From seven agriculture-focused funds in 2004 to more than 300 today, the interest in capturing profits from farming and agribusiness on a global scale is growing.
Tag: Food & nutrition
Rice import from India through Hili land port resumes
Hili (Dinajpur), Jan 10 – Trucks carrying 112 metric tonnes of rice from India entered into Bangladesh through the Hili land port on Saturday afternoon.
18 Organizations Finding Ways to Recover & Redistribute Food
Danielle Nierenberg Access to affordable, nutritious food has been one of the great challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. As millions of people globally lost jobs, access to school meals, and the ability to shop for food with ease, there has…
Food Culture in Spotlight on UNESCO Heritage List
By SWAN PARIS, Dec (IPS) – Cuisine formed a notable portion of the latest inscriptions on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, with hawker food in Singapore and couscous traditions in North Africa being celebrated.
Democratizing an Increasingly Concentrated Food System
Vertical, horizontal, and backward integration of the food system is happening across all sectors in the food system from local to global levels. Just a few companies dominate almost all aspects of food production.
‘Not enough food to buy if Bangladesh’s not self-sufficient’
Dhaka, Jan 4 – Bangladesh needs to be self-reliant in food production as there will not be enough food that money can buy if a crisis or famine breaks out as fallout of Covid-19.
Indian onion reaches Hili port, price starts falling
Hili, Jan 2 – Indian onion started to roll in at Dinajpur’s Hili land port on Saturday after three and half months of the export ban. Trucks carrying onions from India arrived at the port at 3:30 pm, bringing it…
German support to IFAD to help avert COVID-19 food crisis
Rome, 7 December 2020 – In the face of a looming food crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Germany has committed funds to the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) to help ensure small-scale farmers can continue growing food…
Food commodity prices at highest level in nearly 6 years: UN
Geneva (Kanaga Raja) – The international prices of a basket of key agricultural food commodities rose in November to their highest level in nearly six years, with the prices of vegetable oils rising the most, the UN Food and Agriculture…
How to Reap the Benefits of Food as Medicine
By Busani Bafana BULAWAYO, Dec 2 2020 (IPS) – COVID-19 has magnified global food insecurity and is driving unhealthy eating and worsening malnutrition, food experts say. They have called for deliberate global investment in food as medicine on the back…
How Do We Transition to a More Sustainable Food System?
Danielle Nierenberg In advance of tomorrow’s “Resetting the Food System” Summit co-hosted by the Barilla Foundation and Food Tank, we asked 30+ speakers to share inspiring insight on how to make the transition to a more sustainable food system. You…
COVID-19 an opportunity to build resilience in food systems
By Mantoe Phakathi MBABANE, Dec 1 2020 (IPS) – The Barilla Centre for Food and Nutrition (BCFN) has appealed to the United Nations to educate citizens to use their roles as consumers to create a momentum for change. This was…
Farmers will (again) feed the world
By Danielle Nierenberg NEW YORK, Nov 23 2020 (IPS) – Wealthier countries struggling to contain the widening COVID-19 pandemic amid protests over lockdowns and restrictions risk ignoring an even greater danger out there – a looming global food emergency.
Rising hunger, ‘an outrage in a world of plenty’: Guterres
16 November 2020 – “Hunger is an outrage in a world of plenty”, the UN chief told the governing body of the Organization’s food agency on Monday, highlighting the important role of food security in cementing peace.
Public Dev Banks’ bigger role to tackle hunger, poverty eyed
Rome, 11 November 2020 – For the first time in history, today 13 Public Development Banks (PDBs) made a joint commitment to strengthen investments in food and agriculture in the context of a global pandemic and a changing climate, with…
Can Curry Help Your Diet?
It’s hard to deny how alluring curry can be to staple South/ South East Asian cuisines, even if it can be one of the most sinful things out there. The classic fish or chicken curry is undoubtedly decadent and having…
Sweet Potato Health Benefits: Organic Affordable Super Food
The second wave of COVID19 is knocking on the door. Many countries have already experienced an increased rate of viral infection. The authorized vaccine is yet to release. Now we must focus on healthy eating to strengthen our immunity system.…
Bangladesh promoting fish farming in cages: Minister
Dhaka, Oct 31 – Fisheries and Livestock Minister SM Rezaul Karim on Saturday said the government seeks to promote fish farming in cages, known as cage culture, in the country.
Acute malnutrition: A generation of Yemeni children, at risk
27 October 2020 – Yemeni children are suffering acute malnutrition at unprecedented rates as the world’s worst humanitarian crisis grinds on and funding falls far short of what is needed to offset the effects of conflict and economic collapse, UN…
Prices of daily essentials soar in kitchen markets
Although the government claims that the country has enough food reserves, the prices of daily essentials are rising in the kitchen markets, triggering sufferings to people of fixed and low income brackets in the metropolis.
Govt corporation TCB to start selling potato at Tk 25 a kg
Dhaka, Oct. 18 – Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi on Sunday said the Trading Corporation Bangladesh (TCB) will start selling potatoes at Tk 25 per kg through truck sales.
Vegetable prices skyrocketing, potatoes costs ‘double’
Defying the government’s fixed rate of Tk 30 per kg, traders are selling potatoes at double prices in the kitchen markets of the capital, pinching the pockets of customers.
Food Systems need to Mimic Nature
By Samira Sadeque UNITED NATIONS, Oct 16 2020 (IPS) – Despite the World Food Programme (WFP) being awarded the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize for its work in addressing global hunger, sustainable food systems expert Emile Frison believes a lot more…
Don’t let Covid-19 trigger any food shortage: PM Hasina
Stressing the importance of ensuring food security for all, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday said the people of Bangladesh must not suffer from food scarcity as a fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic.
Bangladesh to produce 6 lakh mts of fish in FY 2020-21
The Fisheries and Livestock Ministry has taken different measures to produce six lakh metric tonnes of fish in the current fiscal year of 2020-21.
Egg – Cheapest Source of Protein
M Zahidul Haque Every year the ‘World Egg Day’ is celebrated for creating awareness about the importance of egg and its great value in human nutrition. This year the day has been celebrated on Friday, October 9!
UN: Global food prices rise for fourth consecutive month
Geneva, 8 Oct (Kanaga Raja) – The international prices of a basket of key agricultural food commodities rose in September, mainly driven by much firmer prices for vegetable oils and cereals, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has said.
Accelerated transformation of our food systems needed now
“Business, as usual, is not an option” was the provocative message of more than 400 authors of the UN-and World Bank-led International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD), published in 2009. It is probably still the…
Zimbabwe’s Natural Food Sources shaken Amid Economic Crisis
By Ignatius Banda BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Oct 2 2020 (IPS) – Sarudzai Moyo, a former teacher, has begun a new career as a fishmonger. Once a week she makes the 450km journey from Bulawayo to Binga, on the shores of Lake…
Hilsa ban: Govt allots 10566 mt rice for fishermen
The government has allocated 10,566.84 tonnes of VGF rice for fishermen during the upcoming hilsa fishing ban from Oct 14 to Nov 4.