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UN Statistical Commission approves creation of standalone food security and nutrition domain

UN Statistical Commission approves creation of standalone food security and nutrition domain

Decision provides stronger basis for FAO, UNICEF, WHO and their members to intensify their work on producing and using harmonised data The United Nations Statistical Commission has approved the creation of a new statistical domain on

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Unilever launches first UK regenerative agriculture project

Unilever launches first UK regenerative agriculture project

The project will initially trial the application of regenerative agriculture practices across mustard and mint farms around Norwich and Peterborough over four years Unilever has launched its first regenerative agriculture project in the UK, working

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Godrej Agrovet sets up its first downstream project in AP

Godrej Agrovet sets up its first downstream project in AP

Plans to supplement oil palm plantation in the state Recently, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy inaugurated Godrej Agrovet's (GAVL) edible oil refinery at Chintalapudi, Eluru district. Set up at an estimated investment

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How dynamic partnerships can spur food innovation in India

How dynamic partnerships can spur food innovation in India

Ashwin Bhadri, Chief Executive Officer, Equinox Labs India is a food-producing country. However, despite having fertile lands, there is a lack of efficient food research and development (R&D) initiatives to help reduce wastage, enhance food

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World Pulses Day 2023 highlights how pulses are at core of sustainability

World Pulses Day 2023 highlights how pulses are at core of sustainability

Contribution of pulses to healthy diets is not only limited to their high protein content but also to being low in fat and high in fibre Following the successful celebration of the International Year of

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Agri-food startups Mallipathra Nutraceutical & Fruvetech among winners of National Startup Awards 2022

Agri-food startups Mallipathra Nutraceutical & Fruvetech among winners of National Startup Awards 2022

Startup India Innovation Week felicitates winners of National Startup Awards 2022 Startup India Innovation week culminated on 16th January 2023 with felicitation of winners of National Startup Awards 2022 on National Startup Day. The awards

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UN calls for urgent action to tackle acute malnutrition

UN calls for urgent action to tackle acute malnutrition

To protect the most vulnerable children in 15 countries hardest hit by an unprecedented food and nutrition crisis Currently, more than 30 million children in the 15 worst-affected countries suffer from wasting or acute malnutrition

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Korea establishes food consortium for UN Organisations and WFP procurement

Korea establishes food consortium for UN Organisations and WFP procurement

Korean companies to recognise their possibilities to enter the UN procurement markets for the near future Under the Fortified Food Project funded by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA), for the purposes

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2023 Looks Promising for Indian Millets

2023 Looks Promising for Indian Millets

India is poised to become the global hub for millets with a production of more than 170 lakh tonnes which makes for more than 80 per cent of the millets produced in Asia. The earliest

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Startups Bet Big on Innovative Wellness Offerings

Startups Bet Big on Innovative Wellness Offerings

In 2022, while the pandemic mercifully retreated, the necessity for agrifood tech innovations stood firm. The clear need for urgent tech disruptions in various sub-sectors of Indian agriculture is reflected in the sharp upswing in