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Burger King unveils Whopper from cows on green diet

Jul 14, 2020 (AFP)

The fast-food giant announced Tuesday that select restaurants in five US cities -- New York, Miami, Portland, Los Angeles and Austin, Texas -- would be serving ...

Pandemic has silver lining for Iraq: food self-sufficiency

Jul 14, 2020 (AFP)

Iraq, in a bid to prevent the spread of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic, shut its 32 border crossings to goods and people coming from Iran, Turkey, Syria, Jordan a...

Tiger, pangolin farming in Myanmar risks 'boosting demand'

Jul 11, 2020 (AFP)

The Southeast Asian nation is already a hub for the illegal trafficking of wildlife, a trade driven by demand from neighbouring China and worth an estimated $20...

Climate change forcing tough choices for farmers dependent on snowmelt

Jul 10, 2020 (UPI)

In places like the Yakima River Basin in Washington state where crops such as grapes, wheat, corn, potatoes, cherries and apples need the water from annual snow...

Overharvesting threatens 'Himalayan Viagra' fungus: IUCN

Jul 09, 2020 (AFP)

Ophiocordyceps sinensis, the world's most expensive fungus, only grows on the Tibetan Plateau where it has become the main source of income for some communities...

China aims to phase out sale of live poultry at food markets

Jul 03, 2020 (AFP)

The announcement came as China stepped up inspections of wholesale food markets and outlawed the sale and consumption of wildlife, after a recent COVID-19 outbr...

Nepal offers locust bounty as swarms threaten crops

Jun 30, 2020 (AFP)

South Asia is experiencing its worst infestation in decades, with the plague of locusts devastating agricultural heartlands and are now entering Nepal. "Our dec...

U.S. beekeepers saw unsually high summertime colony losses in 2019

Jun 23, 2020 (UPI)

Every April, researchers with the Bee Informed Partnership distribute flyers to beekeepers across the United States. Participants are asked to provide informati...

Antibiotic use on crops isn't being monitored in most countries

Jun 23, 2020 (UPI)

New research -- published Tuesday in the journal CABI Agriculture and Bioscience -- suggests the use of antibiotics on crops is more widespread than previously ...

China dog meat festival goes ahead but virus takes a toll

Jun 23, 2020 (AFP)

The annual event in Yulin city always provokes outrage from animal rights activists, but this year they hope the coronavirus epidemic will be the death knell of...

China bans some US chicken, shuts Pepsi plant to fight virus

Jun 21, 2020 (AFP)

Health officials also reported 22 new virus cases in Beijing, where they have tested more than two million residents as they seek to contain a wave of new infec...

Scientists unlock secrets of Ethiopia's superfood in race to save it from warming climate

Jun 19, 2020 (SPX)

Yet dramatic temperature increases projected in Ethiopia by 2070, could force farmers to grow it only in mountainous areas at higher altitudes, driving down pro...

In midst of pandemic, E. Africa braces for another locust invasion

Jun 19, 2020 (AFP)

Spurred by favourable weather conditions, the migratory pests have descended on East Africa in record numbers since late 2019 and another wave is about to take ...

China inspects food imports over virus fears

Jun 19, 2020 (AFP)

Authorities have been testing hundreds of thousands of people for the contagion while neighbourhoods have been locked down and schools closed to prevent a secon...

Food deliveries during virus lockdown fuel Thailand plastic usage

Jun 18, 2020 (AFP)

The contagion has had mixed outcomes for Thailand's environment, with dugongs, turtles and otters returning to beaches normally packed with tourists. But in urb...

Flying bubble makers could save world from starvation

Jun 17, 2020 (AFP)

That's according to a study published in iScience on Wednesday by a Japanese scientist who successfully demonstrated that soap bubbles can be used to pollinate ...

Norway wants to resume salmon sales after China all-clear

Jun 17, 2020 (AFP)

Norwegian salmon came under scrutiny after a recently discovered cluster of new coronavirus cases was reportedly traced to the Xinfadi meat market in Beijing an...

Space synergies for food security

Jun 15, 2020 (SPX)

Disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic have thrown the importance of our food supply chain into sharp focus. At the same time, synergies between positionin...

Just Eat Takeaway.com nears deal for meal delivery firm Grubhub

Jun 10, 2020 (AFP)

Just Eat Takeaway.com did not give a figure for the proposed deal, but Uber had offered $6 billion in stock for Grubhub in May in a deal that would have united ...

Tragic yarn: India-China border spat hits global cashmere production

Jun 09, 2020 (AFP)

Wool from pashmina goats, reared by nomads in the inhospitable high-altitude cold desert region of Ladakh, is the most expensive and coveted cashmere in the wor...