The latest news from the agricultural sector
2021-12-30
2021: Another roller coaster year for the livestock industry
Unpredictable markets, skyrocketing feed costs, and concerning policy changes dominate the year. Read more
2021-12-29
For ag tech, 2021 was a year of acquisitions, mergers, and growing collaborations
“In my mind, the most monumental thing that happened this year was start-up Bushel buying GrainBridge, a start-up created by Cargill and ADM,” says Aaron Magenheim, founder of Ag Tech Insight. Read more
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2021-12-23
Solutions sought in climate-smart agriculture
The World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit is looking for seed stage start-ups to pitch at its pre-summit Pitch Day on March 21, 2022. Read more
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2021-12-17
Berlin Packaging expands European footprint with acquisition of wine bottle company Gerfran | Food Business Africa Magazine
FRANCE – US-based supplier of packaging solutions Berlin Packaging is continuing its European expansion with the acquisition of French glass packaging compa ... Read more
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2021-12-16
Lesaffre promotes Brice-Audren Riché to Group chief executive officer | Food Business Africa Magazine
FRANCE – Lessaffre, a leading French fermentation specialist, has appointed Brice-Audren Riché as chief executive officer to spearhead the Group’s overall d ... Read more
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2021-12-15
Deere acquires AgriSync
This acquisition marks the second by Deere in a month. Read more
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2021-12-10
SA paper packaging giant Corruseal Group seeks to acquire industry peer Neopak | Food Business Africa Magazine
SOUTH AFRICA - Ethos Private Equity through its Ethos Fund VI, has agreed to offload its 100% stake in South Africa based paper and packaging business, Neop ... Read more
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2021-12-08
Bayer, Bushel, and Amazon Web Services launch digital carbon footprint measurement solution
Project Carbonview will enable U.S. ethanol producers to report, analyze, and better assess their end-to-end supply chain carbon footprint. Read more
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2021-12-08
Florida Food Products eyes greater share of US food ingredient market with acquisition of Comax | Food Business Africa Magazine
USA - Florida Food Products has acquired the majority stake in Comax Manufacturing Corp. In an effort to expand its share of the US food ingredient market. ... Read more
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2021-12-07
Symrise acquires Giraffe Foods to bolster its taste solutions portfolio | Food Business Africa Magazine
CANADA – German multinational food ingredients supplier Symrise has signed an agreement to acquire Canadian food ingredients suppler Giraffe Foods. Symrise ... Read more
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2021-12-07
Diversey launches clean-in-place data analytics tool to enhance hygiene compliance | Food Business Africa Magazine
USA - American provider of cleaning and hygiene products Diversey is launching its IntelliCIP (Clean-in-Place) cloud-based data analytics platform globally ... Read more
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2021-12-07
Kerry Group expands presence in Africa with acquisition of East Africa based Afribon | Food Business Africa Magazine
RWANDA - Global food ingredients, taste and nutrition solution provider, Kerry Group, has expanded its footprint in Africa with the acquisition of Rwanda-ba ... Read more
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