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GFSF serves as an industry platform to help improve food safety in the Asian market. This blog offers the most up-to-date news on Asia's food safety events.

Monday, April 22, 2019

Horns of a Dilemma #5


Horns of a dilemma #5:  Worldwide demonstrations drawing attention to the need for bold action in confronting climate change but for farmers, the shepherds of a sustainable earth, weak support for mitigation and adaptation strategies.

Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Rewards for Good Ag Practices?


How about crop insurers--public and private--discounting premiums for farmers observing good ag practices that result in the reduction of GHG emissions. Maybe this simple solution can work?

Monday, April 8, 2019

Bowing out of TPP


Remember TPP?  We bowed out and here's an example of what follows--Japan's preferential tariffs for Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and the Japan-European Union Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA).