Bühler AG has partnered with the DIL Deutsches Institut für Lebensmitteltechnik e. V. to work together on the next generation of extruded meat substitutes
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AgBiTech, GAIL partner for Fawligen biological control for Fall Armyworm in Nigeria
Farmers in Nigeria, the first country where Fall Armyworm (FAW) was detected in Africa in 2016, will soon get access to a biological tool that will prevent an infestation of the invasive pest
OPEC Fund signs US$20mn development loan to improve sustainable agriculture in Malawi
The OPEC Fund for International Development (OPEC Fund) has signed a US$20mn development loan agreement with Malawi to improve the livelihoods of around 1.3 million people living in rural areas
FAO declares 2021 as International Year of Fruits and Vegetables
The director-general of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, has launched the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables 2021 (IYFV) with a call to improve healthy and sustainable food production through innovation and technology and to reduce food loss and waste
SeeTree raises US$30mn in funding to scale globally and expand into new crops
SeeTree, an AI-powered, end-to-end service that provides growers with intelligence on trees and tree clusters, has raised US$30mn in a Series B funding round led by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of the World Bank Group