Government

Cultured meat future: Why government buy-in is crucial for sector to hit production cost parity by 2030

20-Apr-2021 By Pearly Neo

Government buy-in will be crucial for cultured meat firms looking to hit cost parity for their products by 2030, with experts claiming that it will be an uphill battle go head-to-head with traditional meat products in terms of price by the end of this...

Breaking new ground: How government support and consumer education will accelerate plant-based food movement in Middle East

21-Oct-2020 By Guan Yu Lim

The plant-based food trend is booming in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific, but one Middle East industry expert predicts the Gulf will be the next boom market on the back of heightened consumer education and policy measures.

Securing supplies: Oman government’s biggest dairy initiative to begin operation next month

05-Jun-2019 By Tingmin Koe

The Oman government’s flagship dairy project, Mazoon Dairy, is expected to begin production by next month as part of the stat’s drive to strengthen its food security.

Philippine rice crisis escalates as shortages push prices to a three-year high

30-Aug-2018 By Pearly Neo

The price of rice in the Philippines has increased for the eighth month straight and hit a three-year peak, despite the injection of rice imports.

Tackling APAC’s plastic waste crisis: How Pepsi, Nestlé and Lotte are stepping up

28-Aug-2018 By Pearly Neo

Food companies, supermarkets and governments are taking concrete steps to address the rising plastic waste crisis in Asia-Pacific…but is it enough to stop what has been deemed a near “calamity”?

Booming Indian food service sector to grow by $30b over five years

20-Dec-2017 By RJ Whitehead

India’s food service industry will increase in value to Rs5.5tr (US$84.5b) in the next five years, representing an annual growth rate of 10%.

NZ government swoops on illegal meat operation

29-Nov-2016 By Oscar Rousseau

An illegal yet sophisticated meat processing ring in greater Auckland has been shut down after a raid orchestrated by New Zealand’s Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI).

NZ assessing next step to reduce cases of campylobacter

28-Jan-2016 By RJ Whitehead

The New Zealand food safety minister has said that the country’s campylobacter strategy is being reviewed to achieve further reductions in levels of the food-borne bacterium in chicken.

Dateline Southeast Asia

Half of Malaysian deaths now due to NCDs

24-Sep-2015 By RJ Whitehead

Non-communicable diseases are now responsible for half of all Malaysian deaths each year, according to a senior health official.

Australia’s meat inspectors protest ‘unfair’ pay and conditions

23-Jul-2015 By Chloe Ryan

Australian meat inspectors and veterinarians are stepping up industrial action in a long-running dispute about pay and conditions.

New Zealand government wants to unlock avocado potential

01-Apr-2014 By Ankush Chibber

The Avocado Industry Council announced today it will partner with the New Zealand’s Ministry for Primary Industries in an effort to unlock potential in the country’s avocado industry.

Ankush at large

Come on governments: hand food safety over to the private sector

19-Apr-2013 By Ankush Chibber

Watching Asia from a Western prism gives you the advantage of seeing the bigger picture. But on the flip-side, you end up benchmarking what you see against what has happened in the West.