news
China food crisis “may be more serious than we imagined”
Expert's research sheds new light on the situation
List view / Grid view
Central and South Asia
news
Outbreak of African Swine Fever threatens to spread
The Food and Agriculture Organization has warned how the current outbreak of African swine fever could easily spread.
article
The future growth of liquid dairy in China
China’s Economy in 2017 saw accelerated growth for the first time in seven years, in which consumer expenditure contributed the most to the GDP (ie, 58.8 per cent). The Fast Moving Consumer Goods market showed recovery, which suggest that Chinese consumers’ needs are still not being fully met. Kantar Worldpanel’s…
news
Iceland becomes the first UK supermarket to cut palm oil from home brand
Iceland has said that its pledge will reduce the demand for palm oil by more than 500 tonnes per year.
news
Barry Callebaut pilots sustainable cocoa production scheme
Indonesia will be the first cocoa-producing nation to be the focus of a series of pilots conducted by Barry Callebaut aimed at improving cocoa farmers' incomes, ending child labour in the industry and cutting carbon emissions.
news
Novel technique uses nanoparticles to detect pesticide residue
Scientists have developed magnetic nanoparticles that can detect traces of a popular pesticide chemical in under two hours without the need for costly preparation procedures.
news
UK food and drink manufacturers visit India on trade mission
21 February 2018 | By
The Food and Drink Federation, Santander UK and the British Government organised a trade trip to give major suppliers an opportunity to tap a quickly growing export market.
news
Scotch whisky trademark renewed in China
Among the raft of trade announcements that emerged from UK Prime Minister Theresa May's China trip comes the news that Scotch whisky has had its trademark renewed, protecting sales in the world's largest spirit market.
news
Almost 60 per cent of popular Chinese cod fillet mislabelled
Lack of clarity in the definition of Xue Yu and difficulty in identifying the fish once it has been prepared may have contributed to widespread mislabelling.
news
Waste product turned into alcoholic beverage in world first
A food production waste product has been turned into an alcoholic drink which scientists described as surprisingly tasty.
news
Japanese drinks giant to team up with Pepsi on Thai venture
American PepsiCo Inc, Thailand's market leader, has joined with Japan's Suntory Food and Beverage to target a growing market.
news
Indian food processing industry to attract $10 billion investment
Representatives from Germany, Italy and Japan are among those gathering at the World Food India (WFI), a three-day event held in Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. To promote the event, the Food Processing Industries Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal issued a statement to Indian press saying she expected the food processing industry to…
news
Slimmer GMO pigs an ‘exciting’ breakthrough – but probably won’t fly in America
Scientists in China have bred a line of low-fat pigs that fare well in cold temperatures, a new friend to the consumer's waistline and the farmer's wallet. But it doesn't seem likely they'll take in America.
news
Indonesia getting warmer – and it could be down to palm oil production
In the past decades, large areas of forest in Sumatra, Indonesia have been cut down to make room for crops like oil palm and rubber. Now research suggests the this change in the Southeast Asia region's temperature.
news
Scientists crack hardy crop’s complex genome
Finger millet's genetic code has been decoded in detail for the first time by researchers at Zurich University.
