FAO honours Thailand for its part in wiping out cassava mealybug pest
Thailand’s agriculture ministry has won the Edouard Saouma award for spearheading regional collaboration to combat a destructive crop pest with the help of a tiny wasp.
Archives for December 3, 2015
Sugary beverages rise in low and middle income countries, fall in high-income regions
While sugar-sweetened beverages have seen a decrease in popularity in regions such as North America and Western Europe, they are on the rise in most low- and middle-income countries. But will the backlash against sugar eventually shape the market in...
Tim Tams on sale across Australia despite Coles price row, insists Arnott's
Arnott’s has sought to reassure retail customers and consumers its popular Tim Tam biscuits are available across Australia despite its pricing spat with supermarket chain Coles.
WHO: One in 10 hit by foodborne illness each year
Each year as many as 600 million, or almost one in 10 people in the world, fall ill after consuming contaminated food, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
Dateline Southeast Asia
Monsanto urges Philippines to embrace GM and biotech
Monsanto has warned Congress that the Philippines could face a food crisis if it does not put biotechnology at the heart of its food security programme.
Indonesia mulls sugar tax while Filipino farmers make voices heard
With the Philippines preparing legislation to introduce a sugar tax on soft drinks, neighbouring Indonesia could now follow suit after officials began a study into the policy.