Agriculture
FrieslandCampina Professional partners with ASEAN Coffee Federation on 10-year sponsorship
SINGAPORE, Oct. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- FrieslandCampina Professional (FCP) has signed a 10-year sponsorship with the ASEAN Coffee Federation (ACF) to be its Founding Partner and exclusive dairy milk brand. The partnership will see FCP and ASEAN Coffee Institute (ACI), ACF's official coffee trai...
CGTN: How is China ushering in a new stage of rural development?
BEIJING, Oct. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Capitalizing on its victory in eradicating absolute poverty,China is now ready for a new round of agricultural and rural development as the efforts to propel rural vitalization are in full swing. The report to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Par...
Results of largest-ever carbon credit sale and other major announcements take place on second day of FII
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Oct. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The second day of the sixth edition of the Future Investment Initiative (FII) saw the successful auction of the largest-ever carbon credit sale, major announcements, the signing of key deals, and stimulating discussions about a range of trending...
Church Brothers Farms Chooses ThroughPut Inc. for AI-powered Supply Chain Predictions
Vertically integrated fresh produce supplier leverages AI-powered supply chain capabilities to forecast future product demand and profitability analysis PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Church Brother Farms, a leading fresh vegetable grower, processor, and shipper announced today ...
HeveaConnect announces name change to Agridence and incorporates subsidiary
SINGAPORE, Oct. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- HeveaConnect Pte Ltd ("HC") today announced its corporate name change toAgridence Pte Ltd ("Agridence"). Agridence is the holding company that owns all the proprietary technology needed to operate the agri-commodity trading platforms and products. Found...
Ministry of SoES Establishes PT Sinergi Gula Nusantara to Support Food and Energy Security
MOJOKERTO, Indonesia, Oct. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Minister of State-Owned Enterprises, Erick Thohir inaugurated revitalization of national sugar industry to support food and energy security in Mojokerto,East Java, today (10/10). This event was attended by Minister of Energy and Mineral Resource...
Strengthen financial due diligence to protect women's rights in ASEAN, Fair Finance Asia urges
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, Oct. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Fair Finance Asia (FFA) and the Gender Transformative and Responsible Agribusiness Investments inSoutheast Asia (GRAISEA) launched a policy brief, "Enabling Stronger Due Diligence in the ASEAN's Financial Sector," which has also been submitted t...
Revamped Rural Vitalization Zone at the 132nd Canton Fair Presents Genuine Chinese Flavours to Global Traders
GUANGZHOU, China, Oct. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Rural Vitalization Zone made a renewed appearance at the 132nd session, enhancing free exhibitors from poverty alleviation areas the opportunity to promote to international buyers. As ofOct 17, over 900 companies in this dedicated zone have uplo...
One-million-dollar global Omnipreneurship Awards Challenge to drive innovation in sustainable food production
* Reduce reliance on imported feed, in line with the Kingdom's self-sufficiency and food-security goals under the Vision 2030 agenda, and the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture's patronage. * Encourage innovative and environmentally friendly technological solutions that enable loc...
Blastr Green Steel and Cargill Metals sign MOU for supply of green steel and to advance decarbonization of the ferrous supply chain
OSLO, Norway, Oct 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cargill's metals business and Blastr Green Steel AS ("Blastr"), a developer of decarbonized steel supply, have agreed to work together to supply steel made without use of fossil fuels in the Nordic region to meet growing global demand for green steel....
Angel Yeast Announces to Promote Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture on the World Food Day
YICHANG, China, Oct. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Angel Yeast
Apical tackles poverty by boosting culinary entrepreneurship amongst women in Indonesia
PANGKALAN KERINCI, Indonesia, Oct. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Apical Group, a leading global vegetable oil processor, joined forces with the local government inIndonesia to tackle poverty and unemployment by conducting capacity building training for over 130 aspiring female culinary entrepreneurs. ...
Advent International and Wilbur-Ellis announce the merger of their life sciences and specialty chemicals solutions businesses to form a leading global value-add distribution platform with unique positions in high-growth regions and combined sales of around EUR 3 billion
* Advent International and Wilbur-Ellis to merge Caldic and Connell, their life sciences and specialty chemicals solutions businesses focused on nutrition, pharma and industrial formulations * The combination creates a leading global platform with a substantial presence in two high-growth reg...
ANGOSTURA® cocoa bitters unveils 'SUSTAINABLE FUTURE' PROGRAMME to support THE SURVIVAL OF TRINITARIO COCOA PRODUCTION IN TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
TRINIDAD and TOBAGO, Oct. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ANGOSTURA® cocoa bitters, the best-selling cocoa bitters, announced today its 'Sustainable Future' programme designed to ensure a sustainable future for small scale organic cocoa farmers inTrinidad & Tobago. The programme will empower small local...
Blue Loop, a brand new Chinese city on water designed by Pininfarina
TORINO, Italy, Oct. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pininfarina Architecture has been selected byThe People's Government of Taozhuang Town to design the masterplan of a new city set to rise in the Yangtze River Delta, near Shanghai. The name of the project,Blue Loop, arises from the system of waterways ...
Yantai's Apple Industry Achieves Development of high Quality
YANTAI, China, Oct. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- With more than 150 years of cultivation history, Yantai is the birthplace of modern apples inChina. In 2008, Yantai's apple was approved to register a certification trademark of geographical indication and was recognized as a well-known trademark inChi...
Singapore's first agri-tech exhibition showcases food security solutions in debut edition
SINGAPORE, Oct. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Singapore's first focused exhibition platform for emerging and established industry players in the region's agri-food industries to launch, showcase and testbed their innovations and solutions makes its debut this month.Agri-Food Tech Expo Asia (AFTEA), a ...
Xinhua Silk Road: Water-saving and drought-resistant rice key to high-quality crop production, experts
HEFEI, China, Oct. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A field demonstration and technical
session on water-saving and drought-resistant rice (WDR) was held inHefei, east
China's Anhui Province on Wednesday, to discuss and exchange views on WDR
online and offline.
COTTON USA™ Celebrates U.S. Cotton's Value and Impact on World Cotton Day
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, World Cotton Day, COTTON USA™ celebrates the many advantages of cotton and U.S. cotton's impact on the global cotton community. From seed to garment, COTTON USA™'s dedication to quality and transparency positively impacts the cotton industry at ever...
World Agricultural Center Opens in Harbin, China
This is reported by GAIN. HARBIN, China, Oct. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The World Agricultural Center (the "WAC"), a new global hub for agricultural research, has opened its doors in Harbin, the capital city of China's northeastern province Heilongjiang. The opening ceremony saw several prominent i...
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