Tag: food
China launches ‘Clean Plate’ campaign against food waste
Chinese President Xi stressed the need to maintain a sense of ‘crisis’ around food. China has stepped up measures to reduce food waste, after President…
Food waste increases in UK as coronavirus restrictions ease
Household food waste in the UK has increased by nearly a third as coronavirus lockdown restrictions have been eased and could spiral further, new research…
Rubbermaid Teams with TerraCycle for Food Storage Recycling
Rubbermaid is partnering with international recycling company TerraCycle to make all brands of well-used food storage containers recyclable in the US and Canada. Through this…
Human waste could help combat global food insecurity
Researchers from Cornell University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the Canadian Light Source (CLS) at the University of Saskatchewan have proven it is…
Ensure city poor and vulnerable are fed, amidst lockdown hunger risk, urges UN
The UN food agency, FAO, warns that hunger and fatalities could rise significantly in urban areas, without measures to ensure that poor and vulnerable residents…
More support for Europe’s agricultural and food sectors
The European Commission published Monday its latest package of exceptional measures to support the agricultural and food sectors which are being most affected by the…
Global Report on Food Crises reveals scope of food crises as COVID-19 poses new risks to vulnerable countries
Today an international alliance of UN, governmental, and nongovernmental agencies working to address the root causes of extreme hunger have released a new edition of…
Coronavirus-driven CO2 shortage threatens US food and water supply, officials say
An emerging shortage of carbon dioxide gas (CO2) caused by the coronavirus pandemic may affect food supply chains and drinking water, a Washington state emergency…
Farmers are throwing away fresh food and dairy. Food banks want to change that
As unemployment numbers continue to soar and economic uncertainty looms due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, food banks across the United States are experiencing a…
Keep global food supply chains intact, WTO, U.N. agencies urge
Food supply chains must be protected from any trade-related measures taken during the COVID-19 pandemic, the heads of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and U.N….
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