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Agriculture ‘holds solutions to water crisis and food security’ – FAO
12 Sep 2023 agrilandThe United Nations (UN) Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has said that agriculture “holds the solutions” to the global water crisis and food security. Speaking at the 18th World Water Congres ... -
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Plant-Based 2.0: Addressing the Industry’s 10 Biggest Challenges
10 Sep 2023 green queenThere’s no denying that times are tough for the global plant-based industry. Retail sales are down, investors have lost confidence, startups are ceasing operations and the mainstream media is pushing ... -
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Sustainable Seafood Startups Are The Catch Of The Day
06 Sep 2023 crunchbaseIf you want a delicious, affordable meal of fresh seafood that’s also humanely and sustainably procured these days, you’re kind of out of luck. The combination of overfishing and climactic upheaval ... -
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Data snapshot: Fish, flies and algae outshine crop CEA in the $600m+ of novel farming systems funding so far in 2023
07 Sep 2023 agfundernewsWhile indoor agriculture for crops like leafy greens and strawberries may be undergoing a massive correction, there’s still been plenty of activity from startups in the Novel Farming Systems category. ... -
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Op-Ed: It’s Time for the World to Invest in African Agri-Food Innovations and Innovators
10 Sep 2023 foodtankThere isn’t a single place on the African continent that is not feeling the effects of climate change. Every farm in every country—including in our home country of Kenya—has already been forced to ada ... -
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The Metaverse is a New Digital Battleground in the Making, Data Researchers Predict
12 Sep 2023 foodnavigatorAs food service giants Taco Bell, Wendy’s and Starbucks enter the metaverse with their devised lands and non-fungible tokens (NFTs), we explore whether it is only a matter of time before manufacturers ... -
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Milk Made From Carbon Dioxide and Electricity Backed by EU
08 Sep 2023 foodnavigatorA four-year project aimed at developing whey protein from CO2 and electricity has been selected for investment by the European Commission via its innovation programme. From a pool of more than 440 p ... -
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Governments Invested $1 Billion Toward Making Better Meat Alternatives.
11 Sep 2023 vox.comFrom “no-kill” chicken grown in bioreactors to juicy plant-based burgers, alternative protein options are cropping up (in extremely limited quantities) in the grocery aisle, at restaurants, and on you ... -
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Developing cutting-edge technology—such as cleantech and deep tech—can be long and complex, requiring a lot of testing and validation, not just of the product but also of the market. How the technolog ... -
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Coca Cola Says New Flavor Co-Created with AI
14 Sep 2023 foodmanufacturing.comATLANTA — Coca‑Cola is inviting fans to imagine what the future tastes and feels like with a limited-edition drink and new AI-powered experience. Coca‑Cola Y3000 Zero Sugar was co-created with hum ... -
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Vertical farming, agri-tech key to bolstering UAE’s food, water security: Ministers
12 Sep 2023 alarabiyaMinisters in the United Arab Emirates have stressed the need for innovative agri-tech, such as vertical farming, to ensure long-term food security and self-sufficiency in the Arab world. Speaking to ... -
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Cultivated Meat Can Be Halal, Leading Shariah Scholars Tell GOOD Meat
11 Sep 2023 green queenCultivated meat can be considered halal if it meets certain criteria, according to three Shariah scholars who advised alt-protein leader Eat Just on the matter. The company, whose subsidiary GOOD Meat ... -
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Nestlé Health Science CEO Don Kerrigan Talks Acquisition Of Vital Proteins And The Company’s Future Growth
07 Sep 2023 forbesWhen Don Kerrigan, a well-versed executive previously serving as the president of Nature’s Bounty, was appointed to be the CEO of Nestlé Health Science U.S. in 2021 as a result of the acquisition of t ... -
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Day in the Life: Eco farmer grows edible flowers for Dubai’s Michelin-starred restaurants
12 Sep 2023 thenationalnews“A Day in the Life” allows you to step into the shoes of a UAE resident to experience a typical 24 hours in their work and home life Mary Anne de Haan’s flowers look good enough to eat – and if you’ ... -
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Behind the Tindle Foods rebrand and new product launch
12 Sep 2023 fooddiveFor Tindle Foods CEO and co-founder Andre Menezes, meat is more than a food group, it is a “social fabric,” he said. “It’s more than just an ingredient, it’s the center of the plate. It’s what brings ... -
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‘The final objective for us is to demonstrate that the meat industry can be and is sustainable’: How the Belgian meat sector is aiming to become more sustainable
08 Sep 2023 foodnavigatorCan the meat industry be sustainable? This is the question on the lips of multitudes within the food industry. In a new scheme, Belgium’s meat producers aim to keep track of sustainability, with a foc ... -
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Leonardo DiCaprio-Backed Mosa Meat Becomes World’s First B Corp Cultivated Meat Company, Eyes Regulatory Approval
