(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is bolstering Egypt’s agribusiness sector with a $20 million loan to Afia International, a prominent manufacturer of edible vegetable oils and ghee in the country. This financing will primarily support … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged Afia International, agribusiness, EBRD, EGYPT, ghee, partnership, Savola Group, sustainability, vegetable oils
(IN BRIEF) Compagnie Financière Africaine (COFINA) in Côte d’Ivoire and Senegal, in collaboration with the European Investment Bank (EIB) and European Commission support, have signed a memorandum of understanding to promote the development of sustainable agricultural value chains. This agreement … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, Business, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Small Business
Tagged agricultural, Alassane Dia, Ambroise Fayolle, Amed Sié Touré, COFINA, Cote d’Ivoire, EIB, Francesca Di Mauro, Jean-Marc Pisani, partnership, Senegal, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) BASF Agricultural Solutions organized an event called “United for the Biggest Job on Earth” at the United Nations headquarters to bring together a global delegation of farmers from Europe and the United States. The event aimed to address … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a €15 million venture debt loan agreement with CrowdFarming, an online platform connecting European farmers directly with consumers. Supported by the InvestEU program, this financing will enable CrowdFarming to enhance its … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Peru’s cocoa industry, experiencing rapid growth in exports, faces the challenge of complying with new European Union regulations aimed at reducing deforestation in agricultural commodities. Solidaridad, in collaboration with partner organizations and the Peruvian government, is coordinating efforts … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The USDA Biofuels Annual Report for September 2023 suggests that Neste, a renewable products refinery in Singapore, may have received fraudulent volumes of used cooking oil (UCO), specifically virgin palm oil from Indonesia, exported fraudulently as UCO via … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Finland, Management, News
Tagged Fraudulent Palm Oil Shipments, Neste, Singapore, USDA Report
(IN BRIEF) Bayer is making a significant investment of EUR 220 million in research and development (R&D) at its Monheim site in Germany, focusing on its Crop Protection business. This represents the company’s largest single investment in Crop Protection in … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Education, Environment, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Technology
Tagged Bayer, crop protection, Dr. Axel Trautwein, Dr. Robert Reiter, INNOVATION, investment, Rachel Rama, Regenerative Agriculture, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Pairwise and Bayer have entered into a new five-year, multi-million Dollar collaboration focusing on gene-edited short-stature corn. Building on their initial partnership for corn, soy, wheat, cotton, and canola, this collaboration aims to optimize and enhance gene-edited short-stature … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Management, News, Pharma & Biotech
Tagged Bayer, Bob Reiter, Gene-Edited Short-Stature Corn, Pairwise, partnership, Smart Agriculture, sustainability, Tom Adams
(IN BRIEF) The annual Bee and Pollination Festival will be held at the University of Bristol Botanic Garden, showcasing the importance of pollinators in ecosystems and agriculture. The event, taking place on August 26 and 27, will feature talks by … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Education, Environment, Industrial, Management, Media, News, Science, United Kingdom
Tagged agriculture, Bee and Pollination Festival, biodiversity, Botanic Garden, Chris Morton, ecosystems, Jane Memmott, Miranda Bane, Monica Barlow, Nick Wray, pollinators, University of Bristol, Vital Role
(IN BRIEF) For the 18th consecutive year, ABP’s Port of Ipswich has maintained its position as the leading export port for agricultural products in the UK, surpassing other major ports like London, Bristol, and Great Yarmouth. The recently published UK … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has initiated a strategic partnership with Ukraine’s PrivatBank by issuing a €60 million risk-sharing instrument to facilitate €240 million in newly originated loans for critical industries, particularly agribusiness. PrivatBank, a … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Small Business, United Kingdom
Tagged agribusiness, Critical Industries, EBRD, MSMEs, partnership, PrivatBank, sustainability, Ukrainian
(IN BRIEF) Yara, an international agricultural company, has announced executive appointments to its leadership team. Magnus Krogh Ankarstrand has been named EVP Corporate Development. Ankarstrand, who previously held roles as CEO of Yara Clean Ammonia, SVP Yara North America, and … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Chemicals, Industrial, Management, News, Norway
Tagged appointments, Jorge Noval, leadership, Magnus Krogh Ankarstrand, Svein Tore Holsether, Yara
(IN BRIEF) Yara Germany, the Bindewald & Gutting Milling Group, and Harry-Brot have formed a partnership to decarbonize cereal cultivation in Germany by using green fertilizers produced with renewable energy sources. Norwegian ammonia generated through hydropower will be processed into … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Researchers from the University of York and The James Hutton Institute in Aberdeen conducted a study in the Scottish inshore fishing towns of Mallaig and Oban, revealing that consumers are willing to pay significantly more for seafood if … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Suomen Lantakaasu Oy, a joint venture between Valio and St1, is making progress with the construction preparations for a biogas production plant in Kiuruvesi, Finland. The company has finalized the site location through consultations with residents and agreement … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) SGS has established a new experimental field station for Crop Science in Benacazón, Spain. The facility, which includes walk-in plant growth chambers, greenhouses, and specialized laboratories, aims to support crop scientists in their research and enable integrated pest … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Maersk, a global leader in container logistics, emphasizes the need for technology adoption in the chemical supply chain to transform it from predictable to predictive, enable better decision-making, and develop more sustainable supply chains. Maersk sees significant opportunities … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The University of Liverpool has secured over £1.4 million in government funding for three research projects aimed at combating livestock diseases. Led by the Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, the projects will focus on lameness-associated endemic … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Education, Financial, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Science, United Kingdom
Tagged Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), Combatting, Department for Environment, Dr Kannan Ganapathy, Ecological Sciences, FOOD, Livestock Diseases, partnership, Professor Diana Williams, Professor George Oikonomou, Professor Guy Poppy, Professor Matthew Baylis, RESEARCH, Rural Affairs (Defra), sustainability, University of Liverpool, University’s Institute of Infection, veterinary
(IN BRIEF) A study conducted by Newcastle University has unveiled the ecological threats posed by small-scale fisheries in Thailand. The research provides the first-ever estimate of marine megafauna catch in Thailand’s small-scale fisheries, including rays, sharks, sea turtles, dolphins, and … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Education, Environment, Industrial, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged crab gillnets, Dr Andrew Temple, Dr Thevarit Svarachorn, ecological threats, gillnets, marine megafauna, Newcastle University, Professor Per Berggren, shrimp trammel nets, Small-Scale Fisheries, sustainability, THAILAND
(IN BRIEF) BASF has conducted a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) study on the environmental impact of mozzarella packaging using alternative raw materials in food-grade plastics production. The study compared a flexible multi-layer packaging with fossil feedstock-based packaging and a fossil-based … Read the full press release
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