An internally displaced man pours wheat grains into a sack at Berley Camp, 20 kilometers from the city of Gode, Ethiopia, on Jan10, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP) ROME – World food prices fell in January for a 10th consecutive month, and are now down some 18 percent from a record high hit last March following […]
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Baguio wins EPD service contract worth HK$37 million to provide food waste collection services in New Territories West
HONG KONG, Jan 16, 2023 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Baguio Green Group Limited (“Baguio” or the “Company”, Stock Code: 01397.HK) is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a 2-year service contract worth approximately HK$37 million, by the Environmental Protection Department (“EPD”) of the HKSAR Government for the provision of food waste […]
UN nuclear watchdog to increase presence in Ukraine
This Nov 14, 2007 picture shows a view of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters in Vienna. The IAEA has praised China's efforts and progress in stepping up nuclear security and contributing to global governance of nuclear security. (JOE KLAMAR / AFP) VIENNA / UNITED NATIONS- The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on […]
Tianyun International Signed MOU with a Leading Korean Food and Beverage Company as a Strategic Partner
HONG KONG, Jan 3, 2023 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Tianyun International Holdings Limited (“Tianyun International”, together with its subsidiaries, (the “Group”) (Stock Code: 6836.HK), a leading seller and manufacturer of processed fruit products in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”), is pleased to announce that the Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding […]
World faced unprecedented crisis with food in 2022
People line up for food outside a bakery in the port city of Tripoli, Lebanon, on July 27. Some people have to wait for hours for a bag of subsidized Arabic pitta bread, in short supply as an economic crisis that has lasted years has depleted state coffers. (IBRAHIM CHALHOUB / AFP) The world has […]
UN hopeful for Russian fertilizer exports breakthrough
A tractor sprays organic liquid fertilizer in a field at the Vargem Dourada farm in Padre Bernardo, Goias State, Brazil, on May 19, 2022. Fearing that the conflict in Ukraine will disrupt its crucial supply of fertilizer imports, Brazil´s agricultural sector is increasingly turning to natural alternatives, including remineralizers, or "agrominerals" — pulverized, nutrient-rich rocks […]
Betagro PCL (SET: BTG) debuts on SET to follow IPO success that amasses fund to drive growth
BANGKOK, Nov 23, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Betagro PCL (SET: BTG), Thailand’s leading international food company with over 55 years of history, debuts on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) today. With a total offering value of 20 billion baht and a securities value at an IPO price of about 80 billion […]
The GrowHub Innovations Company and Tangobar Announce Partnership for Sustainable Regional Community Development and ASEAN market penetration
SINGAPORE, Nov 21, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – The GrowHub Innovations Company (“The GrowHub”), Asia Pacific’s only Web 3-enabled plug-and-play ecosystem builder for food traceability and carbon credits, announced its strategic partnership with Kyoto’s leading craft canning producer and food experience provider Tangobar LLC. (“tangobar”). Tangobar is committed to the development of canned […]
World making little progress on food waste, a big climate problem
A compostable plastic bag full of food scraps is seen alongside non-compostable plastic bags in a recently received truckload of food waste at Recology Blossom Valley Organics North near Vernalis, California, US, Nov 10, 2022. (BRITTANY HOSEA-SMALL / REUTERS) Every Thursday, California resident Richard Redmond takes a gallon-sized container of food scraps to the farmers […]
PLS seals exclusive distributorship with China’s COFCO
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 15, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – PLS Plantations Berhad trading and export subsidiary, Dulai Fruits Enterprise Sdn Bhd cemented their export and exclusive distribution agreement with COFCO Food Import Co. Ltd, the import and distribution subsidiary of China Oil and Foodstuffs Corporation (COFCO) in Shanghai. Back (L-R): Ms Zhengfeng, Mr. […]
FAO: 2022 food import costs hit record, poorest threatened
A farmer harvests wheat in Nanyang city, China's Henan province, May 22, 2022. (PHOTO / XINHUA) LONDON — Food imports costs across the world are on course to hit a near $2 trillion record in 2022, piling pressure on the globe's poorest countries who likely shipped in considerably less volumes of food, the UN Food […]
CIIE 2022 will Host 14 Brazilian Food and Beverage Companies
HONG KONG, Nov 5, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) is coordinating Brazilian companies’ participation in the China International Import Expo (CIIE), one of the largest multi-sector trade shows in China. This year the Agency is in charge of organizing individual booths for 14 companies at […]
Humanitarians ready Tigray relief convoys as war stops: UN
In this file photo taken on July 02, 2021 captive Ethiopian soldiers walk towards the Mekele Rehabilitation Center in Mekele, the capital of Tigray region, Ethiopia. (YASUYOSHI CHIBA / AFP) UNITED NATIONS — Humanitarians in northern Ethiopia seek the green light to resume aid convoys following the peace accord announcement ending almost two years of […]
NFA promotes healthy eating to reduce food waste
Malang, East Java, Indonesia, Oct 25, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – The National Food Agency (NFA) has started a campaign to promote eating healthy and delicious food by providing recommendations for the composition of foods on the plate in order to reduce waste. Head of the National Food Agency (NFA), Arief Prasetyo (ANTARA/HO-NFA) […]
FAO chief: Conflicts, climate likely to fuel more food crises
This handout picture taken and released by the Turkish Defence ministry press office on Aug 3, 2022, shows an inspection delegation member inspecting the Sierra Leone-flagged cargo ship Razoni carrying 26,000 tonnes of corn from Ukraine, off the coast of north-west Istanbul. (TURKISH DEFENSE MINISTRY / AFP) ROME – The head of the United Nations […]
FAO chief warns conflicts, climate likely to fuel more food crises
This handout picture taken and released by the Turkish Defence ministry press office on Aug 3, 2022, shows an inspection delegation member inspecting the Sierra Leone-flagged cargo ship Razoni carrying 26,000 tonnes of corn from Ukraine, off the coast of north-west Istanbul. (TURKISH DEFENSE MINISTRY / AFP) ROME – The head of the United Nations […]
Fujitsu and Phytocontrol to collaborate on offering food contaminant analysis service via Fujitsu Computing as a Service (CaaS)
TOKYO, Sep 16, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Fujitsu today announced the start of a strategic collaboration with Phytocontrol Group (hereinafter Phytocontrol)(1), French leader in contaminant analysis for environmental and food safety. In August, the two companies signed a memorandum of understanding, and as part of this cooperation Fujitsu and Phytocontrol will develop […]
UN trying to get Russia ammonia to world thru Ukraine
The first UN-chartered vessel MV Brave Commander loads more than 23,000 tonnes of grain to export to Ethiopia, in Yuzhne, east of Odessa on the Black Sea coast, on Aug 14, 2022. (OLEKSANDR GIMANOV / AFP) LONDON/UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations is trying to broker a resumption of Russian ammonia exports through Ukraine, a […]
UN trying to get Russian ammonia to world through Ukraine
The first UN-chartered vessel MV Brave Commander loads more than 23,000 tonnes of grain to export to Ethiopia, in Yuzhne, east of Odessa on the Black Sea coast, on Aug 14, 2022. (OLEKSANDR GIMANOV / AFP) LONDON/UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations is trying to broker a resumption of Russian ammonia exports through Ukraine, a […]
IMF to expand emergency aid for nations to deal with food shocks
International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva speaks during the G20 Finance Ministers Meeting in Nusa Dua on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on July 15, 2022. (SONNY TUMBELAKA / POOL / AFP) WASHINGTON – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday confirmed that it is moving toward expanding emergency financing for countries hit by […]