The latest news from the agricultural sector
2022-03-25
Kenya’s corn production set to recover triggering 12.5% decline in import volumes | Food Business Africa Magazine
KENYA - Corn production in Kenya in the Marketing Year (MY) 2021/2022) is estimated to decline by 23 percent year-on-year to 3.1 million metric tonnes (MMT) ... Read more
agriculture & agribusiness grains, milling, baking & feed
2022-03-25
Olam puts brakes on London IPO of food ingredients unit, to sell 35% stake in Olam Agri | Food Business Africa Magazine
SINGAPORE – Ofi, formerly Olam Food Ingredients, has put brakes on its initial public offering (IPO) planned to take place in Q2 of 2022 due to market disru ... Read more
investments & funding news mergers & acquisitions supplier news & innovations
2022-03-25
Roquette invests US$27.5m in French facility to boost production of liquid and powder polyols | Food Business Africa Magazine
FRANCE - Global leader in plant-based ingredients Roquette is boosting its liquid and powder polyols production capabilities with a US$25 million (US$27.5 m ... Read more
sugar & confectionery supplier news & innovations
2022-03-25
ADM consolidates Latin America presence with opening of new innovation center in Brazil | Food Business Africa Magazine
BRAZIL — ADM, an American multinational food processing and commodities trading corporation, has inaugurated a new innovation center in Hortolândia, Brazil. ... Read more
supplier news & innovations
2022-03-24
ADM unveils alternative to contentious food whitener titanium dioxide | Food Business Africa Magazine
EUROPE – Commodity trading and food ingredient supplier ADM has presented a new alternative to the contentious food whitener titanium dioxide. Unveiled und ... Read more
food safety & regulatory supplier news & innovations
2022-03-24
KHS debuts new packaging line retrofits to wrap beverage cans in paper instead of film | Food Business Africa Magazine
GERMANY - KHS, an international manufacturer of filling and packaging equipment for the beverage and food, has introduced new packaging line retrofits that ... Read more
beverages supplier news & innovations
2022-03-23
Strict controls help produce from Fukushima get back on the market
Agriculture was hit hard by the Fukushima nuclear disaster and exports from the area collapsed. 11 years later, thanks to strict safety measures, they've resumed giving a much-needed boost to local... Read more
AGRICULTURE FOOD FUKUSHIMA JAPAN
2022-03-23
SA’s grains production expected to register mixed bag of performance with wheat attaining all-time high | Food Business Africa Magazine
SOUTH AFRICA - South Africa has one of the most flourishing grain sectors in the region, with the industry highly contributing to the country’s economy.Acco ... Read more
agriculture & agribusiness grains, milling, baking & feed
2022-03-23
CP Kelco partners biotech startup Shiru to produce plant-based food ingredients | Food Business Africa Magazine
USA — CP Kelco, a global leader of nature-based ingredient solutions, is expanding its plant-based protein capabilities through a new partnership with biote ... Read more
plant-based foods supplier news & innovations
2022-03-22
Ardent Mills opens US$100m flour mill in Florida to strengthen US operations | Food Business Africa Magazine
USA — American flour milling, and ingredient company Ardent Mills has strengthened its US operations with the opening of a new flour mill in the metropolita ... Read more
grains, milling, baking & feed supplier news & innovations
2022-03-21
Ukraine war could delay EU sustainable farming plans
400 experts said the EU should be encouraging plant-based diets as a way to avoid food shortages. Read more
AGRICULTURE EUROPEAN UNION FOOD RUSSIA-UKRAINE INVASION FARMING FOOD SECURITY
2022-03-21
Skyrocketing fertiliser prices sends farmers production costs soaring
The war in Ukraine is seriously impacting the cost of fertiliser in the EU. Read more
AGRICULTURE EUROPEAN UNION FOOD RUSSIA'S INVASION OF UKRAINE