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Asean urged to boost food security amid risks

GENEVA, Switzerland — The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) should explore alternative mechanisms to ensure regional food security amid potential disruptions arising f...

APEC Holds High-Level Policy Dialogue on Agricultural Biotechnology

Food security is security: AVEC calls for fewer barriers and fair competition for European poultry

Brussels, 29 September 2026 — AVEC, the Association of Poultry Processors and Poultry Trade in the EU, concluded its 68th General Assembly, hosted by Unaitalia in Sorrento. Marking...

Asian countries rehearse food incident response

Eleven Asian countries have rehearsed preparation for a cross-border food contamination event.All 11 member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) met in Jaka...

Apec meeting highlights Hong Kong’s ‘Going Global’ pathway

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) nations agreed to boost economic coordination amid mounting challenges after a meeting of finance ministers in Hong Kong. “We note that glo...

Mohamad Sabu: Malaysia must leverage technology, rural development to strengthen food security

 KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 27 — Malaysia needs to learn from China’s experience in strengthening the agricultur...

FAO and the Global South: Advancing Agrifood Transformation through South-South and Triangular Cooperation

ROME, September 8 (IPS) - The world’s agrifood systems are under mounting pressure from economic uncertainty, climate change and persistent inequalities. Farmers, rural communitie...

IMF warns global food security worsening amid El Nino

GPC to table motion to reduce food waste, strengthen food resilience through government and ground-up efforts

Rising daily food expenses may be top of mind, but upstream improvements need to be discussed so Singapore has a robust infrastructure to serve its food needs in the long run, said...

Western Pacific nations practice food safety response

Countries in the Western Pacific have taken part in an annual event to test their readiness for cross-border food safety emergencies.Exercise Crystal simulated a scenario in which...

Africa Has the Answers to Its Food Security Challenges. What It Needs Is the Architecture to Act on Them

KIGALI, Rwanda, September 3 (IPS) - As leaders gather in Kigali for the Africa Food Systems Forum, they face an urgent question: why do so many proven agricultural innovations sti...

The 𝟭𝟴𝘁𝗵 𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗦 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, hosted by India in New Delhi, has placed agriculture and food security among its key areas o...

 The 𝟭𝟴𝘁𝗵 𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗦 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, hosted by India in New Delhi, has placed agriculture and food security among its key areas of cooperation. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗵𝗶 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗮 𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿-...

Food Safety Without Borders: Building Knowledge Networks for Global Cooperation

As discussed at the 2024 Global Food Safety Symposium at Michigan State University, resilient food safety systems are not built by one technology, one regulation, or one training p...

Countries Across the Americas Adopt Five-Year Food Safety Strategy to Reduce Foodborne Disease

Adopted by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the strategy sets goals to increase the number of countries in the region conducting foodborne illness surveillance, making...

U.S. among countries to back regional food safety strategy

Health representatives from the Americas have approved an updated strategy to improve food safety systems and reduce foodborne diseases.Foodborne infections cause about 78,000 deat...

Southeast Asia faces ‘sleeper’ food crisis from Hormuz fertiliser bottleneck

A hunger crisis could creep up on Southeast Asia if the region does not guard against export restrictions amid a fertiliser shortfall, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Secre...

Apec finance ministers reach consensus on AI, digital financing in Hong Kong

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) finance chiefs reached a consensus on economic policy coordination and cooperation on financing technology and artificial intelligence at a...

Pakistan, FAO to strengthen cooperation in food security

Minister calls for greater knowledge sharing, research and innovation to improve agri-productivity

Satellite Solutions for Food Security

The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. Global food security faces a number of pressures, including conflict, climate change, pollution...

Food Insecurity: Lagos moves to strengthen food value chain

The meeting will also strengthen regional cooperation and promote practical strategies for improving food production, processing, storage, transportation, distribution and market a...

WHO, FAO Support Cross-Sector Food Safety Emergency Response in Africa, Middle East

WHO and FAO convened 352 participants from more than 40 countries to strengthen multisectoral food safety emergency response planning in Africa and the Middle East, covering emerge...

Experts Discuss Food Waste Prevention in Sustainable Packaging Design, Introduce Assessment Methodology

On the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste, WPO convened UNIDO, FSSC, and Wageningen University and Research to discuss the Sustainable Packaging Assessment Metho...

Japan and ASEAN to consider expanding trade pact

At a meeting in Manila, participants expressed interest in strengthening cooperation in energy security, AI and supply chains, among other fields.

Safeguarding the egg market: how disease control protects food security

As one of the most affordable and nutritious protein sources available, eggs play a vital role in feeding the world’s growing population. Yet this essential food commodity faces pe...