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Farming more seaweed for food, feed and fuel – UQ News

Posted on September 18, 2024

A University of Queensland-led study has shown that expanding global seaweed farming could go a long way to addressing the planet’s food security, biodiversity loss and climate change challenges. PhD Candidate Scott Spilliasfrom UQ’s School of Earth and Environmental Sciencesaid seaweed offered a sustainable alternative to land-based agricultural expansion to meet the world’s growing need for food and materials. “Seaweed has great commercial and environmental potential as a nutritious food and a building block for commercial products including animal feed, plastics, fibres, diesel and ethanol,” Mr Spillias said. “Our study found that expanding seaweed farming could help reduce demand for…

New arrangement for expanding scope of raw materials of food products for export to Mainland China comes into force today

Posted on July 12, 2024

Cheong Weng Chon, Secretary for Administration and Justice of the Macao Special Administrative Region, and Lv Weihong, Deputy Customs Commissioner-General of the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China (GACC), signed a newly revised “Memorandum on inspection, quarantine and veterinary health requirements of meat products exported to Mainland from Macao” today (30 November). This memorandum further expands the scope of the source of raw materials of food exported to the Mainland, which aids Macao enterprises in developing the Mainland market by producing high-quality and diverse products and promoting appropriate diversified development of Macao industries. The newly revised…

Farming for food and biodiversity

Posted on July 6, 2024

The Costa Rican countryside showcases the interplay between farmlands and trees that serve as vital wildlife habitats in agricultural landscapes. Such landscapes underscore the importance of maintaining tree cover in farming areas, offering essential habitats for species outside of protected zones. (Image credit: Nick Hendershot) It seems intuitive that forests would provide better habitat for forest-dwelling wildlife than farms. Yet, in one of the longest-running studies of tropical wildlife populations in the world, Stanford researchers found that over 18 years, smaller farms with varying crop types – interspersed with patches or ribbons of forest – sustained many forest-dependent bird populations…

Ultra-processed Foods Largely Missing from US Food Policy

Posted on July 4, 2024

Ultra-processed foods—including industrially produced packaged snacks, fruit-flavored drinks, and hot dogs—have been linked to health issues ranging from weight gain to certain cancers. So where are the food policies helping Americans to steer clear of these foods? A new study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine finds that only a small number of US policies consider ultra-processed foods, lagging behind countries such as Belgium, Brazil, and Israel. “In some countries, ultra-processed foods have been directly integrated into national dietary guidelines and school food programs, but in the US, few policies directly target ultra-processed foods,” said Jennifer Pomeranz, associate…