Food manufacturers spend more on research and development as a share of sales now than they did five years ago, and the commission's own work suggests that most are in rude financial health.

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Other questions came from Labour peer Lord Touhig on IT systems used to administer for universal credit an from Conservative Baroness Byford on research and development work in food, environment and rural affairs.

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The findings provide "foundation for priority setting for food-safety interventions, policy development, research, and analyses, " the spokeswoman said.

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In 2011 it opened a food processing plant in Anhui Province and built a research and development center and corporate offices in Shanghai.

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It is an adaptation of the English module "Investing in Information for Development" produced by CTA, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), GTZ (an international cooperation enterprise for sustainable development), the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the University of Wageningen.

UNESCO: Communication and Information