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Africa: Pentair, partners open solar-powered community site
Pentair joins The Coca-Cola Company, Ericsson, Medshare, Phillips, Solarkiosk and TIGO Rwanda to open the flagship solar-powered Ekocenter in Ruhunda, Rwanda.
The site was designed...
World: Demand for healthier fast food options observed, finds report
The global fast food market generated approximately US$477.1 billion in 2013 and it is forecast that by 2018, this market will exceed US$617.1 billion,...
Africa: Informa show to focus on smart manufacturing
Cairo will hold Africa Food Manufacturing or AFM from April 22-24, 2017 to bring innovation to the food manufacturing sector under the theme Smart...
World: Transportation market to grow to US$35B by 2002, finds report
The global refrigerated transportation market is set to grow from US$24.66 billion in 2015 to US$34.52 billion by 2020, according to a market study...
Africas: FOGA Gum to digital processes with Chemometric Brain solutions
FOGA Gum enters into an agreement to use Chemometric Brain solutions to digitize quality control, facilitating sample analysis and validating quality, homogeneity and traceability...
Africa: IFF, Unilever, agencies partner for farmers’ welfare
International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF), Unilever and non-governmental organizations are partnering together to enhance the livelihoods of smallholder vetiver farmers in Haiti.
The partnership,...
Africa: Health authority uses green system to pasteurize milk
South Africa's Department of Health has endorsed ongoing studies of the use of SurePure's ultra-violet (UV) photopurification as an alternative to pasteurization for the...
Africa: Drought threatens food supply in the region
With as little as 25% of expected rainfall received, widespread drought conditions in the Horn of Africa have intensified since the failure of the...
World: Report finds unsustainable food system with hungry people
Today’s global food system has major weaknesses: nearly 800 million people are left hungry, one-third of the human race is malnourished, over half of...
Europe: Barry Callebaut, Tony’s Chocolonely partner on traceable sustainable cocoa
Barry Callebaut has installed a cocoa butter tank in its factory in Wieze/Belgium to produce cocoa butter from traceable beans sourced from Tony’s Chocolonely’s...