Briefs for UN Security Council highlight how millions of people remain trapped in a vicious cycle of violence and hunger Joint FAO-WFP news release 29 July 2016, Rome - Protracted conflicts affecting 17 countries have driven millions ...
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Specialty vegetable and legume seed producer Suba Seeds, owned by a private equity firm Paine & Partners, has acquired Brotherton Seed. However, financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Established in 1936, Brotherton Seed ...
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Because consumer preferences are continuing to evolve and Dannon puts consumers at the center of every decision it makes, today the nation's leading yogurt maker is implementing the first of many major changes to provide more choice to ...
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Chinese fruit exporter Golden Wing Mau Agricultural Produce has acquired 19.99% stake in New Zealand fruit and vegetable group Turners & Growers (T&G) Global. Golden Wing Mau paid NZD2.95 a share to purchase 13.16 million shares from ...
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LED chip, lamp and lighting maker Cree Inc of Durham, NC, USA has expanded its portfolio of LEDs optimized for horticulture lighting with the introduction of the XLamp XQ-E Photo Red LED. The new LED is capable of providing very high ...
Rushdi Foods Industries launches Mighty Sesame Co. tahini, a creamy tahini condiment in a ready-to-use, squeezable bottle, at Fancy Foods, New York City, June 26-28, 2016. It designed to infuse meals with ethnically inspired taste. ...
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Tokyo-based Solar Frontier – the largest manufacturer of CIS (copper indium selenium) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) solar modules – has provided its CIS solar panels for a 'solar sharing' experiment on Sado Island, Niigata ...
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The global market for light-emitting diode (LED) luminaires for horticultural applications is expected to grow to $2.8bn by 2024, according to the report 'LED Lighting for Horticultural Applications' from Navigant Research. The next five ...
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It’s hard to believe that Square Enix has been working on Final Fantasy 15 for over a decade now. First announced in 2006 as Final Fantasy Versus XIII, the game has gone through a number of intricate changes throughout its ...
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French biotech company Meiogenix has entered into an agreement with Lesaffre to develop improved industrial yeast strains using Meiogenix’s recombination technologies. Meiogenix's PhoeniX technology helps in controlling the process ...
Agricultural and seed company Monsanto is looking to exit its biotech soybean seeds business in Argentina, as it faces problems in collecting seed royalties and with a depreciation in the country’s currency. The seed company is in ...
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Red Gold, whose mission is to produce the world’s freshest, best tasting tomato products, has maintained a steadfast commitment to the values first set by its founders 74 years ago to do the right thing – by its employees, ...
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Olam International has entered into a $175m five-year loan agreement with IFC, a World Bank Group unit, to fund its working capital and capital expenditure requirements for four of its food processing facilities in Nigeria and India. The ...
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The Kingdom of Tonga in the South Pacific Polynesian islands may benefit hugely from an increased demand for vanilla beans. Food manufacturers have been paying increasing amounts for vanilla over the past 12 months with costs particularly ...
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US-based agribusiness company Monsanto has announced to invest $975m over the next three years to expand its manufacturing site in Luling, Louisiana. The investment will also support the launch of Roundup Ready Xtend Crop System, a seed ...
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