SINGAPORE, Aug 18, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – As the world progressively leaves the pandemic behind, Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has joined hands with Taiwan’s Bureau of Foreign Trade and Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) to ride the waves of the new era with the Taiwan Food World GO Project. […]
Jakarta's Tanjung Priok port, as seen on Aug 3, 2022, has been busy. Indonesia recorded GDP growth of 5.44 percent year-on-year in the second quarter. (WILLY KURNIAWAN / Reuters) Strong in commodities, Indonesia, Malaysia lifted as global prices rise Amid rising global commodity prices, Indonesia and Malaysia have expanded their exports, which has helped with […]
HONG KONG, Aug 15, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – The HKTDC Food Expo, HKTDC Home Delights Expo, HKTDC Beauty & Wellness Expo and HKTDC Hong Kong International Tea Fair, organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), have all drawn to a successful close, along with the International Conference of the Modernization […]
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 8, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industries (MAFI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with PLS Plantations Berhad, a leading agrofood company in Malaysia, to conduct an in-depth study and put forward a proposal for the national food security programme. YBhg Dato’ Haslina Binti […]
A farmer airs rice in the field at Purasari village of Bogor district in Indonesia, Oct. 19, 2021. (PHOTO / XINHUA) Senior US officials in charge of international development cooperation and multilateral affairs have recently delivered several speeches on global food security, accusing China of hoarding food, which they claim has pushed up food prices […]
HONG KONG, Aug 2, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), the highly anticipated HKTDC Food Expo, HKTDC Home Delights Expo, HKTDC Beauty & Wellness Expo and HKTDC Hong Kong International Tea Fair will run from 11-15 August at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre […]
Warning of worsening hunger around the world on Monday, the US aid chief Samantha Power criticized China for putting trade restrictions on fertilizers and "hoarding" grain. Speaking at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, she said that if China released fertilizer or grain to the global market or the World Food Programme, it would […]
G20 member Indonesia particularly well placed to contribute, experts say People shop at the supermarket at AEON shopping mall in Tangerang, on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, May 22, 202. (TATAN SYUFLANA / AP) Indonesia can lead efforts by the ASEAN grouping to bolster global food security as supply chain disruptions threaten the flow of […]
Photo taken on March 18, 2020 shows a factory of US-based agriculture and food company Cargill in Pinghu, East China's Zhejiang province. (PHOTO / XINHUA) Agriculture is a major industry in the United States, with farming and food-related sectors contributing around 5 percent of the US’ gross domestic product. In China, agriculture generated 7.3 percent […]
(SHI YU / CHINA DAILY) A global food crisis is looming, so policymakers everywhere need to think hard about how to make food cheaper and more plentiful. That requires making a commitment to produce more fertilizers and better seeds, maximize the potential offered by genetic modification and abandon the rich world's obsession with organics. The […]
This handout photograph taken and released on July 13, 2022, by Turkish Defence Ministry press office shows military delegations of United Nations, Turkey, Ukraine and Russian during their four-party meeting in Istanbul. Russia and Ukraine met UN and Turkish officials in a bid to break a months-long impasse over grain exports that has seen food […]
(LI MIN / CHINA DAILY) The COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine conflict have raised fears over global food security, despite global grain production continuously rising over the past two decades. Corn is widely cultivated throughout the world, and a greater weight of corn is produced each year than any other grain, with its production growing […]
HONG KONG, Jul 5, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Tianyun International Holdings Limited (“Tianyun International”, together with its subsidiaries, (the “Group”) (Stock Code: 6836.HK), a leading seller and manufacturer of processed fruit products in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”), is pleased to announce that Shandong Tiantong Food Co., Ltd. (“Shandong Tiantong Food”), […]
JAKARTA, Jun 30, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has arrived at the venue of the 48th G7 Summit in Schloss Elmau, Germany on Monday afternoon (June 27) local time (UTC+1) to attend the meeting in the capacity of a partner country and as the G20 President. Indonesian President […]
(JIN DING / CHINA DAILY) With a potential food crisis facing the world, some Western experts and media are trying to blame China for the situation. They are accusing China of hoarding grains and thus exacerbating the global food shortage, and claiming that China's contribution to the United Nations World Food Programme last year was […]
