According to the ministry’s statistics, rice is the most wasted food at a rate of 34, followed by flour and bread at 30 per cent Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture has called for improvements in food consumption systems and reductions in food waste rates to enhance sustainability[Read More…]
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Heliponix tackles food insecurity in Lesotho and rural southern Indiana
Heliponix LLC, doing business as anu, commercialises fully automated, in-home smart gardens that grow daily servings of produce using aeroponics An agricultural startup founded by Purdue University alumni is addressing international food insecurity in the Kingdom of Lesotho and rural southern Indiana, to expand domestically and internationally. Heliponix LLC, doing business[Read More…]
Food security situation in Afghanistan improving but the crisis far from over
The food security situation remains alarming with over 15 million people or 36 per cent of the population being food insecure Afghanistan is the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) single largest country programme, where it continues to carry out its operations despite the ongoing political instability.[Read More…]
Australia’s Costa Group develops world’s heaviest blueberry
The blueberry was of the Eterna variety, as part of the Variety Improvement Programs (VIP) of Costa, which licenses blueberry varieties grown by Costa in regions including the Americas, Morocco, China and South Africa Costa Group has hit the record books for developing and growing the world’s heaviest blueberry, according to[Read More…]
Philippines expands zero-kilometre food project to Limay, Bataan
The ‘0KM’ project is a research initiative designed to develop an efficient data collection system on the supply and demand for food at the local government level The Philippines Department of Agriculture (DA) established a partnership with the local government unit of Limay and the Bataan Peninsula State University and[Read More…]
Somalia’s 1.7 million children likely to suffer from acute malnutrition
Senior UN officials met people on the frontlines of the climate crisis as well as government officials, donor partners, and aid workers to scale up response efforts With nearly 7 million people in Somalia – or two out of every five people – in need of life-saving assistance this year,[Read More…]
Fonterra ingredients brand launches game-changing tool
Customers will also be able to request carbon footprint certificates for specific New Zealand NZMP products In an industry first, Fonterra’s ingredients and solutions brand, NZMP, has launched a tool to help customers access the emissions profile of individual New Zealand NZMP products. The NZMP Carbon Footprint gives customers the ability to access the[Read More…]
ABC Impact invests in Winnow for food waste solutions
Winnow develops Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools that help large hospitality businesses operate more profitable and sustainable kitchens by cutting food waste in half Impact private equity fund ABC Impact announced that it has invested in Winnow (Company), the global leader in AI-driven food waste reduction solutions. Winnow’s advanced technology and[Read More…]
Egyptian Food Bank launches mobile kitchen to distribute meals in Egypt’s streets
The implementation of ‘Tekeya Al-Mahrousa – the mobile kitchen’ by the Egyptian Food Bank aims to assist and facilitate the lives of people by providing them with nutritionally healthy meals The Egyptian Food Bank has announced the launch of ‘Tekeya Al-Mahrousa’ – a mobile kitchen to distribute hot meals in[Read More…]
Tetra Pak, Al Rabie and Alssad join forces to address food security in Iraq
This strategic partnership is geared towards meeting the escalating demands for food and beverages within Iraq’s growing population Tetra Pak, Al Rabie and Alssad joined forces at Gulfood 2024 to create a strategic partnership that will produce 50 million packaged beverages annually, that aims to address food security concerns in[Read More…]
