The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has launched an Anticipatory Action programme in Myanmar with an aim to help farmers boost production and plant in time for the monsoon season to provide them with bountiful harvests
Food & Commodity
Aleph Farms completes US$105mn Series B funding round
Aleph Farms, the cultivated meat company growing steaks directly from non-genetically modified animal cells, has announced the completion of a US$105mn Series B funding round
WHO steps up action to improve food safety and protect people from disease
Every year 600 million cases of foodborne illnesses are reported
Pandemic safety measures widely adopted in traditional food markets, says EatSafe research
Pandemic safety measures has been widely adopted in traditional food markets in Bangladesh, Kenya, and Nigeria, according to EatSafe research
Farmers are key to global supply chain resilience
Cargill chairman and CEO David MacLennan addressed members of the National Feed and Grain Association (NFGA) at the organisation’s 125th annual convention, acknowledging farmers and ranchers as the heroes of the food system who played a critical role in addressing the COVID-19 pandemic