Global push planned for Thai farm sector

The National Strategic Committee on Country Competitiveness aims to push Thailand to become a super power in the global agriculture market. The committee has completed and handed over its first draft to the National Economic and Social Development Board, the state think-tank, said committee chairman Sathit. Sathit says Thailand has a comparative advantage in the

Asian grocery boom

Asia is expected to be the biggest engine of growth in the grocery market, exceeding the sales of Europe and North America combined in five years, according to the UK-based research organization Institute of Grocery Distribution (IGD).  The organization also said that the drivers of global growth include inflation, population, and rising incomes. According to

China to complete product quality traceability system by 2020

China will complete its product quality traceability system by 2020, which will include key products such as farm produce, food, medicine, special equipment, dangerous materials and rare earth. The system will provide important information including sources, destinations and accountable persons in reinforcing product quality and safety.  It is expected that the system will raise quality

Purple tomatoes and red aubergines, new, more nutritious vegetables

Researchers from the Weizmann Institute of Science have been working on the development of new varieties of fruits and vegetables, with unusual colors but with additional nutritional values. These scientists created colorful fruits and vegetables after introducing beetroot genes into tomatoes and eggplants. These purple-red vegetables have additional nutritional value. They contain about 60% more