Motorists queue to buy fuel at a gas station in Colombo on June 13, 2022. (PHOTO / AFP) COLOMBO – Sri Lanka has approved a four-day work week for public sector workers to help them cope with a chronic fuel shortage and encourage them to grow food, the government said on Tuesday, as it struggles […]
Shelves typically stocked with baby formula sit mostly empty at a store in San Antonio, May 10, 2022. (ERIC GAY / FILE / AP) Australia is in talks with the United States to supply baby food, an Australian government spokesperson said on Wednesday, after the apex US health regulator relaxed its import policy to address […]
A farmer harvests wheat in Nanyang city, China's Henan province, May 22, 2022. (PHOTO / XINHUA) With the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine and the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, now in its third year, global grain prices are rising dramatically, which is a harbinger of a possible food crisis worldwide. At this […]
HONG KONG, Jun 1, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Tianyun International Holdings Limited (“Tianyun International”, together with its subsidiaries, (the “Group”) (Stock Code: 6836.HK), a leading seller and manufacturer of processed fruit products in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”), is pleased to announce that Shandong Tiantong Food Co., Ltd. (“Shandong Tiantong Food”), […]
People shop in a supermarket at Changi Jewel in Singapore on Dec 22, 2020. (ROSLAN RAHMAN / AFP) Consumers in Singapore, one of the world’s most liveable cities, will soon miss the taste of fresh chicken meat following an export ban by Malaysia. This is just one of the latest outcomes of fears of a […]
Villager Caroline is seen in a withered maize crops field in Kidemu sub-location in Kilifi County, Kenya, March 23, 2022. (PHOTO / XINHUA) The Russia-Ukraine conflict, unilateralism, economic sanctions imposed by the West, including the United States, and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic have created further downward pressure on the global economy. While visiting Senegal on […]
(LIN YAQI / FOR CHINA DAILY) As the Ukraine crisis continues, the humanitarian and economic consequences will expand far beyond the region, putting potentially millions of people around the world at risk of hunger. The right responses from farmers and policymakers can keep the world on track for a sustainable food future. The wrong ones […]
A man shops at a supermarket in Foster City in California, the United States, April 12, 2022. (PHOTO / XINHUA) The US Federal Reserve recently raised its benchmark interest rate by half a percentage point, shifting the target range to 0.75 percent to 1 percent, following a smaller increase in March. It was the Fed's […]
A fruit vendor hands over her customer's order at a traditional market in Jakarta on April 23, 2022. (BAY ISMOYO / AFP) The week-long Eid al-Fitr holiday has brought bittersweet opportunity to Indonesia-based baker Dewi Indriana. While she was grateful for increased sales as her Muslim-majority nation celebrated the end of the fasting month of […]
Leveraging LoRaWAN technology, Remote Temperature Monitoring penetrates solid objects like refrigerators and freezers, then uploads temperature data to Digital Checklists BOSTON, April 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE via SEAPRWire.com) — Today Squadle, a workflow automation company that enables multi-unit operators to simplify complex operations and streamline food safety, announced the Squadle Sense™ Remote Temperature Monitoring (RTM), […]
Celebrate the month of togetherness with Laxmi – The #1 South Asian Food Brand. Laxmi Ramadan Laxmi Ramadan NEW YORK, April 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE via SEAPRWire.com) — It’s that month of the year when delectable and soulful food can be spotted almost everywhere. Being a cultural melting pot, Ramadan celebrations and delicious food in […]
All part-time and full-time associates will be eligible for greater tuition reimbursement benefits and discounted education programs Candice Forbes, a Food Lion Store Manager in Shelby, NC, received tuition reimbursement while pursuing two degrees Food Lion announced expanded education assistance programs available for all associates SALISBURY, N.C., April 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE via SEAPRWire.com) — […]
A worker harvests oil palm fruits at a plantation in Kutamakmur, Aceh, Indonesia on Sep 24, 2021. (AZWAR IPANK / AFP) JAKARTA – Indonesia, the world's top palm oil producer, announced plans to ban exports of the most widely used vegetable oil on Friday, in a shock move that could further inflame surging global food […]
(LI MIN / CHINA DAILY) The ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict is expected to further rock global food markets. Global grain and food prices have already been rising, with the prices of wheat, corn and soybean surging at a rapid pace, because the conflict has affected food production and supply chains. Also, wheat futures prices on the […]
An employee for the online grocery platform Dingdong Maicai packs vegetables in Shanghai. (PHOTO / XINHUA) The COVID-19 outbreaks have prompted local governments to implement stricter prevention and control measures, including lockdowns, in some metropolises such as Shanghai and Shenzhen, and some places in western and northeastern China. Although people, in general, are satisfied with […]