Sustainable rural development is key to addressing hunger, poverty, and the other root causes of migration, a growing phenomenon which is undermining many countries’ ability to achieve their development goals, … Continue Reading →
The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) has launched a new program designed to strengthen collaboration between the public and private sector to address the threat climate change poses to cocoa sustainability … Continue Reading →
In February 2015, the U.S. Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee submitted their recommendations and, for the first time, the panel suggested that food system sustainability be incorporated into the federal government’s … Continue Reading →
The U.S. Dept. of Agriculture has partnered with Microsoft to create the Innovation Challenge, which hopes to find ways to achieve better food resiliency by examining how climate change will … Continue Reading →
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has laid out a comprehensive approach to partner with agricultural producers to address the threat of climate change. IFT Daily News
Untapped growth opportunities exist within Asian American, African American and Latino demographics, according to experts who presented during last week’s Nielsen webinar “Demystifying Multicultural Consumers.” read more Supermarket News
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Allyson Y. Schwartz, D-Pa., introduced legislation today to support the two-year-old Healthy Food Financing Initiative (HFFI), a national, market-based approach to bring jobs and investment to … Continue Reading →
WAKEFIELD, Mass. — The NFC Forum, a nonprofit industry association that advances the use of Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, has announced the creation of Special Interest Groups (SIGs) that … Continue Reading →
According to The Hill, the new farm bill has not been passed and as of Sept. 30, 2012, the 2008 version of the bill expired. IFT Daily News
Image-conscious supermarkets and drug stores have transformed plain Jane beauty sets by channeling the merchandising acumen applied at high-end cosmetic counters. Refresh read more Supermarket News
