The latest news from the agricultural sector
2022-01-11
Device Sniffs Out the "Smell-fingerprints" of Pestered Plants
A team of Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and university scientists has developed an electronic nose to sniff out whitefly infestations of tomato plants. Read more
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2022-01-11
Cargill opens innovation center in India to enable food businesses meet evolving market demands | Food Business Africa Magazine
INDIA - American global food corporation Cargill has opened the Cargill Innovation Center in India to enable food and beverage businesses develop innovative ... Read more
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2022-01-11
Kenyan plastics recycling company Mr. Green Africa gets backing from impact investors | Food Business Africa Magazine
KENYA – Mr. Green Africa, a Kenyan plastics recycling pioneer, has received a major round of investment from impact-driven investors and key industry stakeh ... Read more
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2022-01-11
What can we really learn from sex-disaggregated data?
Parsing sometimes contradictory responses in household surveys. Read more
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2022-01-10
Readying Wheat with Climate Resiliency
Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are practicing "tough love" when it comes to preparing wheat for the climate challenges ahead. Read more
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2022-01-06
SIG to acquire Evergreen’s fresh carton business in Asia Pacific for $335m | Food Business Africa Magazine
ASIA – Aseptic packaging supplier SIG has agreed to acquire Pactiv Evergreen‘s Asia Pacific fresh operations for an enterprise value of US$335 million. The ... Read more
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2022-01-06
Puratos promotes long serving executive to CEO as Niacet Chief bows out | Food Business Africa Magazine
BELGIUM – Bakery ingredients supplier Puratos has promoted its long-serving executive Pierre Tossut to the role of CEO effective January 1, 2022. Tossut, w ... Read more
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2022-01-06
ADM acquires Flavor Infusion International to unlock new growth opportunities in Latin America | Food Business Africa Magazine
USA– American multinational food processing and commodities trading corporation ADM has acquired Flavor Infusion International SA in an effort to unlock new ... Read more
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2022-01-05
USDA's Systematic Entomology Laboratory Leads Acquisition For One of the World's Largest Private Beetle Collections
Researchers within the Agricultural Research Service's (ARS)
Systematic Entomology Laboratory (SEL) are currently preparing for more intense study of beetles in the genus
Agrilus, thanks to their... Read more
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2022-01-05
Oterra expands North American presence with acquisition Food Ingredient Solutions | Food Business Africa Magazine
DENMARK – World's largest provider of naturally sourced colors Oterra has expanded its presence in North America with the acquisition of a New Jersey-b ... Read more
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2022-01-05
Darling Ingredients acquires Valley Protein to expand global ingredient portfolio | Food Business Africa Magazine
USA – Darling Ingredients Inc., a global collector and recycler of animal processing by-products and used restaurant cooking oil, is expanding its portfolio ... Read more
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2022-01-04
A tribute to the late Dr. Ferew Lemma
Remembering a nutrition champion. Read more
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