International research team maps food policies in South Asia

The team comprised researchers from academic and government organizations from the UK, Belgium, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and India An international team of researchers, including scientists from The George Institute for Global Health, has completed a comprehensive study mapping the food policies an...

Canada partners with Woodstock First Nation to strengthen food security

Government to invest up to $62,124 for Woodstock First Nation under the Local Food Infrastructure Fund Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, met with Woodstock First Nation Chief Tim Paul and community members. During the meeting, he highlighted a federal investment of up to ...

Danish dairy expertise drives green initiative in Bangladesh

Partners include Arla Foods, PRAN Dairy, Solidaridad Network Asia, IDRN-Bangladesh Agricultural University, SEGES Innovation, and The Danish Agriculture & Food Council Danida Green Business Partnership under the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs funds an innovative dairy project in Banglade...

Major ingredient players unite to support sustainable farming

Raffinerie Tirlemontoise, BENEO and Puratos collaborate with Belgian farmers to launch a joint climate farming project Raffinerie Tirlemontoise, a beet sugar producer, BENEO, a leading manufacturer of functional ingredients, and Puratos, a global leader in bakery, patisserie, and chocolate ingre...

Primerdesign launches real-time PCR kit for onsite detection of norovirus in oysters

Norovirus is a major cause of viral gastroenteritis and foodborne transmission is responsible for an estimated 16 per cent of cases in the UK Primerdesign (part of the Novacyt Group), a company focusing on the design, manufacture, validation and supply of real-time PCR kits and reagents, launche...

Australia’s Casella Family Brand partner with Trinasolar

The solar farm also marks a paradigm shift as it's the first in the entire Asia Pacific region to fully integrate Vanguard 2P trackers with these large format low voltage 650-655W modules Trinasolar, a global leader in smart PV and energy storage solutions, has partnered with Casella Family Br...

Australia strengthens food and grocery code

It aims to address anti-competitive behaviour in the supermarket sector and ensure fairer prices for consumers The Australian government is taking steps to strengthen the Food and Grocery Code of Conduct. This follows a recent independent review of the Code as part of a broad crackdown on anti-c...

FCUP researchers invest health benefits of edible flowers

As part of the project, the FCUP team will study how the components of these flowers are absorbed by the body through tests on cells that mimic those of the stomach and intestine Researchers from the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto (FCUP) are investigating the health benefits of e...

Nestlé uses traceable cocoa ingredients in all UK-made chocolate

Nestlé has collaborated with several expert partners and suppliers to transform its global cocoa sourcing and achieve full traceability and physical segregation of the cocoa sourced from its income accelerator programme Nestlé’s favourite chocolate brands made in the UK, including KitKa...

FishWise and GDST partner to advance electronic seafood traceability

The newly announced partnership aims to promote the implementation of interoperable, digitised traceability systems and the adoption of the GDST standard across public and private sectors FishWise, a sustainable seafood consultancy, and the Global Dialogue on Seafood Traceability (GDST), the ind...

Danone, DMC, Michelin and Crédit Agricole Centre France jointly to create a biotechnology platform

With an investment of over 16 million euros in the first phase, the industrial and technological platform will be located in Clermont-Ferrand within the Parc Cataroux Center for Sustainable Materials Danone, DMC, Michelin and Crédit Agricole Centre France join forces to create a cutting-edge b...

Chivas Brothers partners with Bairds Malt for sustainable production

The Scotch whisky producer partners with Scottish barley growers, fostering sharing and collaboration to reduce its carbon footprint and help future-proof the industry Chivas Brothers, the Pernod Ricard business dedicated to Scotch whisky and makers of Chivas Regal and Aberlour, announces a new ...

Philippines’ Globe partners with United Nations World Food Programme

The partnership opens Globe's Hapag Movement to international donors, building on the initiative's momentum over the last two years Globe, a top telco and digital solutions provider in the Philippines has partnered with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to bring its hunger allev...

UAE to launch AgriFood Growth and Water Abundance cluster

AGWA is set to become a global hub for novel food and ingredients, as well as technologies to increase access to and the utilisation of water resources Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, has approved the ...

Investing in sustainable and resilient agrifood systems required for APAC: ADB

Identifying rural development and food security as an operational priority under ADB’s Strategy 2030 was appropriate given the needs of its developing member countries The Asian Development Bank (ADB) needs to prioritise building resilient and sustainable agrifood systems to achieve its object...

Relais & Châteaux launches #SOSforBiodiversity to save ocean species

To remove all overexploited species of seafood from Relais & Châteaux menus, starting with eel, and to prioritise sustainable species Committed to the preservation of marine resources since 2009 alongside Ethic Ocean, the Relais & Châteaux Association has once again joined forces with ...

ADAFSA decides on food and fodder sampling for control and inspection

This will regulate sampling procedures for controlling and inspecting food and fodder throughout the food chain and at all stages of the food and fodder trade in the Emirates The Board of Directors of Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (ADAFSA) has decided on food and fodder sampl...

Food security law takes effect in China

Food security is a top national priority for China due to the uncertain situation in the world’s food market, complex geopolitical conditions, and the risk of climate change China's food security law began taking effect in the last week ensuring the supply of grain and related products. The...

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