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The Philippine island positioning itself as Asia-Pacific’s agroecology hub
Ramon “Chin-Chin” Uy Jr is a sustainable food entrepreneur based on Negros Island in the Philippines, which recently hosted the global “good food” movement Slow Food’s first-ever regional conference in Asia and the Pacific.
Food & Agriculture
Malaysian Palm Oil Board to roll out used cooking oil reference price to boost transparency, drive circularity
Plantation and commodities minister Noraini Ahmad said an official used cooking oil (UCO) benchmark will improve market transparency, guide fair trading, and support a more sustainable palm oil market.
Waste
Japan’s Yokohama widens rollout of food waste vending machines as Tokyo pushes to curb emissions
New station units offer unsold bakery items at reduced prices, part of Yokohama’s growing push to divert food waste under Japan’s climate goals.
The ban takes full effect in 2027 but officials warn hundreds of tonnes of scraps will still need burning during the transition. Rising treatment costs could also underming the new policy.
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