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2023-03-10
Hope at last for Kenya millers as duty-free maize finally approaches the port of Mombasa
KENYA – 42,464 tonnes of the long-awaited duty-free maize are expected to dock the port on March 12 signaling relief to Kenyan millers who have been struggling to access the commodity, Business daily... Read more
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2023-03-10
Picking the best tools for making value chain development interventions inclusive and gender equitable
Practical ways to evaluate and advance women's empowerment. Read more
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2023-03-09
Tingo partners EVTEC Energy to construct a US$150M net zero-carbon emission solar plant in Nigeria
NIGERIA – Tingo Foods Plc, a subsidiary of Montvale-based MICT Inc. has entered into a partnership with Evtec Energy, to build a US$150mn net zero-carbon emission solar plant in a move towards... Read more
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2023-03-09
The Russia-Ukraine war after a year: Impacts on fertilizer production, prices, and trade flows
Global agriculture contends with major disruptions. Read more
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2023-03-08
US Trade Representative (USTR) requests talks with Mexico on GM corn import dispute
USA- US Trade Representative Katherine Tai has requested talks with Mexico to resolve the current dispute over GM corn imports from the USA. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has a decree... Read more
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2023-03-07
The way we eat could add nearly 1 degree of warming by 2100
A new study has revealed how our diets could push the planet past 1.5 degrees of warming. Read more
2023-03-07
Royal DSM to resume vitamin A production in Switzerland
SWITZERLAND- The global purpose-led science-based company, Royal DSM, confirms that it is resuming its Rovimix Vitamin A production in Sisseln, Switzerland. ... Read more
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2023-03-07
FAO food price index falls marginally while 2023 wheat prices rise
GLOBAL-The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) food price index marginally declined in February while wheat prices rose fractionally. The FAO Food Price Index tracks monthly... Read more
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2023-03-07
BASF to cease hybrid wheat seed development in North America; cites poor trial results
USA- BASF recently announced a cessation of its activities in hybrid wheat seed development in North America due to poor trial results. BASF Plant Science, a subsidiary of the Germany-based BASF, was... Read more
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2023-03-07
Bay State Milling promotes Keith Adams to Executive Vice President of core wheat milling
USA - Bay State Milling, one of the largest family-owned milling companies in the United States, has announced the promotion of Keith Adams to executive vic ... Read more
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2023-03-07
Anacafé and ProfilePrint partner for efficient digital grading of Guatemalan coffee
GUATEMALA- Guatemalan National Coffee Association Anacafé and Singapore-based AI agrifood tech company ProfilePrint have partnered to offer a digital platform for Guatemalan coffee farmers to grade... Read more
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2023-03-07
International Women’s Day 2023: IFPRI researchers on gender and technology
Insights from projects around the world. Read more
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