The latest news from the agricultural sector
2022-06-08
Avian flu continues its spread in B.C.
The avian flu is spreading in British Columbia, with fresh outbreaks reported in Peace River, Sechelt and Summerland on Tuesday. Read more
2022-06-08
Ontario farm guilty in migrant worker death
Scotlynn Sweet Growers ordered to pay $125,000 for role in worker death. Read more
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2022-06-08
Livestock groups oppose Health Canada’s food package proposal
Packages of ground beef and pork would contain labels warning of high levels of saturated fat Read more
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2022-06-08
Morocco based Anouar Invest group injects US$35.6m in Best Biscuits to beef up production | Food Business Africa Magazine
MOROCCO - Best Biscuits Maroc, one of Morocco’s leading producers of baked goods, has received 350 million dirhams (US$35.6m) from its parent company, Anoua ... Read more
grains, milling, baking & feed investments & funding news
2022-06-08
Dutch poultry chain players enter a public-private partnership to develop insects as a source of protein for broiler diets | Food Business Africa Magazine
NETHERLANDS—Netherlands based poultry chain companies, Protix, ForFarmers, Esbro, Venik and Wageningen Livestock Research will collaborate in ... Read more
grains, milling, baking & feed
2022-06-08
Cargill invests US$2.4M to upgrade Indonesia based tapioca syrup plant | Food Business Africa Magazine
INDONESIA — Cargill has invested US$2.4 million to upgrade its sweetener plant in Indonesia, more than doubling the company’s production capacity for organi ... Read more
grains, milling, baking & feed
2022-06-08
African Development Bank approves US$1.5B global aid package to avert a looming food crisis in Africa | Food Business Africa Magazine
AFRICA—With the African Emergency Food Production Facility, the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group's Board of Directors approved a US$1.5 billion gl ... Read more
grains, milling, baking & feed
2022-06-08
UN Central Emergency Response Fund makes a US$12m contribution towards mitigating the starvation threat in Sudan | Food Business Africa Magazine
SUDAN—UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has made a US$12 million contribution towards a new project to provide emergency agriculture and livestock s ... Read more
grains, milling, baking & feed
2022-06-08
General Mills pulls out of dough manufacturing joint venture in Israel | Food Business Africa Magazine
ISRAEL—General Mills has sold its majority stake in its controversial dough manufacturing business in Israel to local firm Bodan Holdings, its partner in th ... Read more
grains, milling, baking & feed
2022-06-08
DSM’s Prodap acquisition expands its precision tech market to Brazil | Food Business Africa Magazine
BRAZIL—Royal DSM, a science driven global company, is set to expand its global precision tech market into Brazil by acquiring Prodap, a Brazilian animal gen ... Read more
grains, milling, baking & feed mergers & acquisitions
2022-06-08
Tetra Pak forges new food innovation partnerships to tackle global food insecurity crisis | Food Business Africa Magazine
SWITZERLAND – Switzerland-based multinational food packaging and processing company Tetra Pak has unveiled new partnerships aimed at accelerating efforts to ... Read more
supplier news & innovations sustainability
2022-06-07
FAO: Helping Ukrainian farmers is 'challenging' 07.06.2022
Ukrainian farmers are facing multiple problems getting their seeds into the ground amid the Russian invasion. DW asked FAO Chief Economist Maximo Torero how the world agricultural organization is... Read more
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