Agriculture

As World Eats More Meat, US Soy Losing Battle To Feed Animals

At a time when people around the world are eating more meat, poultry and dairy products than ever before, American farmers may be losing even ground to Bra...

Lenta Boosts Direct Supplies From Agricultural Producers

Russian retailer Lenta has been expanding its 'Growers Platform', which now includes over 100 agricultural suppliers across 20 product categories, two year...

France Confirms Food Sustainability Leadership Position

France is the world's top performer in terms of food sustainability for the second year in a row, according to the 2017 Food Sustainability Index (FSI)....

Italian Agricultural Companies Set Up Food Alliance

A number of Italian agriculture and food companies have teamed up to defend, support and enhance Italian food products, with a new association Filiera Ital...

Strike Revives Automation Call In World's Top Tea Exporter

A strike by Kenyan tea pickers has rekindled large-scale tea growers’ plans to replace humans with plucking machines, threatening jobs in an eco...

Get Ready For GMO Fruit Salad As Modified Apples Head To Midwest

Genetically modified fruit salad just got real. Along with virus-resistant papayas, apples are joining the ranks of biotech fruit sold in US grocery stores...

Nigeria Plans $1 Billion Processing Zone To Boost Exports

Nigeria plans to establish a $1 billion crop-processing park with Turkish investors in the country’s north as part of efforts to improve value and bo...

Ahold Delhaize, Carrefour, Nestlé Aim To End Deforestation In Brazil

A group of 23 major international retailers and food companies have signed a letter supporting the 'Cerrado Manifesto', which aims to end deforestation fro...