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25-02-2016
Food Act into effect 1 March 2016
The Avocado Industry Council reminds its members that the new Food Act 2014 comes into effect on Tuesday 1 March 2016. The aim of the new legislation is to strengthen food safety in New Zealand, and it incorporates risk-based food safety measures and requirements.
24-02-2016
FYI: Google now offers fresh produce delivery
Google recently said that it was adding fresh foods to its grocery delivery service, ramping up its challenge to Amazon and a long list of delivery startups.
24-02-2016
New method for selecting plants with better photosynthesis
Scientists from Wageningen University and Research Centre in the Netherlands (Wageningen UR) have developed the first ever method for accurately and simultaneously measuring the photosynthesis of nearly 1,500 plants over the course of several weeks.
24-02-2016
Chemists discover how sulphur is used by organisms
A team of researchers including scientists from the Department of Chemistry at the University of York have identified a previously unknown enzyme used by bacteria, fungi and other organisms to feed on the unusual but abundant sugar sulfoquinovose – SQ for short – found in green vegetables.
24-02-2016
Victoria to increase food trade with Middle East
As part of a drive to boost exports to the Middle East, the Victorian Government is participating in Gulfood in Dubai, which will run until 25 February.
24-02-2016
Massey agribusiness expertise applied in Indonesia
Massey University is lending its expertise to help Indonesian farmers build capability and to realise long-term sustainable development goals.
24-02-2016
HortNZ Conference to tackle innovation
This year’s 2016 Horticulture New Zealand Conference, to be held on August 3-5 at the Rutherford Hotel in Nelson, is all about ‘innovation’
23-02-2016
Social scientists have a taste for food research
Developing healthier foods can be futile without an understanding of psychological, cultural and economic factors that drive eating behaviours and practices; enter social scientists.
23-02-2016
Better water management could halve global food deficit – scientists
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Investing in agricultural water management could substantially reduce hunger while limiting some of the harmful effects of climate change on crop yields, scientists said in a recently released study.
23-02-2016
Confidence growing in Aussie veg industry
Australian vegetable growers are feeling more confident about the future, with the latest results from the industry’s Economic Confidence Survey, conducted by national peak industry body, AUSVEG, showing that confidence has increased by 19 per cent during the December 2015 quarter.
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