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Our Fish calls on EU to end over-fishing
Our Fish has released feedback to the EU Farm to Fork Strategy which states that there will be no “sustainable” EU seafood until the EU ends over-fishing.
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How is coronavirus affecting the global food & beverage industry? Live updates
What measures is the global food & beverage industry taking in response to the COVID-19 outbreak? This page will be updated with the latest information.
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Coronavirus panic-buying: industry implications
Reports of panic-buying have been heard all across the globe and supermarkets are seeing products selling faster than ever before. Here, Dr Sylvain Charlebois explains that the panic-buying could have knock-on effects for the entire global supply chain and perhaps even present some opportunity.
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UN agencies call for action to achieve gender equality in agriculture sector
In light of International Women's Day 2020, FAO, IFAD and WFP have called for action to achieve gender equality in the agricultural and food sector, and have reiterated their commitments to the cause.
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Engineering healthier, more plentiful crops to aid developing countries
Genetically modified food has faced opposition from both consumers and decision-makers alike. Here, Dr. Oliver Peoples, PhD., CEO of Yield10 Bioscience, suggests that, with modern understanding of their benefits, GMO crops could hold the answer to ensuring the food security of the future.
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Tackling global food and water challenges through international collaboration
Members of the International Food and Water Research Centre (IFWRC) Scientific Advisory Panel discuss current challenges the food industry is facing, including climate change and food fraud, as well as key trends and the role of international collaboration between industry, academia, government and non-government organisations.
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Mediterranean diet can help achieve sustainability goals, says FAO
The traditional Mediterranean diet is said to be widely recognised for its multiple health benefits and low environmental footprint.
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The truth behind seafood sustainability?
The seafood industry is often scrutinised for depleting fish stocks and harming the oceans, but is this all confirmed in fact? Max Mossler from the University of Washington’s Sustainable Fisheries Project explains how consumers may well be ill-informed.
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Research shows sustainability can be a selling point for new ingredients
The first UK consumer study on the use of Bambara Groundnut as an ingredient has shown that sharing information on its sustainable features increased consumers' positive emotional connection to food.
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Urgent locust campaign needed to protect African food security, says FAO
At this stage and on basis of conservative estimates, the FAO has announced that it seeks $70 million to urgently support both pest control and livelihood protection operations in order to ensure the food security of the East African region.
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Scottish businesses collaborate to tackle food crime
Food Standards Scotland has said it is collaborating with numerous Scottish businesses to raise awareness of food crime.
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There’s more to food integrity than just protecting against fraud
Ahead of New Food's March conference, Professor Chris Elliott discusses the '7 principles of food integrity'
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South Africa stone fruit industry combats prolonged drought
Stone fruit production areas such as Little Karoo from Montagu, Barrydale, Ladismith, Calitzdorp, through to Prince Albert, have suffered severely from the droughts, with some losing their farms, and many farmworkers without income or jobs.
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Nitrogen-fixing genes could help grow more food using fewer resources
The research, by Washington State University, aims to help farmers around the world use less man-made fertilisers to grow important food crops like wheat, corn and soybeans.
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Research finds that global diets are converging, with benefits and problems
The University of Kent researchers carried out the study analysing food supply data for 171 countries from the 1960's to 2010's.
