Author: Shraddha Warde
The acquisition encompasses two premix production facilities—known as the Pasuruan site in Surabaya and the Cibitung site in Jakarta—as well as laboratories, warehouses and offices across Indonesia ADM, a global leader in human and animal nutrition, announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire PT Trouw Nutrition Indonesia, a subsidiary of Nutreco and a leading provider of functional and nutritional solutions for livestock farming in Indonesia. Incorporated in 2007, PT Trouw Nutrition Indonesia is a leading premix manufacturer, providing innovative and comprehensive nutrition solutions for the animal industry. Their premix production facilities feature full automation solutions with intelligent process…
Groundwork BioAg expands Global commercialisation of mycorrhizal inoculants Groundwork BioAg announced that its flagship mycorrhizal inoculant – Rootella – has been approved for commercialisation in China, Argentina, and South Africa, expanding farmers’ access to a climate-smart solution to optimise plant and soil health, adding approximately 677 million acres (274 million hectares) of harvested cropland to the company’s potential customer base. Over the last few years, Groundwork BioAg expanded commercialisation in the United States, Brazil, India, Canada, Ukraine, and other countries in Europe. With the addition of China, Argentina, and South Africa, the company and its local partners can offer…
The tropical fruits have been exported to the United States, the European Union, and Japan South China’s Hainan Province exported tropical fruits worth 36.77 million yuan ($5.15 million), a 2.4-fold increase year-on-year, according to the Xinhua news agency. According to Haikou Customs, the tropical fruits have been exported to the United States, the European Union, Japan, etc. Among the exported fruits, seedless lychee was sent for the first time to Thailand and the United Arab Emirates. Tropical fruits from Hainan, such as mangos, lychees, and melons have been selling well worldwide in recent years. Sanya’s mango industry is the largest…
The data shows the urgent need for improvement, as well as the potential for shared learning “The state of food systems worldwide in the countdown to 2030”, published by The Food Systems Countdown to 2030 Initiative (FSCI), provides the first science-based monitoring to guide decision-makers as they seek the wholesale transformation of the global agriculture and food systems. This transformation is needed urgently both to reduce the environmental impact of these systems and to mitigate the impact of climate change on them. The overarching objective is that all people – especially the most vulnerable – have equitable access to healthy diets through…
NewLeaf will accelerate its efforts with PPFM technology and adjacent technologies in the areas of biostimulants/microbial inoculants, biocontrol, nitrogen use efficiency and methane mitigation NewLeaf Symbiotics, a global leader and pioneer of pink-pigmented facultative methylotrophs (PPFMs), announces the fully funded close of its series D financing round, totalling $45 million. This round was led by new investor Gullspång Re:food and followed by Otter Capital Partners LP, S2G Ventures, Leaps by Bayer and others. NewLeaf gained tremendous growth over the past three years with its PPFM technology, significantly increasing in product shipments for corn and soy acres. The market saw NewLeaf’s…
With this acquisition, Fowler Westrup becomes the world’s leading seed and grain processing company Fowler Westrup India Pvt Ltd, a leading company in providing one-stop solutions for seed & grain processing with its range of equipment and machinery, announced the acquisition of Netherland-based Seed Processing Holland (SPH), a global leading producer of advanced seed processing equipment from H2 Equity Partners. With this strategic acquisition, Fowler Westrup becomes the world’s leading seed and grain processing company and will serve its customers in the vegetable and field crop seed processing segments in different parts of the world with an extended product portfolio…
One year on from announcing a partnership designed to help reduce on-farm emissions, Fonterra and Nestlé are pleased to confirm the next step they’re taking to support farmers with their sustainability actions A new agreement will see Nestlé fund an additional payment to farmers who achieve one of the three levels of Fonterra’s Co-operative Difference framework during the 2023/24 season. Depending on the number of farmers that meet these levels, Fonterra expects the additional payment to farmers to be about 1-2 cents per kilogram of milk solids. Fonterra CEO Miles Hurrell welcomes Nestlé’s continued support of farmers who are making continuous improvements with…
The Hainan Winter Fair has been held for 25 consecutive sessions, creating extensive brand influence and industrial appeal 2023 China (Hainan) International Winter Trade Fair for Tropical Agricultural Products kicked off in Haikou As the only tropical agricultural exhibition in China, the Hainan Winter Fair has been held for 25 consecutive sessions, creating extensive brand influence and industrial appeal. It has become a crucial platform for investing in Hainan’s agricultural industry and constructing the entire industry chain. The fair covers an exhibition area of approximately 80,000 square meters, featuring 12 sections dedicated to smart agriculture, the tropical seeding industry, international superior products, etc. Participation…
ADB supported the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry in raising $10 million in grant financing from the global agriculture and food security program The Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a $10 million grant with the Government of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) to strengthen responses to food security challenges facing the country. ADB supported the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry in raising $10 million in grant financing from the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program. The financing will be used to help bring down the cost of essential farm inputs such as pesticides, fertilisers, and machinery and also…
The Company is a leading global supplier of MCA and the first and only producer of green MCA Nouryon, a global speciality chemicals leader, announced that it is now certified to the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification standard ISCC PLUS for the production of green monochloroacetic acid (MCA) at its site in Delfzijl, the Netherlands. The Company is a leading global supplier of MCA and the first and only producer of green MCA that is derived from sustainably sourced raw materials. “We are pleased to be the first supplier to offer green MCA as a building block for our customers that contributes…