food security

The Future Is Fermentation

Fermentation can do more than make food taste better and last longer—it may hold the key to building a more resilient, sustainable global food system.

food waste, food security, sustainability

Transforming Food Waste Into Wonder

Creative techniques that repurpose food waste into a range of valuable products are giving even fruit peels and fish scales a new lease on life.
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Customizing Vaccines For Fish Health (VIDEO)

A shot or two could help keep fish diseases at bay and open floodgates to a more sustainable aquaculture practices in Asia, highlighted Dr. Jeffrey Seng.
crop production loss, ozone pollution

Ozone Pollution Threatens Asia’s Food Security

Ozone pollution has been linked with about US$63 billion in annual crop production losses, slashing wheat, rice and maize yield in East Asia.

China’s Father Of Hybrid Rice, Yuan Longping, Passes At 90 (In Memoriam)

Yuan Longping's seminal work on cultivating hybrid rice varieties helped feed millions in China and around the world.

The Frontiers Of Food

The key to securing long-term food security is investing in innovative technologies like alternative proteins, said experts at IPI’s AgriFood Innovation Webinar.

The Future Of Food In Singapore

To achieve 30 percent local food production by 2030, Singapore’s most innovative minds are turning to genome editing, artificial intelligence and even microalgae-based proteins.

Enlarging Asia’s Food Basket With Gene Editing

Food security expert Professor Paul Teng talks to Asian Scientist Magazine about how gene editing technologies like CRISPR could help to address Asia’s growing demand for food.

Carving A Niche—An Interview With Dr Lee Chee Wee Of The Aquaculture Innovation Centre

The Aquaculture Innovation Centre is looking to support and grow the aquaculture industry in Singapore through collaboration and open innovation.

Feeding Future Generations With Innovation (VIDEO)

Mr. Christian H. Cadeo, managing partner of Big Idea Ventures (Asia), shared how the venture capital firm is funding research into new protein sources to feed future generations in a sustainable manner.