The latest news from the agricultural sector
2023-03-23
USAID, ICRISAT launch crop-livestock integration system in Niger to boost farm productivity
NIGER - The US Agency for International Development (USAID) and the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) has launched ... Read more
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2023-03-23
Kellogg’s, PepsiCo, and Grupo Bimbo, named in Ethisphere’s World’s Most Ethical Companies
GLOBAL - Kellogg Co., PepsiCo, Inc., and Grupo Bimbo, giant multinationals from the food and beverage space, have made it to the 2023 list of “World’s Most ... Read more
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2023-03-22
Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research grants US$653K for supplements research
USA- The Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) awarded a US$653,035 Seeding Solutions Grant to Sasya, Inc. to develop sustainable, cost-effe ... Read more
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2023-03-22
USDA raises Thailand rice production forecast, funds US rice resiliency research
THAILAND- The US department of agriculture (USDA) predicts that rice production in Thailand in the 2023-24 marketing year will reach its highest level in fi ... Read more
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2023-03-22
World Water Day 2023: Cooperation for accelerating change in the Niger River Basin
A nine-country effort to manage a delicate resource. Read more
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2023-03-21
Global chickpea shortage may be easing shortly as cultivation increases
GLOBAL- According to Tony Roelofs, Columbia Grain, Inc. (CGI)'s pulses vice president, the global chickpeas' dearth could dissipate this year as more acreage goes to chickpea cultivation. Global... Read more
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2023-03-21
Putin suggests free grain for Africa if the grain deal is not extended
RUSSIA - Russia is adamant about not stretching the Black Sea Grains Deal further and is willing to send free grain to African countries if those conditions remain unmet, said President Vladimir... Read more
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2023-03-21
Kenya receives 30,000 tonnes of wheat from Ukraine as developing maize crop falls prey to fall armyworms
KENYA - Kenya has received 30,000 metric tonnes of wheat from Ukraine as part of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s ‘Grain from Ukraine’ (GfU) humanitarian program.The ‘Grain from Ukraine'... Read more
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2023-03-21
Canada’s government to invest C$23 million in Global Agriculture Trans-Loading Inc.
CANADA -The government of Canada is investing up to C$23 million in Global Agriculture Trans-Loading Inc. (GATL) to double its operations in the transportation of agricultural produce. The... Read more
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2023-03-21
Dr. Schär Spain schemes expanding its gluten-free capacity with a US$7.2M production line
SPAIN - Dr. Schär, an Italy-based gluten-free group, has invested EUR6.8m (US$7.2m) to add a new production line at its facility in Alagón, Spain, Just Food ... Read more
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2023-03-21
Freshpet under fire again from activist investor Jana Partners
USA- Freshpet, a US-based public pet food company listed on the Nasdaq exchange, is under fire from Jana Partners, one of its New York-based investors, for ... Read more
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2023-03-21
40 years of learning: Nepal irrigation systems
Revisiting Nepal's farmer-managed irrigation systems. Read more
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