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…]
Sustainability
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…]
MAFI unveils $300 Mn agri-food industrial complex in Egypt
Comprising five state-of-the-art plants, the complex is set to become a beacon of innovation and productivity Egypt’s entrepreneur Ahmed Abou Hashima has revealed plans for a groundbreaking agri-food industrial complex, set to become the largest in the Middle East. With a significant investment of up to $300 million, the project is being undertaken in[Read More…]
Global cumulative production of fishmeal and fish oil remains down
China’s slow economic recovery impacting fishmeal and fish oil consumption Cumulative total fishmeal production during the first ten months of 2023 was down by approximately 22 per cent compared to the cumulative production reported through October 2022, according to the IFFO reports. The predominant factor contributing to this decline must be attributed[Read More…]
KSrelief distributes 500 food baskets in Somalia
The project is part of the emergency intervention initiative presented by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) yesterday distributed 500 food baskets in the Federal Republic of Somalia, benefiting 3,000 individuals, as part of the Life-Saving Interventions Project in Food Security in[Read More…]
New Zealand Food Safety issues shellfish biotoxin alert
Affected shellfish include bivalve shellfish such as mussels, oysters, tuatua, pipi, toheroa, cockles and scallops, as well as pūpū (cat’s eyes), Cook’s turban, and kina (sea urchin) New Zealand Food Safety is advising the public not to collect or consume shellfish gathered from the Northland west coast due to a[Read More…]
Australian fisheries and aquaculture thrive in 2022
In 2021-22, Australians consumed around 350,000 tonnes of seafood in 2021-22, equivalent to 13.8 kilograms per person Aquaculture has had another successful year within the Australian seafood industry, according to the latest edition of ABARES Australian Fisheries and Aquaculture Statistics. David Galeano, Acting ABARES Executive Director said the gross[Read More…]
