CHIANG MAI (REUTERS) – An urban farm developed on a former landfill site in northern Thailand boosted the food security and livelihoods of poor families…
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Turning to local production and leveraging technology to ensure food security
SINGAPORE -In times of crisis, vulnerabilities become especially apparent. For Singapore, the empty supermarket shelves during the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic were but…
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Portraits of Purpose: Kenny Eng found a use for 'ugly' produce
Hearing that local farmers were unable to sell home-grown produce that was not aesthetically pleasing, Kenny Eng started The Local Farm’s range of ready-to-eat products…
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China's Xi says nation needs to put an end to soaring food waste
BEIJING – China’s President Xi Jinping urged his country to take immediate measures to stop food waste from growing, especially at a time when the…
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Covid-19 exposes vulnerability of Australia's food security
Australia’s vast swathes of farmland produce enormous quantities of food each year, delivering more than the nation can consume. On average, its 85,000 farmers and…
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UN expert says some are 'starving' in North Korea
GENEVA (REUTERS) – A United Nations human rights expert voiced alarm on Tuesday (June 9) at what he called “widespread food shortages and malnutrition” in…
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Veggies to be grown at more HDB carpark rooftops
The rooftops of nine multi-storey carparks in Singapore will be converted for use to farm vegetables and other food crops later this year. The tender…
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World could face food crisis in wake of coronavirus: UN, WTO
PARIS (AFP) – The heads of three global agencies warned on Wednesday (April 1) of a potential worldwide food shortage if authorities fail to manage…
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Vietnam to halt signing new rice export contracts until March 28; ban closely watched in international market
HANOI (REUTERS) – Vietnam will suspend signing new rice export contracts until March 28 at the earliest under a review to ensure domestic supplies are…
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World must transform food production or face unrest, scientists warn
ROME (REUTERS) – The world must diversify its food production and consumption, or face damaging supply disruptions that could lead to suffering and social unrest,…
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Scientists' work on microbes may boost farming research
National University of Singapore (NUS) scientists have developed a faster and cheaper way to create genetic material used in the research of disruptive agriculture. The…
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App to feed the hungry is launched at Singapore's first food bank community event
SINGAPORE – Singapore’s first food bank fed 1,000 people in need on Saturday (April 13) at its inaugural community engagement event. The Food Bank Singapore…
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F&N and NTU joint lab to bring food technology innovations to the market
SINGAPORE – Imagine food waste being turned into biodegradable food packaging, or even returned to the food chain to enhance a product’s nutritional value. The…
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North Korea food production down in 2018: UN body
SEOUL (AFP) – Food production has fallen this year in isolated, nuclear-armed North Korea, according to the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). Rice and…
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