The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Republic of Korea, through its Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS), has signed a new Framework Arrangement which establishes overarching terms and conditions that will govern the cooperation through voluntary contributions and facilitate future negotiations between MFDS and FAO
Food & Commodity
More than one billion tonnes of food being wasted than estimated, says WWF and Tesco report
A WWF and Tesco report shows 1.2 billion tonnes of food is lost on farms, on top of the 931 million tonnes wasted at retail and consumption
Myanmar: A race to avoid increasing food insecurity
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
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