The solution will be delivered by Alfa Laval’s units in Søborg Kolding in Denmark and Parma in Italy Denmark’s beverage and home-freeze ice lolly producer CO-RO has chosen a complete juice mixing plant from Alfa Laval for its processing unit in Frederikssund, Denmark – and sustainability is one of the key enablers. With a rise in erratic climate[Read More…]
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New global fisheries management body focuses on sustainable practices in fisheries
COFI Sub-Committee on Fisheries Management is also set to discuss improvements in the methodology to assess the state and health of the world’s marine fisheries stocks A new global fisheries management body began its inaugural meeting with key items on the agenda including best practices and approaches for the effective[Read More…]
Bottled water contains hundreds of thousands of nanoplastics: Columbia University
A New Microscopic Technique Zeroes in on the poorly explored World of nanoplastics, which can pass into blood, cells and your brain A recent study conducted by scientists from Columbia University has found that a litre of bottled water contains an average of around 240,000 detectable plastic fragments. This is[Read More…]
Saudi’s KSrelief distributes 1,125 food baskets in Pakistan’s Balochistan, Sindh
The initiative is part of the third phase of the food security support project in Pakistan Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) distributed 1,125 food baskets in Balochistan and Sindh provinces of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, benefiting 7,875 needy people in flood-affected areas. The initiative[Read More…]
Iran inaugurates modern glass greenhouses to grow bell peppers
This glass greenhouse is located on 60 hectares of land and uses the latest technologies in the form of a modern glass structure and a hydroponic cultivation system The President of Iran inaugurated one of the largest modern glass greenhouses in the country in Zanjan province. The facility includes 30[Read More…]
FAO Food Price Index declines by 13.7% in 2023
The benchmark measure of world food commodity prices ends 2023 about 10 per cent below its year-earlier level The benchmark for world food commodity prices declined in December compared to the previous month, with the sharpest drop in international sugar quotations, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations[Read More…]
Saudi Fund inaugurates Arkiz Project in support of water and food security
The Arkiz Agricultural Project aims to enhance water and food security in the country and contribute towards developing a key developmental sector In the presence of the President of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouni, the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) Director General of Arab Countries[Read More…]
Small fish a small solution to big problems
The new FAO paper ‘Small fish for food security and nutrition’ makes a compelling case that food insecurity and poverty can also be addressed through the harvesting and production of small fish Small fish have long been a staple food in many low- and middle-income countries, yet their potential for[Read More…]
Standard Chartered and BASA Foundation collaborate to foster apiculture in Bangladesh
The project will focus on enhancing the marketability of honey products by providing access to certification and forward market linkages Standard Chartered Bangladesh and BASA Foundation are collaborating to foster environmentally conscious agriculture and apiculture processes. As part of a recently launched initiative, the two organisations will uplift local honey[Read More…]
Philippine’s local food producers urge to put up digital agri-food database
Easy access to crucial information will guide poultry farm managers in setting production targets that accurately reflect prevailing consumer demand Philippine’s local food producers have urged the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) to establish in 2024 a long-delayed agricultural statistics database that will be available to all stakeholders online.[Read More…]
