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Delivering appropriate food from farm to fork, safely and in time, is no mean feat in parts of the world with poor infrastructure and extreme weather conditions. It requires close cooperation between actors at every stage in the chain.
Sale of forgotten wheat could put a dent in India's national debt
The Food Corporation of India could potentially earn over Rs25,000 crore (US$4.5bn) by exporting wheat lying in open warehouses, according to an Assocham study.
Commodities
World waits to learn the impact of China and India’s rice market surge
The recent rise of India as a rice exporter and of China—somewhat unexpectedly—as an importer is paving the way for increased uncertainty to the global market for the crop, according...
Opinion
Entrepreneurs must get backing to fix India’s crumbling supply chain
Last week, we published a story revealing that India’s food consumption will double by 2030—a scary thought. But it’s all right, we are assured by the Confederation of Indian Industries...
Ankush at large
Food makers should love India’s new food security Bill
The charter of fundamental rights guaranteed under the Indian constitution is pretty consistent with the modern idea of liberal democracies. Much like elsewhere, an Indian citizen has the rights to...
Chinese staples
Corn production overtakes rice, leading to greater insecurity concerns
Raising further concerns over China’s long-term food security, the production of corn in the country overtook that of rice for the first time last year, according to a report by...
NZ exports: SE Asia and Far East fast overtaking traditional markets
New Zealand’s Minister for Economic Development, Steven Joyce, has released a report showing growth in the country’s food and beverage sector is being driven in particular by emerging economies in...
Ankush at large
Drug decision could savage India-EU food free trade agreement
I don’t think that there was any more talked about corporate news in India this week than the Supreme Court’s decision to dismiss Novartis’s appeal for a patent for its...
Supermarket wars
Woolworths waiting for approval to cut out the dairy middle man
Should it be given the go-ahead, a new trial in New South Wales’ Manning Valley will see a supermarket dealing directly with dairy farmers for the first time ever in...
News in brief
ACCC allows transferability of GrainCorp's port capacity
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will not object to GrainCorp’s proposal to allow its East Coast bulk grain port customers to transfer booked capacity to other customers.
News in brief
Taura to launch URC BakeFruit range in Asia
New Zealand’s Taura Natural Ingredients plans to launch a new range of concentrated fruit pieces for bakery and foodservice operators in Asia. The products will fit in the premium category...
Manila Madness part 2
Embattled secretary pulls U-turn on self-sufficiency gaffe
The Philippines’ Department of Agriculture has “clarified” the blue-skies announcement by its secretary, Proceso Alcala, in which when he said the country would be in a position to stop importing...
South Korean OK for BASF's Scottish Omega-3 plant
South Korean regulators have cleared BASF to produce pharmaceutical grade omega-3 at its facility in Scotland.
Oxfam confronts Mondelez, Nestlé and Mars over women’s rights on cocoa farms
Oxfam has called on the three biggest chocolate manufacturers to conduct independent audits on conditions for women on cocoa farms supplying their factories after finding evidence of unequal pay, discrimination...
Oxfam thanks food industry for ‘bland’ and ‘complacent’ response to damning CSR report
Oxfam will step up its campaign to improve the treatment of people and resources that form part of the supply chain of the world’s biggest food conglomerates, after it cast...
Unilever & Nestlé tell Oxfam to bring other stakeholders to food ethics table
Unilever and Nestlé say Oxfam missed an opportunity for a wider and more comprehensive debate about food ethics after the NGO published a damning report on the supply chains of...
ABF calls Oxfam food ethics attack ‘ridiculous’
Associated British Foods – worst-in-class in an Oxfam report critical of 10 food giants for essentially operating under a corporate social responsibility (CSR) “veil of secrecy” – has hit back, slamming the...
State of the industry
Vital for Indian quick-service chains to develop own infrastructure
The rapid change in India’s food consumption habits has spurred domestic and foreign quick service restaurant (QSR) chains to implement aggressive expansion plans. And according to a new Rabobank report,...
Baby powder shortage
Hong Kong takes strong measures as smugglers milk formula supplies
With the Chinese New Year fast approaching Hong Kong is in the midst of formula frenzy, leading authorities to devise new means to safeguard the supply of baby powder to...
Food security
Cabinet calls for price stabilisation amid China’s bleak winter
China's cabinet has called for more targeted measures to stabilise food prices as one of the year’s peak periods of food consumption draws near.
International survey flags up packaging concerns
Consumers have raised significant concerns about plastic food packaging in response to a survey covering the US, India and Sweden conducted by Innventia.
Straight talk
FDI will bring the fresh ideas India desperately needs
As foreign retailers gear up for entry into India now that foreign direct investment is a reality, it is fast becoming clear how the policy has the potential to offer...
China focus
Cities and countryside must integrate to ward off looming grain crisis
Food policymakers in China have had a busy few days with party leadership outlining the need for agricultural modernisation, the government demanding improvements in logistics and the food watchdog offering...
News in brief
Woolies to stock more local produce
Woolworths has announced the launch of a new strategy to source more locally produced foods for its supermarket shelves across Australia.
Researchers urge action on Indian cereal contamination
The high level of mycotoxin contamination in Indian cereals must be addressed with improved monitoring and maximum levels for contamination set, a new study says.
Kosher gains ground as global QC measure
Having foods and ingredients approved by Jewish rabbis may not seem a matter that would of great importance to non-Jewish food and supplement manufacturers – not so.
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