FAO and WFP say law will greatly enhance worldwide efforts to combat hunger and rural poverty 25 July 2016, Rome - Leaders of two United Nations agencies fighting hunger worldwide have applauded new legislation in the United States ...
Tags: WFP, President Obama, rural poverty
$10 million is required to provide emergency agricultural support to internally displaced people and host families 9 August 2016, Rome - Urgent action is needed to provide farming and livelihood support to 385,000 people in parts of ...
At least $109 million is urgently required for the provision of seeds and other agricultural inputs and services 28 July 2016, Rome - With only a few weeks before land preparation begins for the next main cropping season, some 23 ...
Tags: seeds, agricultural inputs, FAO
At least $109 million is urgently required for the provision of seeds and other agricultural inputs and services 28 July 2016, Rome - With only a few weeks before land preparation begins for the next main cropping season, some 23 ...
Tags: seeds, agricultural inputs, FAO
Rochling Group is investing €35m in its Neuhaus am Rennweg plant, creating 70 new jobs. This will enable a significant expansion in the production capacities of Rochling-HPT Hochwertige Pharmatechnik GmbH & Co. KG, giving a ...
Tags: diagnostic industry, GMP class, C clean room
Global gold demand totaled 1,290 mt in the first quarter, up 21% from 1,070 mt a year earlier, as the biggest quarterly inflow into exchange-traded funds since 2009 offset a steep decline in jewelry demand, the World Gold Council said in a ...
Tags: gold demand, gold
China's smartphone shipments declined 5% on year in the first quarter of 2016, according to Strategy Analytics. About 104.9 million smartphones were shipped to the China market in the first quarter of 2016, down from 109.8 million units ...
Tags: Smartphone, China market, smartphone market
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 ...
Tags: Olam, IFC, Food Processing Facilities
China's retail sales of consumer goods increased 10.3 percent in the first quarter year on year, official data showed on Friday. The first-quarter reading was 0.4 percentage points lower than that recorded in the whole of last year, ...
Tags: consumer goods, economic growth
Mondelez International has entered into a strategic partnership with Chinese ecommerce company Alibaba Group to expand its presence in China. The alliance enables Chinese consumers to lay hands on a complete range of Mondelez products, ...
In order to examine how the architectural community is evolving in regards to sustainable design practices, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Committee on the Environment (COTE) undertook an in-depth study of nearly 200 COTE Top ...
Tags: AIA, COTE, Award winning design projects
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) will provide over $90m grant to strengthen local and regional food systems and for specialty crop development. Specialty crops include fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, flowers and nursery crops. ...
Tags: USDA, Local Food System, Crop development
Completing four decades in the home furnishings industry, Surya is proud to announce the celebration of its 40th anniversary. The anniversary festivities will kick off with a special High Point Market celebration, set to take place in ...
Tags: Surya, 40th anniverssary
Waste campaigners in the UK are praising Starbucks' latest decision to offer a discount to customers who bring their own cup to the cafe. In Australia, it is estimated consumers use one billion disposable coffee cups each year, and ...
Bellucci and its parent company Certified Origins, headquartered in Grosseto, Italy, is offering a solution in the form of the Bellucci App, which traces any bottle of Bellucci EVOO back to the mill where it was produced and the area in ...
Tags: Bellucci, Bellucci App, Trace-to-Source Technology, EVOO