SEOUL: South Korea posts a new record high in food exports, driven by the steadily increasing global interest in South Korean culture and strategic initiatives by food companies that have rigorously promoted their products overseas. The total export value of agricultural and food products reached US$ 9bil by the end of the third week of December, according to the Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Ministry. This marks a 3% increase compared with the same period in 2022, setting a new all-time h

SINGAPORE-Asia’s 10 biggest economies will need to diversify between 30 and 90 per cent of their traditional protein production to include alternatives by 2060, in order to reduce carbon emissions and achieve the Paris Agreement goals.... Based on its research, ARE stresses that a reduction of animal-based protein production must begin as soon as 2030.... As a result, Dr Blaszak said, global food security will be compromised....