Julian Wipper, General Manager of the New World Millennium Hong Kong Hotel, outlines how his establishment has benefitted from Halal certification and offering a more Muslim-friendly experience for tourists, diners, business travellers and many local religious festival observers.

Launch of the city’s Halal Q Mark seen as catalyst for change in food outlets, F&B exporters, hotels, retailers and travel hubs.

In Hong Kong, approximately 3,191 tonnes of food waste went to landfill every day, which was accounted for 29% of municipal solid waste. Founded in 2018, Hong Kong-based Farmacy Group has pioneered a decentralised Farming-as-a-Service model that uses vertical farming method in hydroponic growing. By transforming growing into a service, Farmacy has commercialised and scaled its solution both locally and abroad to tackle food waste problems.

India and Australia have signed a mutual recognition arrangement (MRA) aimed at facilitating trade in organic goods. The arrangement covers both grown and processed organic products, including agricultural produce, wines, unprocessed plant items and processed foods. Under the MRA, signed on 24 September 2025, India and Australia will recognise each other’s organic certification standards. The agreement, which will be implemented by India’s Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) and Australia’s Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF), is expected to boost bilateral trade, streamline compliance, and generate fresh opportunities for farmers, exporters and processors.