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 ...
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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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Osaka University in Japan has developed a liquid phase epitaxy (LPE) process for the growth of gallium nitride (GaN) in a sodium (Na) flux with a small amount of carbon (C) that, with the addition of lithium (Li) and gallium, can also be ...
General Mills is following consumer driven food trends with its line-up of products launching this summer around the world. Many of the new products closely align with increasing consumer interest in wellness, convenience, and snacking ...
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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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Nikola Motor Company founder and CEO Trevor Milton announced that the company received $2.3bn in reservations in the first month. This adds up to more than 7,000 truck reservations with deposits. The company announced last month that it ...
Achieve Superfoods introduces the launch of SuperBar, the first amaranth-based snack bar available in the U.S. market. Joshua Aisen, Naval officer, recent Harvard graduate, husband, and father of three is the founder of the startup. How ...
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Alfa Laval - a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling – has won an order to supply a solution encompassing various pieces of equipment to a vegetable oil plant in Russia. The order, booked in the ...
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Denali Ingredients, an ingredients supplier to the food manufacturing industry, has unwrapped a sweet new facility featuring a brand new look, expanded space and new capabilities. The building, located at 2400 S Calhoun Rd. in New Berlin, ...
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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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US-based packaging solutions provider Hammer Packaging has expanded its portfolio by adding Mark Andy Performance Series Flexo Press with a Rotoflex finishing system. The machine is a 17-inch, 10-color P7 press, which includes a ...
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Canadian yeast and bacteria specialist Lallemand has acquired surface and ripening cultures business from DSM Food Specialties for an undisclosed sum. The surface and ripening cultures businesses will be integrated into Lallemand's ...
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Sonoco has developed composite cans to package "Fit for Fun" biscuits by Hans Freitag. Superfood meets snack: Hans Freitag cookie and waffle bakery, located in Verde, Germany, relies on carefully selected ingredients for its latest ...
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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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DuPont Pioneer and Origin Agritech Limited announced a commercial licensing agreement to develop new seed technologies for Chinese farmers. This combined effort will contribute to the modernization of China's agriculture system and ...
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