All news articles for February 2013

Export markets key to strong NZ growth despite current DCD storm

Kiwi agri-forecast

Export markets key to strong NZ growth despite current DCD storm

By RJ Whitehead

While New Zealand fights to stem the fallout from the damaging Fonterra DCD crisis, a new report by Rabobank has revealed that the country’s strong trade links to countries with importing markets will be central to the performance of its agricultural...

Guests dine on landmark research at new gourmet restaurant

Kinki tuna

Guests dine on landmark research at new gourmet restaurant

By RJ Whitehead

Western Japan's Kinki University will soon open a restaurant in downtown Osaka specialising in blue-fin tuna and other types of fish that have been artificially raised from eggs at its aquaculture facilities.

Call it anything but food safety

Food for thought

Call it anything but food safety

By Ankush Chibber

Apparently, India’s food safety rules and regulations are just as stringent as those in other, more developed countries. And that’s according to a proper source, one who should know his onions.

Food registration deadline extended once again

FSSAI in freefall

Food registration deadline extended once again

By RJ Whitehead

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has once again extended the licencing and registration deadline for the country’s food business operators. In an embarrassing move by the government’s consumer watchdog, businesses now have another...

Ministers meet to speed up agriculture reform

Indian politics

Ministers meet to speed up agriculture reform

By RJ Whitehead

All of India’s state agriculture ministers are currently gathering in Delhi to discuss ways to speed up growth of the food production and processing sector. The meeting will be led by Sharad Pawar, the union agriculture and food processing minister.

Duck replaces mutton in latest food-swap scandal

China safety

Duck replaces mutton in latest food-swap scandal

By RJ Whitehead

While European supermarkets and fast-food chains have been dealing with the fall-out of horse meat in burgers, a meatpacking factory in north-east China has been found using cheap duck meat and additives to replace mutton and beef slices.

Indian meat trade targeted, claims religious group

Indian meat trade targeted, claims religious group

By Raghavendra Verma, in New Delhi

The leaders of India’s 160-million plus Muslim community, which dominates the country’s meat trade, is complaining of persistent harassment by Hindu "hardliners".

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