Coffee variety is priciest since 1970s in blow to instant brews
ROBUSTA coffee prices have climbed to the highest in 45 years, according to the International Coffee Organization (ICO), as a supply crunch...
Olam outbids Dreyfus’ sweetened deal for Australia’s Namoi, raises offer to A$0.66 per share
OLAM Group’s indirect 64.57 per cent-owned subsidiary Olam Agri on Thursday (May 2) increased its off-market takeover offer to acquire all shares...
Japfa posts US$12.4 million Q1 profit, reversing from year-ago loss of US$43 million
AGRI-FOOD company Japfa recorded a profit of US$12.4 million for the first quarter ended Mar 31, 2024, a reversal from a US$43...
Hong Kong team plants seeds to safeguard legacy grains
FAR from the soaring skyscrapers synonymous with Hong Kong, scientists and farmers labour in a paddy field on the city’s outskirts to...
Agri-food’s transition from a liability for sustainability into an asset
THE agri-food industry is central to our daily lives and nutrition, but it also generates up to 30 per cent of global...
EU aims to increase food exports to China despite trade tensions
ON A visit to China this week, EU Agriculture Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski said his focus will be on increasing agri-food exports to...
'Harvesting data': Latin American AI startups transform farming
FOR centuries, farmers used almanacs to try to understand and predict weather patterns.
From field to fork: Net zero starts in our food chain
AS EARTH Day (Apr 22) approaches, more than ever, climate change will be at every corner we turn. And for good reason...
Singapore agritech startup Peptobiotics bags US$6.2 million in Series A
SINGAPORE-BASED agritech startup, Peptobiotics, has raised US$6.2 million in a Series A funding round.
Cocoa price surge from supply crunch leaving bitter taste for chocolate makers and consumers
COCOA has turned out to be a sweet treat for investors this year, but companies and consumers are reeling from the price...