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Nigerian government to avert grain shortage amid COVID-19 challenges

People buy vegetables at a food market after Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari called for a lockdown starting tonight to limit the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Lagos, Nigeria M

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UN food agency chief warns of crisis

01:53 As countries shut down borders and restrict trade, risks are growing in the world's complex food supply networks.Qu Dongyu, director-general of the UN Food and Agriculture Organi

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NW China province sees stable agricultural product trade with B&R countries

Northwest China's Gansu Province has exported 31,800 tonnes of apples, with a total value of 40.95 million U.S. dollars, to 22 countries and regions this year, accordin

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Chinese charity organizations assist India with medical equipment for fighting COVID-19

People line up to buy vegetables during the lockdown in New Delhi, India, March 25, 2020. (Xinhua/Javed Dar) The first batch of medical supplies donated to the Indian

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Answer Bank: How to prepare raw food safely amid COVID-19 pandemic

"The chance of the coronavirus contaminating vegetables, meat and fruit by direct contact, or droplets is very low," Feng Luzhao, a researcher of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevent

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The Global Guardians: Keeping a city well-fed

03:27 How do people under quarantine in Wuhan get hold of foodstuff and other essentials? Despite a suspension of public transportation, supermarkets in Wuhan have kept

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Algerian president orders home lockdown to contain COVID-19 spread

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Monday ordered the implementation of home lockdown in the capital Algiers and its adjacent province of Blida, in a move to curb the spread of the COVID-19.

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China promotes poverty relief through e-commerce: MOC

China has been promoting poverty alleviation through e-commerce and production-marketing integration, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday. Amid the fight against

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East Chinese province sends over 7,000 tonnes of vegetables to coronavirus-hit Hubei

East China's Shandong Province, a major vegetable production base in China, has sent a total of 7,060 tonnes of greens to Hubei Province, the epicenter of the coronavi

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U.S. rocket launched to bring NASA cargo to International Space Station

File photo:An Antares rocket carrying the Cygnus cargo spacecraft lifts off from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Wallops Island, Virginia, the United States, Nov. 2, 2019. (Photo by Ting Shen/Xinh

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China to ensure daily necessities supplies amid anti-epidemic battle

China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) released a circular to arrange for the steady supply of daily necessities in key cities to win the battle against the novel coronavi

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China's CPI up in January

A citizen buys vegetables at a supermarket in Handan City, north China's Hebei Province, Jan. 9, 2020. (Photo by Hu Gaolei/Xinhua)Food prices was up 20.6 percent year o

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China takes measures to guarantee supply of daily necessities

The supply of important daily necessities nationwide and in key areas such as Wuhan is guaranteed, with prices expected to be generally stable, said an official with China's economic planning agen

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China allocates 2,000 tonnes of frozen pork to Wuhan

Chinese authorities have mobilized efforts to increase the supply of food to Wuhan, the center of the novel coronavirus outbreak. The National Development and Reform C

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Daily necessities supplies remain ample in China amid coronavirus outbreak: MOC

The supplies of daily necessities across the country remained ample with stable prices amid the novel coronavirus outbreak in China, the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) sai

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New program lets people exchange recyclable waste for fresh produce

00:52 On the outskirts of the Brazilian city Sao Paulo, a program has been introduced that allows citizens to exchange recyclable waste for fresh fruits and vegetables.Take a look at h

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Program in Brazil helps residents save money on grocery

02:05 The city of Santo Andre in the industrial suburbs of Sao Paulo, has created a program for people to bring in recyclable materials - in exchange for fresh fruits and vegetables.