Bühler Group and Vyncke have partnered to offer integrated solutions with which biomass side stream products are transformed into clean process energy while reducing the customers’ carbon footprint
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Hydrofarm launches PHOTOBIO•TX and PHOTOBIO•T linear top lights
Hydrofarm Holdings Group, an independent wholesaler and manufacturer of hydroponics equipment and commercial horticultural products, has launched PHOTOBIO•TX and PHOTOBIO•T linear top lights — the newest additions to the Phantom PHOTOBIO series of next generation LED tech solutions
AfDB and Central African Republic sign MoU for food security
The Central African Republic and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have signed two MoUs to fight against food insecurity in two prefectures in the centre-north of country and finance the modernisation of Bangui airport
Provivi announces strategic relationship to help small-scale farmers in Kenya
Emerging crop protection company Provivi has announced a US$10mn investment by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
IFC loans CEDIAM to support Mali’s mango sector
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has announced the recent disbursement of a loan to support expansion at Malis leading mango processor, Centre dÉtude et de Développement Industriel et Agricole du Mali (CEDIAM), helping the company increase farmers’ access to markets and boost production and exports of the flavourful fruit