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China’s Food Security: Achievements, Challenges, and the Path Ahead
China, with a population of 1.4 billion, sees food security as its most crucial issue. Consequently, every year, the country’s No. 1 Document, the...
Insects on the Menu: EU Approves Bug Powder in Food
From February 10 EU law has allowed food manufacturers to use insect larvae powder in foods and I am appalled at this.
The EU has...
A Taste of Collaboration: Brazil and China’s Food Deal Feasts on Opportunity
During Xi Jinping’s visit to Brazil for the G20 Summit in November last year, China and Brazil signed a series of new deals outlining...
South Africa And the Import of Food Products
South Africa is currently grappling with a sharp rise in food imports, driven by multiple complex and interrelated factors. Historically, South Africa was known...
The Urgency of Addressing Food Waste in Developing Countries: A Focus on Indonesia
Food waste has become a global issue, affecting both developed and developing nations. While food waste in developed countries is often linked to overproduction...
The Nutri-Score and its effects on the traditional Greek foods
Authors: Emmanouil Karpadakis and Alkiviadis Kalambokis*
Through Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011, the European Commission asks for the development of front-of-label nutritional labeling systems (FOPL) on...
EU Ministers to Discuss Food Innovation Amid Criticism of Nutri-Score
On July 15, EU agriculture ministers will convene to discuss the impact of insects, plant-based foods, and lab-grown meat on Europe's culinary traditions. This...
Indonesia’s Rice Dependence: An International Political Economy Perspective
In February 2024 Indonesia faced a food crisis when the price of rice reached the historical high of IDR 18.000 per Kg (Nugroho, 2024)....
Summarising Proust? How Europe’s trade and sustainability aims are diverging
The European Council’s recent Strategy Statement - setting out priorities for the next five years - said it all. Barely a word about the...
Africa: A Global Food Exporter By 2050, a Myth or Reality?
Africa plans to become a global food exporter by 2050, as the continent currently imports about $50 Billion worth of agricultural products per year. This goal...