Africa’s leaders must learn hard lessons from global food crisis
Food prices have jumped but African countries do not have a fiscal cushion to weather the crisis as they have…
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Is Africa the next global breadbasket?
The vast African continent is rich in arable land, but turning it into a global breadbasket comes with myriad challenges.
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China backs local infant formula – but weak birth rate threatens whole market
A falling birth rate means China is perhaps no longer the attractive infant-formula market it once was.
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An ethical dilemma: Should companies still sell essential products in Russia?
Is it ethical to sell baby food in Russia in an era of sanctions? Or medicine? This is a dilemma…
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Less choice and higher costs – the Russian packaged food market in a time of war
Market watchers point to a large degree of pragmatism and lateral thinking learnt from the crises of the past.
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India’s emerging plant-based meat market offers opportunities but hard work lies ahead
India is seen as a potential significant emerging market for plant-based meat products but building a sustainable category will not…
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China’s Covid policy worsens supply-chain crunch for food makers
Ahead of Lunar New Year, Just Food’s Wang Fangqing talks to food manufacturers in China about the supply-chain challenges they…
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From nationalism to the rise of the elderly – the food trends to watch in China in 2022
Just Food's China market columnist Peter Peverelli offers us a flavour of what to keep an eye on next year.
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