Food Security

Scientists unlocking heat-tolerant wheat: ‘This could protect food supply as the climate changes’

13-May-2020 By Katy Askew

Researchers working on molecular-level responses in crops have taken a step closer to their goal of producing heat-tolerant wheat. “This benefits the sustainability of the food system by protecting food supply as the climate changes,” project lead Dr...

Nestlé on COVID-19: ‘We need to focus our efforts on securing supplies, manufacturing and logistics’

08-Apr-2020 By Katy Askew

Nestlé CEO Mark Schneider warns that the business must ‘get ready for the storm’ as supply chain challenges are expected to intensify amid the global coronavirus pandemic.

Mars breathes life into its new mission by partnering with a non-profit to help close DC food gap

20-May-2019 By Elizabeth Crawford

With conscious consumerism on the rise and potential employees increasingly evaluating companies based on their values, Mars Inc. isn’t wasting any time implementing the new mission it unveiled in March.

Bolsonaro's controversial first weeks: What's in store for Brazil's food industry?

17-Jan-2019 By Niamh Michail

Brazil’s controversial president Jair Bolsonaro has got off to a controversial start, from disbanding the National Council of Food and Nutrition Security (CONSEA) to giving the agribusiness sector greater control over the Amazon in his first weeks in...

FoodBytes! Boulder finalists focus on reducing food waste, increasing sustainability

27-Sep-2016 By Elizabeth Crawford

Reducing food waste and increasing sustainability so that food and beverage manufacturers can make more with less are common goals and key attributes of the 10 finalist food, agriculture and tech companies selected to present at the FoodBytes! Boulder...

Let’s stop calling it a drought: Fostering water stewardship

20-Jul-2015 By Maggie Hennessy

California’s prolonged drought is raising some bigger global questions about how the food and agricultural industries—the biggest users of non-replenishable water—should approach their use of a resource that was once considered almost limitless.

FAO urges sustainability over immediate profits to safeguard water supplies

20-Apr-2015 By Caroline SCOTT-THOMAS

Water is likely to be sufficient for food production in 2050 – but increased competition means two-thirds of the world will be affected by water scarcity, according to a joint report from the FAO and the World Water Council.

Food Security Index update

World's most obese nation? Kuwait (and the next four are Middle Eastern)

03-Nov-2014 By Shane STARLING

Kuwait has the world’s highest percentage of obese people – 42.8% of its population is obese – and the next four fattest countries are also from the Middle East region, according to an updated Food Security Index (FSI).

Better broccoli: Researchers identify method to increase shelf life and beneficial compounds

12-Feb-2014 By Nathan Gray

The combined application of two natural compounds to broccoli could help to increase levels of its suggested anti-cancer compounds while also increasing shelf life, say researchers.

Smithfield sale raises concerns over US food security

21-Jun-2013 By Carina Perkins

Members of the US Senate Agriculture Committee have called on the government to include food supply and safety experts in the review of the sale of pork processor Smithfield to Chinese company Shuanghui.

Food and beverage prices to drop by 5.7% in 2013 as global food security improves

05-Jun-2013 By Stephen DANIELLS

Bumper corn and wheat crops are expected to help the price of commodities fall this year, increasing food affordability and security, says the latest scores from the Global Food Security Index (GFSI).

General Mills: We’ll only solve global food security challenge if we embrace open innovation

18-Dec-2012

Can we feed nine billion people by 2050? Only if we embrace the principles of open innovation, says Jeff Bellairs, senior director of the General Mills Worldwide Innovation Network (G-WIN), in this exclusive article for Foodnavigator-USA.com and FoodNavigator.com.