Articles for Food Supply

Power supply upgrades bear fruit in hawthorn industry
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Power supply upgrades bear fruit in hawthorn industry

China Daily  

As the fall harvest season has brought an abundance of hawthorn fruits to Niuquan township in Jinan, Shandong province, local hawthorn processing enterprises are now experiencing a peak in production. It currently operates two production facilities and five production lines, including a 20,000-square-meter comprehensive workshop, an 8,000-square-meter dehydration workshop, and a cold storage facility of over 10,000 cubic meters, with …

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Agriculture sector reflects nation's development
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Agriculture sector reflects nation's development

China Daily  

A farmer drives a harvester in Weicheng district of Weifang city, East China's Shandong province, June 5, 2024. Reform and opening-up, particularly the introduction of the household production responsibility system, dramatically increased grain production and supply, with per capita grain surpassing the global food security line in 2012. The ongoing fourth stage, which began in 2022, has seen the 20th …

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5th Qingdao Multinationals Summit kicks off
3 months, 3 weeks ago

5th Qingdao Multinationals Summit kicks off

China Daily  

The fifth Qingdao Multinationals Summit brings together more than 800 guests including government officials, executives of MNCs, and industry experts. Since establishing a food factory in Qingdao, Shandong province in 1994, CJ has been dedicated to expanding its business in China. AstraZeneca, a UK company, will further increase its investment in the Qingdao production and supply base, bringing the total …

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‘Beneficiaries getting surplus food grains’: Rajnath Singh hails free ration scheme
6 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Beneficiaries getting surplus food grains’: Rajnath Singh hails free ration scheme

Hindustan Times  

Under the Centre's flagship free ration scheme, beneficiaries were getting more food grains than they could consume, and were selling the surplus in the market, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Wednesday. Rajnath Singh “Are you not getting five kg food grains?” he asked attendees at an election rally in Bihar's Karakat Lok Sabha constituency. Singh, however, stated that the …

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'Big food' concept will grow to ensure Chinese rice bowls in Chinese hands
7 months, 1 week ago

'Big food' concept will grow to ensure Chinese rice bowls in Chinese hands

China Daily  

MA XUEJING/CHINA DAILY Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in 2012, China has attached great importance to establishing and practicing the "big food" concept, which was put forward by the top leader during his days in Fujian province. As seen from Fujian's experience, establishing and practicing the "big food" concept, expanding the boundaries of traditional …

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India's WPI Inflation Eases to 0.27% in January
10 months, 1 week ago

India's WPI Inflation Eases to 0.27% in January

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: With the moderation in prices of food items, including vegetables, India's wholesale price index or WPI-based inflation eased in January to 0.27 per cent. As per the ministry’s data, all items on food inflation declined to 6.85 per cent in January, from 9.38 per cent in December 2023. “In manufactured products, inflation was 1.13 per cent, as against …

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Export ban on rice is regulation rather than restriction for food security: India to WTO's agriculture committee meet
1 year, 2 months ago

Export ban on rice is regulation rather than restriction for food security: India to WTO's agriculture committee meet

The Hindu  

India has said that the export ban on rice is a regulation rather than a restriction and is crucial for securing the food security of 1.4 billion people, according to an official. The Geneva-based official said that in the meeting, India reiterated its commitment to ensure food security in importing countries by granting exemptions to those in need upon their …

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FACT FOCUS: COVID vaccines are not in the food supply
1 year, 7 months ago

FACT FOCUS: COVID vaccines are not in the food supply

Associated Press  

Anti-vaccine advocates have for years used foreboding imagery of syringes to paint immunizations as dark and dangerous. In widespread posts online in recent weeks, misinformation purveyors have spread an erroneous narrative that COVID-19 mRNA vaccines are being quietly added to the food supply, threatening staunch vaccine holdouts. CLAIM: COVID-19 mRNA vaccines are being added to the food supply through livestock …

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Remote NT communities face ongoing struggle with food supply due to flooding-induced isolation
1 year, 9 months ago

Remote NT communities face ongoing struggle with food supply due to flooding-induced isolation

ABC  

In some of the most remote parts of Australia, not having access to fresh produce or not having your mail delivered for weeks at a time can be a normal part of life. Key points: A number of remote communities are struggling with food supply due to cut-off roads One store manager says they are getting limited government support as …

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Under COVID-19 lockdown, Xinjiang residents complain of hunger
2 years, 3 months ago

Under COVID-19 lockdown, Xinjiang residents complain of hunger

The Hindu  

Residents of a city in China's far west Xinjiang region say they are experiencing hunger, forced quarantines and dwindling supplies of medicine and daily necessities after more than 40 days in a virus lockdown. “This is the 21st century, this is unthinkable.” Nyrola Elima, a Uyghur from Ghulja, said her father was rationing their dwindling supply of tomatoes, sharing one …

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Pak can consider food imports from India, says minister as flood ravages country
2 years, 3 months ago

