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... food fortification is one way to reduce african malnutrition levels, says nerad the au’s 10-year-old new partnership for africa's development (nepad) said at a recent meeting in addis ababa, ethiopia, that local networks needed to be better utilised to deliver more potent nutritional interventions ... “if africa does not invest in food and nutrition security, the consequences will be big,” said boitshepo bibi giyose, senior advisor for food and nutrition security at the nepad agency ... the call came ahead of the africa food and nutrition security day on october 30th, and emphasised four kinds of interventions: dietary diversity homegrown school feeding maternal nutrition child nutrition and food fortification “…the time is ripe for scaling up proven interventions,” nepad said ... “therefore, one of the main goals and objectives of africa food and nutrition security day is to ensure that information and knowledge is transmitted and communicated to all the different levels of consumers - policy makers, programme implementers and all the vulnerable households ... ” “the opportunity for intra-african trade of agriculture food commodities that are of high value and nutritionally sound is immense

... france will use talks with other g20 nations to argue for tougher rules on global food commodities trading, as surging prices pose a risk to businesses and consumers ... france kicked-off two-day talks in paris yesterday (22 june) to persuade g20 nations to impose caps on investments in food commodities, such as wheat, barley and sugar ... it is the first time that agriculture ministers have met within the g20 format and the talks reflect growing concern about soaring global food prices ... food commodity prices have hit record levels this year, according to the food price index maintained by the united nations’ food and agriculture organisation (fao)

... high and volatile agricultural commodity prices are likely to prevail for the rest of this year and into 2012 according to the latest analysis published today in fao's biannual food outlook ... "the general situation for agricultural crops and food commodities is tight with world prices at stubbornly high levels, posing a threat to many low-income food deficit countries," according to david hallam, director of fao's markets and trade division ... slight drop in may food pricesinternational food prices, which earlier this year soared to levels seen in the 2007-8 food crisis, dropped a modest one percent in may ... the fao food price index averaged 232 points in may from a revised estimate of 235 points in april but was still 37 percent above may 2010 ... food import billin international food trade, the global food import bill is expected to reach a new record of $1 ... low-income food deficit countries (lifdcs) and least developed countries (ldcs) would be hardest-hit since they would likely have to spend respectively 27 and 30 percent more on food imports than last year ... much has been done to improve market transparency but more is needed according to guest experts contributing to a special feature in food outlook

... according to the latest data from the fao’s food price index, cereals were the bleak spot for april, and falling prices for dairy, rice and sugar acted as a counterweight to provide overall stability ... other food commodities, such as meat and oils, remained firm ... \"a sliding dollar and increased oil prices are contributing to high food commodity prices, particularly grains,\" said david hallam director of fao\'s trade and market division

... according to the latest data from the fao’s food price index, cereals were the bleak spot for april, and falling prices for dairy, rice and sugar acted as a counterweight to provide overall stability ... other food commodities, such as meat and oils, remained firm ... \"a sliding dollar and increased oil prices are contributing to high food commodity prices, particularly grains,\" said david hallam director of fao\'s trade and market division

... but, two months later, as the arab revolt shows no sign of fading, the lessons to be drawn about food security are becoming abundantly clear ... food prices are too important to be left to the free market ... unless governments and international agencies act promptly to regulate both food supplies and their prices, the world will pay a high price ... while the unrest sweeping the arab world cannot be attributed solely to high food prices, they have undeniably played a significant part ... food prices have also played a key role in the unrest witnessed in other arab countries such as algeria and egypt ... in algeria, last month food prices focused on price hikes in sugar, milk and flour, which had risen by up to 30 per cent in the first week of january ... in response, the algerian government cut import duties and taxes in an attempt to reduce food prices and subsequently claimed it had “ turned the page ” on food riots ... in egypt, the world’s biggest wheat importer, popular concern about the spiraling price of basic food commodities such as bread and tomatoes added to growing frustration with the repressive regime of hosni mubarak ... meanwhile, a recent report from un food and agriculture organisation (foa) reported that global average food prices had reached their highest level since 2008, when millions were pushed to the brink of starvation ... these are not one-off events but a pattern of long term change linked to the inherent imbalance between food demand and supply ... casting a long shadow is the threat of climate change and its impact on food prices ... food consultant gwynne dyer writing for arab news pointed out: “ the rule of thumb is that we lose about 10 percent of world food production for every rise of one degree c in average global temperature ... ” those food shortages, aggravated by the drive towards energy crops and increasing urbanization, will drive the price of food inexorably upward

... this increase is due mainly to the ever-growing production of aquaculture which is set to overtake capture fisheries as a source of food fish, according to the state of the world's fisheries and aquaculture, released today ... fish products continue to be the most-traded of food commodities, worth a record $102 billion in 2008, up nine percent from 2007 ... the report praised continuously improving government interventions built on comparative advantages and economic incentives that lead to growth, food security and better living standards ... "fish is a good quality and high protein food and the sector contributes in an important way to world food security," said grainger

... global food prices last month reached the highest since records began, exceeding the 2008 highs that sparked riots across the globe, according to figures from the un ... an index of food commodities tracked by the un’s food and agriculture organisation (fao) rose for a sixth straight month to 215 points, above the previous high of 213 ... abdolreza abbassian, a senior economist at the fao, told the financial times that the increase was “alarming” but that the situation was not yet a crisis similar to 2007-08, when food riots affected more than 30 poor countries, including haiti, bangladesh and egypt ... ”the world faces a food price shock,” he told the publication, adding that a prolonged spike could lead to “a food crisis” ... a probable jump in the prices of some food was predicted in october last year after russia announced plans to curb grain exports ... just-food is the world’s leading portal for the global pre-packaged food and retail industries ... its daily mix of breaking news, views, analysis and research serves over 100,000 food executives each month

... global food prices last month reached the highest since records began, exceeding the 2008 highs that sparked riots across the globe, according to figures from the un ... an index of food commodities tracked by the un's food and agriculture organisation (fao) rose for a sixth straight month to 215 points, above the previous high of 213 ... abdolreza abbassian, a senior economist at the fao, told the financial times that the increase was "alarming" but that the situation was not yet a crisis similar to 2007-08, when food riots affected more than 30 poor countries, including haiti, bangladesh and egypt ... ''the world faces a food price shock,'' he told the publication, adding that a prolonged spike could lead to "a food crisis" ... a probable jump in the prices of some food was predicted in october last year after russia announced plans to curb grain exports

... the food regulation ministerial council will receive the blewett report on national food labelling law and policy in adelaide today but will not release it ... ”the council of australian governments (coag) has no right to keep citizens waiting any longer for stronger food labelling laws,” says bob phelps, gene ethics’ director ... “we suspect that shoppers will still be denied the information on food labels that is needed for real choice ... “the interested public demands the full labelling of foods made using genetic manipulation (gm) techniques, as well as other new food processes and materials (such as nano-materials) that have little history in our food supply and may be unsafe to eat,” he says ... “country of origin labelling was also overwhelmingly supported, as an antidote to the global trade in food commodities which cheats our domestic producers out of the local support that they deserve ... “if gm and cheap imported foods offered real benefits then food processing and retail industries should willingly back open and honest labelling of all their processed foods,” mr phelps concludes