Half of consumers believe food safety is one of main global issues
Food Saftey News More than half of respondents, including people from the U.S., to a survey feel food safety is a top three global issue. The study from the Mars Global Food Safety Center (GFSC), that surveyed people in the United States, United Kingdom and China, found 77 percent of people think food safety is a […]
Indonesia urges G20 countries not to withdraw economic stimulus
Jakarta Post Indonesia has urged leaders of G20 nations not to end their financial support programs prematurely to help ensure the recovery of the pandemic-battered global economy, while also calling for international cooperation in the development and distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine. Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said a “partial and uneven” economic recovery could […]
Exports sector : Bracing for impact, ready to rise
National.lk While economists forecast a downward trend in economic growth for the next few years, the damage to the export sector as a result of the most recent outbreak of Covid-19 in Sri Lanka is yet to be assessed, with exporters expecting a definite negative impact. Akin to kicking a man when he’s down, Sri […]
Food systems aren’t meeting global needs. Consumers and farmers can change it together
World Economic Forum Global food systems are not meeting all the needs of people and planet. Considering the needs of consumers and farmers could shape a fairer, more resilient system. Global food systems are not meeting all the needs of people and planet. Currently, more than two billion people globally are overweight or obese, more than 600 […]
Statement on World Food Day
Government of Canada The Honourable Karina Gould, Minister of International Development, today issued the following statement: “Over the last 4 years, global hunger has been on the rise—and COVID-19 has exacerbated this trend. The COVID-19 health crisis is threatening to create a ‘hunger pandemic’ that could bring another 132 million people into chronic hunger. Earlier […]
Canadian blueberry growers target of trade probe
Fresh Plaza Canadian blueberry growers are watching and waiting as the United States International Trade Commission (USITC) launches a trade probe into supplies of the popular fruit. Canadian growers were first made aware of the issue on September 1st when the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced it would instruct the USITC to launch an […]
Fresh produce industry never likes testing such as that now imposed by Canada
Food Safety News The nation’s only produce surveillance program did not survive the first term of the Obama administration. When it did exist, USDA’s Microbiological Data Program (MDP) used to conduct 80 percent of all federal produce testing for foodborne pathogens. The program paid labs at Land Grant universities to test local produce as it came out […]
Pound To Canadian Dollar Exchange Rate Sheds Last Week’s Gains Amid Higher Trade Sentiment
Exchang Rates.org.uk Despite highly mixed market trade sentiment this week, the British Pound to Canadian Dollar (GBP/CAD) exchange rate is being pressured by Brexit uncertainties and the Canadian Dollar is benefitting from hopes that the US could still introduce new fiscal stimulus measures. On top of this, Canadian Dollar investors were generally happy with the […]
Minister Ng participates in signing of MOU renewal on infrastructure trade and investment in Asia
Government of Canada Today, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, participated in a virtual signing ceremony alongside Indranee Rajah, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office of Singapore, and Second Minister for Finance and National Development, to renew the memorandum of understanding (MOU) between Canada and Infrastructure Asia (InfraAsia). […]