Agriculture

Food Import Costs Rise To Record In 2022, Threatening World's Poorest: FAO

Food imports costs across the world are on course to hit a near $2 trillion record in 2022, piling pressure on the globe's poorest countries who likely shi...

EU Urges Support For Fertiliser Output, Shift To Organics

The European Commission has encouraged EU members to prioritise chemical fertiliser production, while also shifting to organic alternatives to reduce relia...

After Herbs And Salads, Infarm Grows Wheat Indoors

Vertical farming company Infarm has grown wheat on an indoor farm, using no soil or chemical pesticides and much less water compared to open-field farming.

Climate Concerns Whet Appetite For Veggie Burgers In South Africa

In South Africa, a country where 'braai' all-day barbecuing is a national pastime, plant-based substitutes are making surprising inroads despite a deep cul...

PepsiCo Grants Funding To 14 Projects In Second Round Of Its Global Agriculture Accelerator Programme

PepsiCo has granted funding to 14 business projects across 11 countries in the second round of its global agriculture accelerator, the Positive Agriculture...

Fake Meat Challenges Name Ban In Paris Restaurant Debut

The arrival of veggie meat dishes on Parisian steakhouse menus with names such as 'tenderloin' and 'flank' poses a challenge to French government efforts t...

Ukraine 2023 Early Grain Harvest Could Drop By At Least 50%

Ukraine's winter grain sowing area for the 2023 harvest will unlikely to exceed 2 million hectares and the harvest could fall by at least 50%.

Tereos To Close Romanian Sugar Factory After Takeover Talks Fail

Tereos has decided to close and dismantle its factory in Romania after talks with a local company interested in taking over the plant failed to go through,...