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...
Olam Agri proposes to acquire Australia’s Namoi Cotton for A$122 million
OLAM Group’s indirect 64.57 per cent-owned subsidiary, Olam Agri, has launched a non-binding indicative offer to acquire all shares in Australian-listed cotton...
Funds trim positions in agri-commodities amid bearish outlook, uncertainty
FUNDS are trimming or adjusting their positions in publicly traded agri-commodities such as sugar, coffee and cocoa, in a mix of profit...
Olam food ingredients unit ofi secures US$500 million financing
OLAM Group’s food ingredients unit ofi has bagged export credit agency-linked financing of about US$500 million.
Birds, beetles, bugs could help replace pesticides: study
NATURAL predators such as birds, beetles and bugs might be an effective alternative to pesticides, keeping crop-devouring pests populations down while boosting...
China buys hefty amount of foreign grain as global prices slump
CHINA snapped up more than 20 cargoes of feed grain on the international market in the past two weeks as the world’s...