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Workshop to foster resilient food systems held
The News International
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Islamabad:The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) hosted a high-level Data Validation Workshop here, bringing together stakeholders from agriculture, health, environment, trade, academia and social sectors to review and validate findings...
Setting up sustainability: Communication may be all that stands between food firms and targets
FoodNavigator-Asia
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Sustainability has become an increasing important component of many companies’ business strategies today, with a lot of focus placed on areas such as plastic reduction, packaging recycling and cleaner energy use. All of this goes towards the...
AmphiStar and Kensing Announce Strategic Partnership to Bring Upcycled Biosurfactants to the North American Personal Care Market
WFMZ - Pennsylvania
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Partnership delivers localized access to 100% upcycled biosurfactants with significantly reduced environmental impact, while advancing novel designer molecule development. GHENT, Belgium and KANKAKEE, Ill., June 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Belgian...
BDCDA asks govt to form task force to conduct state wide operations against counterfeit drug networks
Pharmabiz.com
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The Bangalore District Chemists & Druggists Association (BDCDA) has urged the Karnataka government to form a high-level enforcement task force led by senior IPS officers and enforcement officials from the Karnataka Food Safety and Drug...
“Drink more milk”: Here’s what the MD of Asia Farms Network says on lactose intolerance
Vulcan Post
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June 3, 2025
[Written in partnership with Asia Farms Network, but the editorial team had full control over the content.] In my journey for healthier bowels and clearer skin, I’ve dropped animal milks and dairy from my diet, instead opting to pay the additional...
Local charities form coalition to combat food and health care shortages in Franklin County
Smith Mountain Eagle - Virginia
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Four Franklin County nonprofits have joined forces to raise awareness and address the critical shortage of food and health care services affecting the area’s underserved residents. Neighbors in Need is a new coalition founded by the executive...
Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan releases report into food product pricing in the retail chain
Prince Albert Daily Herald
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Sheila Bautz Special to the Herald The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) has released their 2025 Farmers and Food Prices report. It is the third APAS report that underscores the challenges faced by the agriculture industry....
Birmingham City Council admits 'problems' at 'pig sty' business centre as traders feel 'sick'
Birmingham Live
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June 3, 2025
Birmingham City Council has admitted an 'inadequate' service at a Birmingham business centre that is repeatedly overwhelmed with piles of rubbish. The Montgomery Street Business Centre in Sparkbrook is the site from which a number of small...
Fairbanks food trucks find centralized home at new food truck park
Alaska's News Source
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June 3, 2025
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTUU/KTVF) - While Interior Alaska has over 50 active food trucks, many of these mobile food services lack a space to call home. While that’s part of the appeal of operating a food truck, it comes with a handful of setbacks....
Urgent petition launched in South Africa to tackle soaring food prices
IOL
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A nationwide petition has been launched calling on the government and retailers to intervene to bring down rising food prices as South Africans are facing a daily battle to feed their families. The action has been brought by United Against Hunger...
Honda Initiative Empowers Women in Agriculture, Offers Hope for Nigeria’s Food Security Crisis
This Day
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June 3, 2025
Mary Nnah Honda Manufacturing (Nigeria) Limited has launched an initiative to empower women in agriculture in a bid to tackle Nigeria’s food insecurity crisis. The company’s community development event, held during the weekend in Lagos, themed –...
DSWD: PH hunger drops among food-poor due to food aid program
Inquirer
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June 3, 2025
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Tuesday reported a decline in hunger incidence among the food-poor, attributing the improvement to its Food Stamp Program, also known as the “Walang Gutom” program....
Healdsburg pics of the week: Local wineries push through industry downturn
Healdsburg Tribune - California
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June 3, 2025
In defiance of the wine-industry downturn, certain Healdsburg wine brands have been doubling down on their zones of genius, per se, and making bold moves at the height of uncertainty. One of those is Jesse Katz’ Aperture Cellars, which just...
Agency report shows opportunities for $800 billion food system
Food & Beverage
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June 2, 2025
Released as part of the Food System Horizons initiative, CSIRO has completed the first national stocktake of Australia’s food system. The $800 billion food system feeds around 100 million people and is powered by 100,000 farmers. Australia’s food...
Cyprus |Business Now: BoC, CIFA, Cyta, retail, startups’ new programmes
Cyprus Mail
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June 3, 2025
Cyta secured four gold and one bronze award at the Cyprus Technology Awards 2024, earning recognition for projects that enhance digital accessibility, sustainability, and user experience across the country. The gold awards acknowledged key...
SICO Signs a Letter of Intent with The Arab Authority for Agricultural Investment and Development (AAAID) to Boost Agricultural Investment and Food Security
bizbahrain
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June 3, 2025
SICO BSC (c), a leading regional asset manager, broker, and investment bank, with direct presence in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE, announced today the signing of a Letter of Intent with the Arab Authority for Agricultural Investment and...
The Compelling Business Case for Climate Adaptation
World Resources Institute
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Extreme weather events like floods and droughts are becoming more frequent and intense around the globe, disrupting communities and the infrastructure they rely on. In 2024 alone, the world endured 58 disasters that wreaked over a billion dollars...
Liberia: Shaita Angels FC, Bettomax Liberia Partner to Support Careysburg Orphanage
Front Page Africa
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June 3, 2025
Shaita Angels FC, a prominent Liberian women’s football club and its official sponsor, Bettomax Liberia Gaming Company, recently delivered essential aid to the Christ of Life Mission Orphanage Home in Careysburg, Montserrado County. By Christopher...
Barburrito giving away free food to celebrate 20th birthday
The Bolton News
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Barburrito, which began in Manchester's Piccadilly Gardens in 2005, will celebrate its 20th birthday by giving away 100 free burritos, on a first-come, first-served basis, to app members at nine of its city locations on Tuesday, June 10, at 3pm....
Business : VistaJet Sees 17 Pct Rise In 2024 Pet-Friendly Flights
Bernama
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June 3, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR, June 3 (Bernama) -- VistaJet, the world’s first and only global private aviation company, has reported a 17 per cent increase in flight traffic in 2024, driven by growing demand for pet-friendly summer travel. The top destinations...