Analysis of national and local agricultural policies, food policies, regulatory changes, and governance mechanisms.
Large dairy farms have more advanced equipment and technology yet do not guarantee safer raw milk production, distribution and processing; milk from smallholder dairy farms has slightly lower protein and milk fat, but meets the national standard, and Chinese residents’ protein intake is already adequate.
US health official Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is pushing ‘Make America Healthy Again’. The FDA has had a $400 million budget cut and 3,500 staff cut. Food testing quality control has been paused, and US food safety oversight is again facing difficulties.
Japanese government intervention is still struggling to bring rice prices down. The acreage-reduction policy, JA’s price-setting and rural ageing leave rice farmers with meagre incomes, without successors, as paddy fields keep disappearing.
Supply chain data show four Hong Kong companies bought tripe and omasum from slaughterhouse “163 Beef”, which made repeated purchases from the family farms of Brazilian rancher Heller, who is accused of illegal deforestation in the Amazon. Supermarkets including Wellcome still sell Brazilian beef.
Foodthink Says Since this spring, Shaanxi has experienced its most severe drought since 1961. Combined with extreme weather such as high temperatures, strong winds, and sandstorms, these compound disasters have seriously threatened agricultural production and rural livelihoods. In May, with the support of the Oxfam Hong Kong Beijing office, Foodthink…
I. Flowers in Early Bloom On 3 May, in Jinqu Town, Mei County, Shaanxi, Xu Yuanlin spotted the messenger flower in his vineyard first thing in the morning. He was stunned. The so-called messenger flower is the first blossom of the season; like a herald, it warns farmers to begin…
JD and Meituan are locked in a fierce battle for the food delivery market, with the most striking point of contention being the dispute over riders’ social security. On 19 February 2025, JD took the lead by announcing it would pay the “Five Insurances and one Housing Fund” for full-time…
From sugar-funded commentary by Harvard professors to obesity research backed by Coca-Cola, corporate interests have shaped US dietary guidelines, leaving ordinary people to pay the health price.
Under the Rice Tariffication Law and the impact of imported rice, smallholders on Mindanao in the Philippines face falling paddy purchase prices and high retail rice prices. They are turning to breeding and agroecology to seek food autonomy.
From late last year until April, the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai—a popular tourist destination—was frequently shrouded in a thick haze. On 29 March, Chiang Mai was ranked by IQAir as the most polluted city in the world, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 188, which is 17.4…