07 Sep 2023 greenqueenDutch cultivated meat pioneer Mosa Meat has announced that it has become the first cultivated meat company in the world to attain B Corp certification, in what the company calls a significant mileston ... -
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Exclusive: Regional Head Andrew Buckingham On Coca-Cola's ESG Transformation In The Middle East
05 Sep 2023 forbesmiddleeastThis story appeared in our September 2023 issue, featuring our Global Meets Local ranking, highlighting the most powerful regional heads of the world's biggest companies. According to Mordor Intelli ... -
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INTERVIEW: Food systems contribute to solving ‘world's most important challenges’
23 Jul 2023 news.un.orgCorinna Hawkes the Director of the FAO Division of Food Systems and Food Safety says a holistic and sustainable approach is needed that considers economic, social, and environmental factors, and that ... -
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Chickens are taking over the planet
04 Aug 2023 Vox.comIn the century since the modern chicken industry was born, chicken has overtaken beef and pork as the most popular meat in the world. According to a report published last month by the Organisation for ... -
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Day in the Life: Chef’s 4,000 daily croissants sell like hot cakes at Atlantis The Royal
17 Aug 2023 thenationalnews“Day in the Life” allows you to step into the shoes of a UAE resident to experience a typical 24 hours in their work and home life Feeding 1,200 for breakfast may seem like a daunting task, but for ... -
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Elena Reygadas: becoming The World’s Best Female Chef
15 May 2023 theworlds50bestFor Mexican chef Elena Reygadas, the journey to gastronomic success involved a lot of soul searching, hard lessons and the tireless quest for balance, both in her cooking and personal life. As she is ... -
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True sustainability is about closing loops, not jumping through hoops, says the couple behind Asia’s most sustainable restaurant
theworlds50bestSet in south-central Manila, Toyo Eatery was announced as the winner of the Flor de Caña Sustainable Restaurant Award at Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2023. Cheryl Tiu meets the owners to discuss how the ... -
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The Fertilizer Conundrum
04 Aug 2023 project-syndicateMaking the global food system more sustainable and equitable represents a huge and complex undertaking that necessarily involves difficult trade-offs. The tension between responding to short-term incr ... -
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Meet the founder: Tawi Fresh’s Cherotich Rutto on empowering women and youth through agribusiness
12 Jun 2023 agfundernewsAgriculture is a primary economic activity across many parts of Africa, but Cherotich Rutto, CEO and founder of a new agribusiness marketplace called Tawi Fresh, says the region’s smallholder farmers ... -
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Robotic Bees Could Support Vertical Farms Today and Astronauts Tomorrow
19 Jul 2023 scientificamericanIn vertical farming operations, artificial lights and artificial intelligence coax plants, stacked densely on towering shelves rather than spread over a field, to grow indoors with minimal human inter ... -
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Ketchup as brass cleaner? This app shows you new ways to use expired food
31 Jul 2023 fastcompanyUse by.” “Best by.” “Sell by.” Food labels are tricky business—especially in the U.S., where a lack of national labeling standards leads to 80 million tons of good food being thrown out every year ... -
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This fish filet will be grown in a lab and 3D-printed before it ends up on your plate
09 Aug 2023 fastcompanyOverfishing is depleting the global fish population, while microplastics and mercury pollute the remaining marine life. In response, a biotech firm and an agriculture startup have formed a partnership ... -
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5 emerging technologies set to transform the global food system
10 Jul 2023 Food DiveThe following is a guest post from Rick Hamilton, a Senior Consultant at 4C Associates. Hamilton shares his insights following the International Food & Drink event in London where Charles Banks, co-fo ... -
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Here's What the First Cell-Cultivated Chicken Dish on a US Menu Will Look Like
02 Aug 2023 foodandwineEarlier this week, chef Dominique Crenn received a shipment of chicken at her San Francisco restaurant, Bar Crenn. That sounds like a near-daily occurrence for almost any chef, but this was a notewort ... -
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Ma’aden to supply 600,000 tons of fertilizers to Bangladesh
16 Aug 2023 arabnewsSaudi Arabian Mining Company, known as Ma’aden, has renewed its agreement with the Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation, to supply 600,000 tons of fertilizers to BADC. The agreement was sig ... -
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We’re Failing to Solve Global Hunger, According to this Year’s State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World Report
13 Aug 2023 foodtankA version of this piece was featured in Food Tank’s newsletter, released weekly on Thursdays. To make sure it lands straight in your inbox and to be among the first to receive it, subscribe now by cli ... -
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FAO receives €25m from the EU to scale sustainability programme
