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Compac overcomes challenges of pandemic to deliver full satisfaction and a successful cherry season to customers in Turkey and Uzbekistan
In a cherry season that was like no other before, Compac, its distributor ICOEL and Turkish agent Sardas demonstrated how...
Read moreDURAK FINDIK INCREASES AUTOMATED PRODUCTION CAPACITY WITH NEW TOMRA MACHINES
Turkey’s leading hazelnut exporter, Durak Findik, has further increased its production capacity to meet export demand by investing in automation...
Read moreTOMRA FOOD PUBLISHES NEW E-BOOK FOR POTATO FRESH PACKERS
– TOMRA Food has published an eBook to help potato fresh packers tackle operational challenges intensified by the COVID-19 pandemic....
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TOMRA FOOD HELPS RAGO TO SORT THE BEST SALAD
RAGO Group is one of the leading Italian producers of washed, packaged and ready-to-eat (fourth range) salad, and the second...
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MACHINERY
Compac overcomes challenges of pandemic to deliver full satisfaction and a successful cherry season to customers in Turkey and Uzbekistan
In a cherry season that was like no other before, Compac, its distributor ICOEL and Turkish agent Sardas demonstrated how...
DURAK FINDIK INCREASES AUTOMATED PRODUCTION CAPACITY WITH NEW TOMRA MACHINES
Turkey’s leading hazelnut exporter, Durak Findik, has further increased its production capacity to meet export demand by investing in automation...
TOMRA FOOD OPENS NEW REGIONAL HEADQUARTERS IN LATIN AMERICA
TOMRA Food has opened new regional headquarters to enhance its support of food processors and packers across Latin America. The...
TOMRA FOOD PUBLISHES NEW E-BOOK FOR POTATO FRESH PACKERS
– TOMRA Food has published an eBook to help potato fresh packers tackle operational challenges intensified by the COVID-19 pandemic....
FERTILIZERS
Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism launches $2.2 mill project in Nigeria to boost fertilizer supply to 200,000 farmers
he Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism (AFFM) has kick-started a $2.2 million project to provide fertilizer suppliers in Nigeria with financial...
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Cape Town farmers plead with SA government to ban glyphosate
Livestock producer, Farmer Angus, is pleading with the South African government to ban the use of glyphosate. The herbicide is...
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CLIMATE CHANGE
UNHCR flies in relief for Somalis cut off by flooding
Somalia has shown progress in dealing with both armed conflict and drought, but remains fragile, with an internally displaced population...
To tackle climate change we need to rethink our food system
The way we produce, consume and discard food is no longer sustainable. That much is clear from the newly released...
113 million people in 53 countries experienced acute food insecurity in 2018
BRUSSELS, Belgium, April 2, 2019/APO Group/ --A report presented today jointly by the European Union, the Food and Agriculture Organization of...
One Planet Summit to focus on climate change
One Planet Summit will be held in Nairobi on 14 March 2019, focussing on crucial point about climate change The...
FRUITS
Compac overcomes challenges of pandemic to deliver full satisfaction and a successful cherry season to customers in Turkey and Uzbekistan
In a cherry season that was like no other before, Compac, its distributor ICOEL and Turkish agent Sardas demonstrated how...
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Big week for South African citrus
hile growers in South Africa’s early production regions are getting ready to pack their first fruit of the 2019 season,...
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- Global trade in food and agricultural products more than doubles in last two decadesDownload logoGlobal agri-food trade has more than doubled since 1995, amounting to $1.5 trillion in 2018, with emerging and developing countries' exports on the rise and accounting for over one-third of the world's total, according to a new report issued today by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The State of […]
- Coronavirus - Africa: Ministers from Near East and North Africa commit to strengthen collaboration on food and agricultureDownload logoMinisters from the Near East and North Africa (NENA) approved a historical Ministerial Declaration that sets a foundation for strengthened collaboration across the region to build lasting solutions to the most urgent and pressing food and agricultural challenges, aimed at recovering from COVID-19 impacts and transforming food systems. The Ministerial Declaration was adopted during […]
- Republic of Korea contributes rice and cash to assist refugees and Ugandans threatened by locustsDownload logoThe United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today welcomed 5,000 metric tons of rice and US$300,000 in cash from the Republic of Korea to provide much-needed relief assistance to 781,000 people including refugees and Ugandans threatened by locusts. “WFP is extremely grateful for the continued generosity of the Republic of Korea since 2018 and […]
- U.S. Ambassador Visits Esna and Luxor to Highlight U.S.-Egypt PartnershipDownload logoU.S. Ambassador Jonathan R. Cohen visited Luxor and Esna on Saturday, September 19 to reaffirm the strong U.S.-Egypt partnership in wastewater management, agribusiness strengthening, and cultural heritage preservation with Minister of International Cooperation Dr. Rania Al-Mashat, and Secretary General of Luxor Governorate General Emad Abou El Azayem. In Luxor, Ambassador Cohen joined Minister Al Mashat, Secretary General of Luxor […]
- Coronavirus - Africa: Urgent action needed to avert the risk of famine in Burkina Faso, South Sudan and Yemen, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Director-General tells UN Security CouncilDownload logoFAO Director-Genaral QU Dongyu, today warned the United Nations Security Council that Burkina Faso, South Sudan and Yemen were at risk of a looming famine and appealed for an urgent and united humanitarian response to save lives and livelihoods. "Tragically, there are many more situations where conflict and instability, now also exacerbated by COVID […]
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