FAO: Better crop genebanks mean better food security
The FAO wants to improve standards across the world’s genebanks to improve the conservation of crop diversity which in turn means securing resilient global food supplies.
Archives for January 30, 2014
When you say NGO, they say conflict of interest?
The World Health Organisation (WHO) decision to grant NGO status to a malnutrition-battling business alliance raised eyebrows this week, so what do organisations have to do to gain and keep such a status?
Oman opens $385m aluminium rolling plant
Oman Aluminium Rolling Company (OARC) has opened a $385m plant in Sohar, north of the capital Muscat, which will be operational by the end of Q1 2014.
Pretty packaging beats McDonald's wrappers
The aesthetics of food packaging is as important as branding to pre-school children, according to a University of Calgary study.
IPPE 2014
Tomra: ‘People expect their food to be perfect’
Tomra Sorting Solutions is showcasing food sorting and analyzing technology, geared toward meeting consumers’ expectations, at IPPE 2014.
EU food fraud promises slammed one year after horse meat
Food fraud measures from the European Commission after the horse meat scandal have ‘changed nothing on the ground’, according to a consumer group.
Special Edition: Plant-based diets
Beyond meat substitutes: What’s hot in vegetarian food?
Vegetarians aren’t necessarily looking for alternative proteins or meat analogues, and makers of meat-free meals are embracing a range of trendy flavours and ingredients, says Classic Cuisine’s new product development manager Paul Hunt.
Special Edition: Plant-based diets
The Vegetarian Butcher: 'Next generation' meat substitutes ripe for expansion
Production of a new generation of plant based meat substitutes that look, feel and taste just like meat has been a long time coming, but now one Dutch firm believes it has the right formula.
COMMENT ON IPPE 2014
Meat and poultry pros dedicated to 100% safety
The curtain has closed on the International Production and Processing Expo, but its mission to improve the safety of the world's meat and poultry supply lives on.
Children and chocolate: The sweet industry's bitter side
NGOs say human trafficking and child labor remain deep-seated problems of the cocoa industry as a Nestlé, ADM and Cargill court case stirs up old supply chain concerns.
Unilever, Symrise and GIZ partnership to support vanilla farmers in Madagascar
A new partnership aims to 'drive positive change' for farmers and rural communities that rely on vanilla farming whilst securing future vanilla supplies.