Opinion: Europe sleepwalking as global food prices set to double
Global food prices will more than double within 20 years as a new age of crisis forces the collapse of our broken global food system, said Oxfam today. The international…
Agriculture
USA: California Must Label Genetically Engineered Fish
Looming over consumers is the likelihood that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will approve the raising and selling of GE salmon--without labeling--in the very near future. The engineered…
Australia: Taking Stock
An ABC interview on live trade of animals to Indonesia. The Indonesian people want to make change and want to improve things, and this has been seen quite significantly over…
Canada: Global Halal Food Market
Global Halal Food Market May 2011 The Government of Canada has prepared this report based on primary and secondary sources of information. Readers should take note that the Government of…
The rise of Pakistan in the global meat trade
At a time when Pakistani businessmen have a hard time selling even high-quality products to foreign customers due to Pakistan’s negative country brand, meat processing companies report customers practically begging…
The Eco-Halal revolution
A growing number of Muslims are calling for a more transparent and environmentally sound approach to the production and supply of halal meat that reflects broader issues of sustainability and…
USA: If You Eat Organic Food, Have You Just Been Betrayed?
Organic consumers and producers in the U.S. are facing betrayal. A self-appointed group of "Organic Elites", including Whole Foods Market, Organic Valley, and Stonyfield Farm, are surrendering to Monsanto. Top…
Women Farmers a Force in Fighting Global Food Shortages
Better investments in female farmers would prevent malnourishment in 100-150 million people, because of the ways women are likely to allocate resources in a food-shortage-threatened world.
Brunei: China Rice Research Institute To Help Boost Brunei Paddy Drive
On the subject of Agro Food, the permanent secretary, Dato Dr Hj Amin Liew said, "Brunei Darussalam is also. currently developing an agro-technology park. The size of this park is…
Interview: Food Prices and Global Instability
Food prices are skyrocketing across the world, and last month, they peaked to the highest levels since the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization began indexing them in 1990.
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