The UAE Food Bank has signed a cooperation agreement with Majid Al Futtaim and Replate, it has announced, which will see all food enterprises at Majid Al Futtaim’s trading centres …
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Planted, an alternative protein startup in Europe, has shared it will soon enter the UAE market through the plant-based product range of a leading Middle Eastern food service distributor. As …
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COP28: Food systems transformation vital to reach climate goals, yet overlooked in draft text
This COP was meant to be the “Food COP,” and with a dedicated day, when the climate summit began, many were cautiously optimistic. However, Food, Agriculture and Water Day has …
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At COP28, ne’ma, the UAE national food loss and waste initiative, revealed groundbreaking results during the “National Action at Scale for Reducing Food Waste in the Hospitality Sector” panel announcement …
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Pure Harvest Smart Farms (Pure Harvest) and RedSea (RedSea) have announced the signing of a Letter of Intent (LOI) for Pure Harvest to take over RedSea’s existing six-hectare controlled-environment agriculture …
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Plant Based Treaty’s COP28 report, Safe and Just: The Plant BasedTreaty’s vegan donut economics approach to the food system
The Plant Based Treaty’s COP28 report, Safe and Just: The Plant Based Treaty’s vegan donut economics approach to the food system, underlines the urgency of addressing the transgression of planetary …
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WWF Perspectives Paper: The Role of Regenerative Agriculture to Drive Food Systems Transformation
During COP28, WWF released its Perspectives Paper, dubbed ‘The Role of Regenerative Agriculture to Drive Food Systems Transformation,’ which outlines the non-profit’s perspective on fundamental principles it believes should inform …
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The Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (ADAFSA) has launched an integrated strategy to reduce food loss and waste (FLW) across the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. Aligned with the …
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Food Tech Valley has signed an agreement with ReFarm at COP28 to start construction on a 900,000 sq. ft. “game-changing GigaFarm”. The waste-to-value farm will be capable of recycling more …
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When political leaders, policymakers, environmental advocates, and philanthropists gather for this year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference in Dubai (COP28), food systems will be high on the agenda for the …