AgribusinessShwapno aims to bring 5,000 farmers into sustainable farming
In its first sustainability report the retail chain set targets for GLOBALG.A.P. training and certification and says it buys most of its vegetables directly from farmers.
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OpinionIndia should learn from Japan's food banks as trade ties deepen, two researchers argue
In a Down To Earth column, Afsheen Rizvi and V Sujatha say Japan halved food loss by 2023 through law, data, food banks and the culture of mottainai, and that India, wasting 78-80 million tonnes a year, could build the same system now.
AgrotechMushroom mycelium turns tofu waste into a savoury, protein-rich ingredient
Scientists at Singapore's Nanyang Technological University fermented okara, the pulp left from soy milk and tofu, with oyster mushroom mycelium, raising its protein to about 28-30% and multiplying its umami compounds.
AgribusinessJohn Deere Foundation commits $18.5m to link farmers with food banks
The John Deere Foundation's $18.5 million Farm-to-Plate strategy funds Feeding America and The Farmlink Project to move surplus farm food to people facing hunger, with more than $13 million for Iowa.
IslamFive Islamic teachings on food security, from halal food to fighting waste
Lawful and wholesome food, no waste, moderation, feeding the hungry and care for the resources that produce food: Farzia Hossain on five teachings from the Quran and hadith.
FruitsAgroFresh brings SmartFresh Sheets and an orchard starch dashboard to Fruit Attraction
At Fruit Attraction 2026 in Madrid, post-harvest company AgroFresh showed SmartFresh Sheets, a new way of applying its freshness treatment, and the Harvista Intelligence Dashboard, built with Aerobotics to track starch in orchard blocks before harvest.
EnvironmentIllinois 'Pumpkin Smash' events have composted 1,600 tons of pumpkins since 2014
University of Illinois Extension and the nonprofit SCARCE are again collecting autumn pumpkins for composting, keeping them out of landfills where they rot without oxygen and give off methane.
AgrotechFood waste, millet flour, AI compliance: five Asia-Pacific startups on food tech shortlist
The Global Food Tech Awards APAC shortlist names five young companies from South Korea, India, Taiwan and Australia working on blockchain traceability, sprouted millet flour, upcycled produce and AI regulatory checks.
OpinionBangladesh grows five times more grain, and wastes and goes hungry too: a column
In a Daily Star column, Umme Salma writes that about 34 percent of the food Bangladesh produces is lost or wasted, while 66 percent of people cannot afford a healthy diet.
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Noakhali restaurants start logging how much food they waste each day
On the international day on food loss and waste, more than 10 hotels and restaurants in Maijdee, Noakhali, agreed to record their daily food waste and display it to diners; each throws away 50 kg or more a day.
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Opinion: food loss starts on the farm, and cities can help turn waste back into value
CGIAR's urban food systems lead Dr Mukani Moyo points to compost in Vietnam, insect feed in Nairobi schools and food rescue in Lima, and says technology alone will not solve losses. The views are the writer's own.
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Cutting food loss would ease pressure on forests, FAO chief says on awareness day
About 1.4 billion hectares grow food that is never eaten, FAO says, and the world has made no apparent progress on food losses since 2015; a new interactive Food Loss Index map was released.
OpinionOpinion: Bangladesh wastes 3.5 million tonnes of food a year while hunger persists
On the international day of awareness of food loss and waste, researcher Pavel Partha writes that Bangladesh loses about 3.5 million tonnes of food a year, some 82 kg a person, and needs a national roadmap.