ofi (olam food ingredients), a global leader in naturally good food and beverage ingredients and solutions, is further enhancing efforts to tackle deforestation and drive regenerative agriculture by achieving seven landscape partnerships and bringing over a million hectares under regenerative agriculture by 2030. These new targets align with ofi’s company-wide Choices for Change strategy and will be further boosted by the cocoa business’ tree carbon stock target of 15 million trees by … [Read more...] about ofi’s cocoa business ‘raises regenerative agriculture ambition’ with new 2030 targets
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Accelerating Climate Resilience and Nutrition in Asia: The Asia-Pacific Agri-Food Innovation Summit returns to Singapore on November 19-21, part of SIAW
Dr. Koh Poh Koon, Senior Minister of State for the Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment, will open the summit, addressing the audience of 1,000 influential stakeholders actively accelerating food security and access to nutrition. Asia is home to 60 percent of the world’s population, with 75 percent dependent on agriculture for their livelihood and food. Adverse weather events are detrimental to food production and supply worldwide, however, Asia’s diverse geography, partnered with … [Read more...] about Accelerating Climate Resilience and Nutrition in Asia: The Asia-Pacific Agri-Food Innovation Summit returns to Singapore on November 19-21, part of SIAW
Harnessing solar power for a more sustainable agriculture
Words By: Rick Holland, Regional Managing Director APAC – Water Utility & Executive Director Grundfos Australia Our food system is on life support. To feed a population projected to balloon to 9.1 billion by 2050, a 70 percent increase in food production is necessary. Unfortunately, climate change is threatening to push yields down by three to seven percent with every degree of warming. Increasing food production also creates a vicious cycle – the food production system already … [Read more...] about Harnessing solar power for a more sustainable agriculture
