter of transparency in addition to sustainable industry practices, premium agave spirits brands Nosotros Tequila and Mezcal is officially joining the Additive Free Alliance. With the recent announcement from Tequila Matchmaker founder Grover[Read More…]
Saudi Arabia’s date production rise by 124%
This success in date production highlights Saudi Arabia’s growing self-sufficiency in the sector The Ministry of Environment, Water, and Agriculture has announced that Saudi Arabia has achieved a self-sufficiency rate of 124 per cent in date production, surpassing 1.6 million tonnes annually. This achievement is attributed to the expansion of[Read More…]
Global Food Policy Report urges transformative action for healthy diets
The report highlights a slowdown in progress on reducing undernutrition and micronutrient deficiencies in low- and middle-income countries while observing a rapid rise in overweight and obesity rates The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) launched the 2024 Global Food Policy Report: Food Systems for Healthy Diets and Nutrition at a South[Read More…]
CH4 Global signs first offtake agreement to export reduced-methane beef
CH4 Global will significantly increase the supply of Methane Tamer to CirPro and its feedlot partners, HB Rural and Mort & Co CH4 Global Inc., a climate tech company on a mission to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions from livestock, announced the signing of its first offtake agreement to export reduced-methane[Read More…]
New alliance to create test standards for environmental scoring of food
The International Alliance for Food Impact Data provides a unique opportunity to address the lack of standards and coordination between stakeholders at an EU and international level EIT Food is launching a new Alliance to develop and test standards for the environmental impact data of food. This Alliance will be[Read More…]
