Tag: agriculture
Africa: Olam certified for water stewardship in Tanzania
Olam International has become the first agri-business globally to achieve the Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) Standard certification for its Aviv Coffee Plantation in...
Americas: Chinese, Colombia groups visit US state for ingredients
North Dakota exporters hosted two international delegations as the state's specialty crop and identity-preserved (IP) soybean markets continue to draw international interest.
Delegations from...
Americas: Changes in dietary can help US yield more food
A new 'food-print' model that measures the per-person land requirements of different diets suggests that, with dietary changes, the US could feed significantly more...
Americas: US organic sales worth US$43.3B in 2015
The booming US organic industry posted new records in 2015, with total organic product sales hitting a new benchmark of US$43.3 billion, up 11%...
World: Food insecurity spreads in Pacific, Caribbean states
Drought linked to El Niño and civil conflict have pushed the number of countries currently in need of external food assistance up to 37...
Asia Pacific: Cornell receives US$4.8M to develop GE eggplant in region
To strengthen capacity to develop and disseminate genetically engineered (GE) eggplant in Bangladesh and the Philippines, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) has...
Asia Pacific: Farmers vital to delivering food security
On World Food Day (October 16, 2015), CropLife Asia heralded the contributions farmers enabled by plant science technology are making to combat hunger around...
Americas: USDA grants US$3M for improved plant health
The US Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced US$3 million in grants to mitigate crop losses by arthropods and...
Asia Pacific: Mitsubishi Corporation buys 12% stake in Olam International
Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) will acquire 12% stake in Singapore's Olam International by subscribing to 332.73 million new shares.
The Japanese company is also acquiring 222.0...
World: agrofood West Africa 2015 to show market potential in region
With increasing imports of machinery and equipment to Ghana and West Africa, German trade show specialists fairtrade will organize agrofood West Africa 2015 from...