ADB will provide $26 billion in additional food security financing from 2026 to 2030
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has surpassed its $14 billion commitment to strengthen food security in Asia and the Pacific during 2022–2025, while advancing a broader agenda to transform the region’s food...
UNCTAD warns that disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz highlight the vulnerability of critical maritime chokepoints to geopolitical tensions and their ability to transmit shocks across energy, commodity and food markets
Escalating tensions in the Middle East are threatening global food supply cha...
The government has already taken proactive measures to secure sufficient reserves of strategic and basic commodities for several months
Egypt is intensifying efforts to safeguard food security and price stability as regional tensions raise concerns about supply chains and market volatility. Prim...
The impact of disrupted imports is becoming visible in several Gulf markets
Food security concerns are intensifying across parts of the Middle East as import restrictions, geopolitical tensions, and supply chain disruptions begin to affect the availability and pricing of key food commodities. Se...
Seaweed is considered a nutrient powerhouse, rich in essential minerals and vitamins
In the coastal regions of Bangladesh, where marine biodiversity is abundant but food insecurity remains widespread, new initiatives are promoting the use of nutrient-rich aquatic foods such as seaweed and green ...
The move comes as the city-state continues to rely heavily on imports for its food needs, with more than 90 per cent of its food sourced from overseas
Singapore is stepping up efforts to strengthen its food resilience with new funding and initiatives aimed at boosting local agricultural producti...
Vittorio Fattori, Food Safety Officer at the FAO
In an exclusive NUFFOODS Spectrum AgroSpectrum interview, Vittorio Fattori, Food Safety Officer at the FAO, explains how governments can urgently deploy environmental inhibitors to reduce methane and nitrous oxide emissions while upholding rigorou...
Project to support more than one million Afghans in restoring livelihoods and withstanding future shocks
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) are implementing a $100 million initiative to bolster food and nutrition security and re...
High-level mission to Haiti and the Dominican Republic focuses on cross-border protection of livelihoods and agrifood systems
A high-level Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) mission to Haiti and the Dominican Republic this week underscored a central reality for the Car...
The Plan prioritises safeguarding food production for vulnerable rural families and small-scale farmers
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has published its Emergency and Early Recovery Response Plan for Ukraine for 2026–2028, outlining priority actions to p...
The team will develop an AI tool capable of calculating optimal fermentation conditions to produce protein powder at scale efficiently
Researchers at Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, and the University of Leeds in the UK have partnered to develop a new AI-powered platform aimed at t...
The MoU forms part of broader efforts to enhance Arab cooperation and support regional initiatives aimed at strengthening food systems and agricultural resilience
The Arab Authority for Agricultural Investment and Development (AAAID) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ghitha, a ...
The Strategy follows the release of the first national stocktake of Australia’s $800 billion food system in June
The future of food in South East Queensland is under the microscope with efforts to future-proof thousands of jobs and unlock billions of dollars in economic and social benefits.
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The grants are aimed at supporting local nonprofits working on the front lines of hunger relief by helping provide fresh meals, stock food pantries and care for individuals and families in need
Chick-fil-A, Inc. has awarded a total of $1 million in hunger relief grants to 22 nonprofit organisati...
Supporting farmers and herders now is critical to produce food, sustain livestock and avert a deeper crisis
More than 72,000 farming and herding families in the West Bank – nearly two-thirds of all agricultural families – urgently require emergency agricultural assistance, according to ...
The food-surplus app returned more than HKD 20 million to partner businesses while making meals more affordable for consumers
Southeast Asia grapples with growing food waste and rising living costs. Yindii, Asia’s number 1 food‑surplus marketplace, celebrates a year of remarkable growth and ...
FAO, UNICEF, WFP and WHO say hunger, malnutrition, disease and the scale of agricultural destruction remain alarmingly high
The latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis for Gaza confirms that no areas of the Strip are currently classified as being in famine, ...
The partnership represents a major step forward in the UAE’s efforts to strengthen food security
Silal’s Innovation Oasis (iO), the state-of-the-art research and development hub in Al Ain designed to transform agricultural technology, has signed a landmark collaboration agreement with Square...
