#food waste News
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A 10-cent refund incentive (US$0.012) for residents who return their beverage containers is deemed inadequate, with at least half of the survey respondents signalling that the amount must be increased to at least five times the current rate.
Food & Agriculture
From farm to fork, UN plan targets fair cuts to food emissions
A new global roadmap to reduce agricultural emissions, launched at COP28, calls for a "just transition" to a greener food system.
With Jakarta's only landfill near bursting point, an Indonesian maggot farmer has a sustainable solution for the city's food waste.
Food & Agriculture
Governments put sustainable food systems on the table at COP28
UAE launches climate summit food declaration with Bill Gates, but critics say it's weak on tackling food-linked emissions.
Food & Agriculture
In-depth Q&A: What food waste means for climate change
#food waste Opinion
Policy & Finance
Climate disclosure rules are expanding. Companies need to keep up
Many more businesses will soon be obligated to disclose their climate-changing emissions, which could drive action to reduce them.
Food & Agriculture
Will Asia take the lead in fighting the world food crisis through insects?
Asia is the ideal insect farming hub, says the chief technology officer of insect farming start-up FlyFeed, which recently announced that it will build its first farm in Vietnam this year.
Food & Agriculture
Reinventing food supply chains for a growing world
Supporting start-ups can accelerate innovation and bring solutions to market faster, before our planet reaches its best before date.
Vast amounts of food are sent to landfill. But the jury’s out on whether packaging is friend or foe in the fight against the problem.
Food & Agriculture
How technology can help address challenges in agriculture
Food & Agriculture
Ending hunger sustainably
Food & Agriculture
Defending food security in Singapore: Could food forests protect our future?
#food waste Videos
Watch: Singapore researchers are trying to give banana skins and coconut husks a new lease of life in water purification kits that can be used in disaster situations. They could one day also be used in the manufacture of batteries.
Food & Agriculture
Singaporeans love food, but are they valuing food enough?
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Singaporeans are well-known foodies, but around 800,000 tonnes of food is wasted every year. Why is so much food wasted, and what can consumers do about it?
#food waste Podcasts
Food & Agriculture
Selling the taste of sustainability
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Nobody likes being told what to eat, but changing diets could make or break climate action. The Eco-Business Podcast explores how best to convince people to choose food good for people and planet.
Food & Agriculture
Can plant-based diets save the planet?
Humanity and the planet are suffering from a serious case of food poisoning. Eco-Business spoke to Brent Loken, WWF's global lead food scientist, about how changes to our diet can help fix our broken food system, and restore our health and the planet's strained ecosystems.
Policy & Finance
How can the Philippines make a green recovery in the Covid era?
Exclusive
As the country plunges into a recession borne out of the pandemic, how can it get back on its feet? On this podcast, Eco-Business spoke to top Filipino environmentalist Loren Legarda on how conservation should not take a backseat to economic development.
#food waste Press Releases
International Association for Agricultural Sustainability
Agro-industrialisation and sustainability: Shaping the future of agriculture from the ground up
Hong Kong Maxim’s Group Japanese Chain Restaurants
Japanese chain restaurants embrace sustainable practices
Wageningen University and Research
New initiative to create global online database with animal production data from all over the world
