Category: Social Sciences

Help for small agribusinesses to turn food waste into commercial products

Food waste is costing Australia an estimated $20 billion each year, and Australians are throwing out nearly 300 kgs of food per person per year. In Australia, many of the two million-plus small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) struggle with food waste too, and it is difficult for…

Aug 7, 2019

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Survey reveals our appetite for eating insects

When it comes to eating insects, New Zealanders like them crunchy and if given a choice would opt to eat a black field cricket before other creepy-crawlies, according to a new AgResearch report that explores the nation’s appetite for insects.

Jul 24, 2019

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World hunger is still not going down after three years and obesity is still growing

An estimated 820 million people did not have enough to eat in 2018, up from 811 million in the previous year, which is the third year of increase in a row. This underscores the immense challenge of achieving the Sustainable Development Goal of Zero Hunger…

Jul 16, 2019

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Artist impression of the Marine Innovation Park in Umm Al Quwain, United Arab Emirates

JCU exports its marine expertise to the United Arab Emirates

James Cook University is sharing its world-class expertise and innovation with the United Arab Emirates, to address challenges such as food security that are confronting marginal environments.

Jul 11, 2019

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FAO accelerates global efforts towards lifting rural people out of extreme poverty

FAO has launched a new Corporate Framework on Rural Extreme Poverty to accelerate the UN agency’s and its partners’ efforts towards eradicating extreme poverty for all people by 2030 – target 1.1 of Sustainable Development Goal 1 – end poverty.

Jun 20, 2019

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Producing recyclable films for food packaging

Fully recyclable, transparent films, which can be used in place of metallized coatings for food packaging, are reported in Nature Communications. The films can be produced using an environmentally friendly process and could be easier to recycle than some materials currently used in the food-packaging…

Jun 13, 2019

Rates of Legionnaire’s disease in NZ vastly underestimated

The first New Zealand-wide study of the burden of Legionnaire’s disease has found triple the number of cases of this form of pneumonia than previously reported.

Jun 13, 2019

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FAO and Korea Telecom team up to advance digital agricultural innovation

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Korea Telecom (KT) agreed to work together to create more opportunities for youth to engage in smart farming and other forms of agricultural innovation and entrepreneurship.

Jun 13, 2019

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Call for renewed global push to tackle child labour in agriculture

FAO urged nations to pay greater attention and allocate more financial resources to addressing child labour in domestic and local food supply chains and in subsistence farming where the vast majority of child labour in agriculture occurs.

Jun 13, 2019

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Helping to feed the world sustainably

How can we feed the world’s skyrocketing population? There will be 9.5 billion people living in the world by 2050 – an increase of more than 2 billion over the next 30 years. Food production will need to double from current levels to meet this…

May 13, 2019

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Centre aims to find value in food waste

A new national program to transform food waste into valuable products is being led by a University of Queensland researcher.

May 9, 2019

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Access to safe water for all is key to sustainable development

With climate change and population growth putting increasing pressure on finite water resources, FAO is urging countries to step up efforts to increase water efficiency and provide access to safe water for all. Ensuring global water security is fundamental to achieve Zero Hunger and the…

Mar 25, 2019

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