03 Aug 2023 Food BevThe United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has received €25 million in additional funding from the European Union to extend and scale up the Sustainable Wildlife Management (SWM) prog ... -
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Exclusive: Alan Smith on Agthia Group’s growth and food security strategy
16 Aug 2023 gulfbusinessThe group’s CEO explains how they are setting an example for the industry, contributing to UAE’s food security strategy The UAE has risen into the upper echelons of the global food security index ov ... -
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Time for world leaders to help restore grain deal
04 Aug 2023 arabnewsOne of the many unintended consequences of Russia’s action in Ukraine last year has been the conflict’s impact on the security and stability of global food supplies. Before the invasion, Ukraine was t ... -
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Exclusive: How Diana Holding CEO, Rita Maria Zniber, Is Tackling Climate Change Through Sustainable Agriculture
04 Aug 2023 forbesmiddleeastThis story appeared in our August 2023 issue, featuring a ranking of the Top 100 Arab Family Businesses. Agriculture is a serious business in Morocco. After all, the sector accounts for more than 10 ... -
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Cop28: Agenda on food systems and agriculture
27 Jul 2023 efanewThe Uae COP28 chairmanship launched its Agenda on Food systems and agriculture part of the work to shape the action agenda leading up to this year's climate conference. It was the COP28 chair, represe ... -
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Amazons palm-scanning payment system is coming to all whole foods stores by the end of the year
16 Jul 2023 fastcompanyAmazon has announced that its palm-scanning payment technology, called Amazon One, will roll out to all 500-plus Whole Foods locations by the end of 2023. Amazon first introduced the contactless Amazo ... -
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79% of Dairy Consumers Will Buy Cheese Made By Microbes, Says Study: ‘A Dairy Revolution’
20 Jul 2023 green queenEuropean precision-fermentation leader Formo has teamed up with the University of Saskatchewan on a landmark study, shedding light on the promising intersection of precision fermentation, the cheese m ... -
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What is the agrifood system? Corinna Hawkes: The agrifood system is everything that is connected to food and agriculture. What we eat as well as the way that food is sold, distributed and processed. ... -
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Arab-Africa Trade Bridges Program invests $1.5bn in food security initiative
19 Jul 2023 foodbevThe Arab-Africa Trade Bridges Program (AATB) – a programme aimed at promoting and increasing trade and investment between African and Arab member countries – has launched a $1.5 billion programme to a ... -
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General Mills Backed Supply Change Capital Debuts With $40 Million To Invest In The Future Of Food
24 Jul 2023 ForbesLatina-led venture capital firm, Supply Change Capital, has officially closed its $40 million inaugural fund from limited partners, including General MillsGIS +0.3%’ venture arm 301 INC, MassMutual, a ... -
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On a sunny Tuesday afternoon in May, Gastropod co-hosts Cynthia Graber and Nicola Twilley sat down at a countertop in a test kitchen for a very unusual hamburger: taste test #97 at Bay Area-based comp ... -
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Coca-Cola System Sustainability Fund inaugurated
17 Jul 2023 Food BevThe Coca-Cola Company and eight bottling partners have announced the closing of a new $137.7m venture capital fund focusing on sustainability investments. Greycroft, a seed-to-growth venture capital f ... -
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Kaso raises $10.5m in seed funding round
13 Jul 2023 Food BevSaudi Arabia-based food-tech company, Kaso, has raised $10.5 million in a seed funding round to fuel the company’s mission of revolutionising the food supply chain. The round was supported by invest ... -
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Ketchup as brass cleaner? This app shows you new ways to use expired food
06 Jul 2023 fastcompany“Use by.” “Best by.” “Sell by.” Food labels are tricky business—especially in the U.S., where a lack of national labeling standards leads to 80 million tons of good food being thrown out every year. ... -
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“AI doesn’t replace. It augments” – how AI helps Mondelez’s R&D
06 Jul 2023 just-foodMondelez International is not alone in exploring the potential of AI. Dean Best speaks to Joe Manton about how the company uses the tech in its R&D. As senior director and global lead for digital R&D ... -
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Strong government support reflects key role of F&B sector in achieving Vision 2030 Sustainability, efficiency and innovation the focus of high-level discussions and technology showcases RIYADH – 2 ... -
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Show launches under the patronage of H.E. Bandar Ibrahim Alkhorayef, Saudi Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Saudi Food Summit ministerial keynotes to unveil vast strategic business opportuni ... -
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From fintech to alt protein, Latam’s next generation of agrifood startups is building a farmer-first food system
13 Jun 2023 agfundernewsLatin America is one of the most biodiverse regions in the world, home to around 60% of global terrestrial life in addition to vast amounts of land and water resources. The livestock sector in Latam a ...
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