Pak can consider food imports from India, says minister as flood ravages country

Live Mint  

As the floods continue to wreak havoc, Pakistan's Finance Minister Miftah Ismail said on Monday said the government can consider importing food from India as the monsoon rains have destroyed the standing crops. The minister said Pakistan can consider importing vegetables and other edible items. Responding to a question during a press conference in Islamabad, the minister said the government …

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John Deere tractor hack reveals food supply vulnerable to cyber attacks
2 years, 4 months ago

John Deere tractor hack reveals food supply vulnerable to cyber attacks

ABC  

Hacking a tractor to install a video game may seem like a funny prank, but it has confirmed security experts' fears about the vulnerability of our food supply to cyber attacks. Key points: The John Deere hack revealed technology relying on unsupported operating systems and code is openly available on the internet Experts say it confirms their fears that the …

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How does the war in Ukraine impact food supply?
2 years, 6 months ago

How does the war in Ukraine impact food supply?

ABC  

The war in Ukraine is exacerbating an already alarming global food crisis, experts warn. David Beasley, the head of WFP, has called Russia's failure to open the ports in Ukraine to grain and agricultural exports "a declaration of war on global food security." The world is already experiencing "food shocks" – the loss of food supply due to climate events …

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40-year-high US inflation self-inflicted
2 years, 7 months ago

40-year-high US inflation self-inflicted

China Daily  

A man shops at a supermarket in Foster City in California, the United States, April 12, 2022. Food prices climbed to an all-time high in March, up nearly 20 percent year-on-year, and remain high in what UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called the "hurricane of hunger and a meltdown of the global food system", while crude oil price reached a …

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Xi visits CPPCC members in sectors of agriculture, welfare and social security
2 years, 9 months ago

Xi visits CPPCC members in sectors of agriculture, welfare and social security

China Daily  

President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, visits national political advisors from the sectors of agriculture and welfare and social security, who are attending the fifth session of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, in Beijing, March 6, 2022. Xi Jinping, …

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Xi visits CPPCC members in sectors of agriculture, welfare and social security
2 years, 9 months ago

Xi visits CPPCC members in sectors of agriculture, welfare and social security

China Daily  

President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, visits national political advisors from the sectors of agriculture and welfare and social security, who are attending the fifth session of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, in Beijing, March 6, 2022. Xi Jinping, …

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US inflation reaches highest level in four decades as consumer prices jump 7%
2 years, 11 months ago

US inflation reaches highest level in four decades as consumer prices jump 7%

Hindustan Times  

Inflation jumped at its fastest pace in nearly 40 years last month, a 7% spike from a year earlier that is increasing household expenses, eating into wage gains and heaping pressure on President Joe Biden and the Federal Reserve to address what has become the biggest threat to the U.S. economy. US President Joe Biden issued a statement arguing that …

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Why Grocery Store Shelves Are Bare. Again.
54 years, 11 months ago

Why Grocery Store Shelves Are Bare. Again.

Slate  

It’s starting to feel like the beginning of the pandemic again, in more ways than one. Grocery stores and food supply chains have been stretching themselves throughout the pandemic to keep products in stock, but the onset of omicron is now upending operations across the board. Many parents who work in grocery stores are staying home due to widespread school …

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Holiday baking basics that work around supply chain shortages
3 years ago

Holiday baking basics that work around supply chain shortages

CNN  

CNN — Can’t find cream cheese, graham cracker crusts, Cool Whip or peppermint extract? “Last year at this time, we couldn’t have bigger gatherings,” said Penfield, but with families hosting bigger celebrations and office parties necessitating catering, “demand has skyrocketed for baking supplies.” While the flour and yeast shortage of 2020 likely won’t repeat itself for home bakers this season, …

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India slips in Global Hunger Index ranking
3 years, 1 month ago

India slips in Global Hunger Index ranking

The Hindu  

THE Narendra Modi government has rubbished a global report on hunger that describes India’s level of hunger as “serious” and rates the country, at 101, below its South Asian neighbours in the global rankings. A day after the GHI findings were published in the media, a statement from the Women and Child Development Ministry said that it was shocked to …

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UK dairy farmers told to throw milk away due to shortage of lorry drivers
3 years, 3 months ago

UK dairy farmers told to throw milk away due to shortage of lorry drivers

The Independent  

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Public urged not to panic buy as ‘pingdemic’ blamed for supermarket shortages
3 years, 5 months ago

Public urged not to panic buy as ‘pingdemic’ blamed for supermarket shortages

The Independent  

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Sinograin eyes high-tech to ensure food supply
4 years, 2 months ago

Sinograin eyes high-tech to ensure food supply

China Daily  

A Sinograin employee checks quality of rice at the company's depot in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, in September. China Grain Reserves Group Ltd, the country's largest grain storage and transportation company, pledged to apply more digital technologies and enhance cross-industry cooperation during the 14th Five-Year Plan period to help ensure national food security, said its top executive. Even though emergencies such …

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