Despite their crucial contributions, women face numerous challenges, such as limited access to preservation technologies, credit, and decision-making Women form nearly half of the workforce in fisheries and aquaculture, with their involvement reaching up to 90 per cent in post-harvest activities like processing and trading in developing countries. Despite their[Read More…]
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How Significant is Indo-Emirate Partnership for Food Security & Agriculture?
The ambitious India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) unveiled at the G20 meeting The food processing sector in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is thriving, driven by robust economic growth and elevated domestic consumption levels. The UAE hosts 568 primarily small and medium-sized food and beverage manufacturers, comprising more than 2,000[Read More…]
ÄIO achieves scale production milestone with 10,000L batch of sustainable fats and oils
The company has achieved full end-to-end scale-up ÄIO, the pioneering biotech company developing sustainable fat and oil alternatives, has reached a groundbreaking milestone, scaling up its production to an industrial-level batch of 10,000 litres. This achievement marks the company’s biggest step forward yet, demonstrating the feasibility of large-scale fermentation-based fat[Read More…]
Mondi and UN World Food Programme strengthen partnership to reduce food loss
Priorities for 2024-2027 focus on protecting WFP’s food aid packages in challenging conditions, using more sustainable packaging materials, and minimising waste Mondi Group, a global leader in sustainable packaging and paper announced a three-year extension to its partnership with the UN World Food Programme (WFP), the world’s largest humanitarian organisation[Read More…]
Saudi-Brazil partner to invest $150 Mn in poultry production and processing
The agreement was signed between Tanmiah Food Company, a leading Saudi food company, and Brazil’s Vibra Agroindustrial S.A Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Environment, Water, and Agriculture announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at enhancing food security and self-sufficiency in poultry production in Saudi Arabia. The agreement[Read More…]
Famobra appoints Lars Lund Rasmussen as General Manager in Singapore
Lars Lund Rasmussen brings with him a wealth of experience, having previously worked as a recruitment consultant in the logistics sector across Asia FMCG wholesaler Famobra is expanding into Southeast and Northern Asia, with Singapore as its strategic hub. The company has appointed Lars Lund Rasmussen as General Manager to[Read More…]
Somalia’s drought, conflict and high food prices risk pushing 4.4Mn people into hunger
This number is projected to rise to 4.4 million (23 per cent of the population) between April and June 2025 New data from Somalia shows that 4.4 million people could face hunger by April 2025, driven by worsening drought conditions, conflict and high food prices. The Federal Government of Somalia[Read More…]
UAE’s Agthia Group consolidates 10% stake in Egyptian company Abu Auf Group
This strategic move aligns with Agthia’s ambition to drive growth in high-potential categories and build on successful partnerships Agthia Group PJSC, a leading regional food and beverage company based in Abu Dhabi announced the consolidation of an additional 10 per cent stake in Abu Auf, a leading Egyptian healthy snacks[Read More…]
Restaurant Brands International announces plan for Burger King in China
RBI acquires partners’ equity stakes and will identify a new local operating partnertransaction shows commitment to drive long-term growth in China Restaurant Brands International announced that a subsidiary of RBI has acquired from TFI Asia Holdings BV (TFI) and Pangaea Two Acquisition Holdings XXIII, Ltd (Cartesian) all their equity interests in[Read More…]
GIZ, ofi and Rikolto expand low-carbon cocoa project in Ecuador
Climate change poses a significant threat to 1.7 million Ecuadorians dependent on cocoa ofi, a global leader in food and beverage ingredients and solutions, international NGO Rikolto, and the German Development Agency GIZ (Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit), commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), have announced a low-carbon agriculture[Read More…]
