1. The association's global survey revealed that about 50% of LPs want to build their agribusiness exposure in each emerging market region.
2. Brookfield nears first close of Brazil AgriLand Fund II – The fund manager is expecting to announce a first close on $300m this month ahead of a second closing on $500m in June.
3. Australian Dairy Farms Group, the first ASX-listed dairy company, has launched a A$16m share placement to pay for the purchase of three dairy farms which will double its production capacity.
4. Credit Suisse has teamed up with CDC, EMPEA, IFC and WWF to produce a report to help fund managers navigate and invest in the agribusiness sector sustainably.
5. Aquaculture tech company XpertSea raises $1.3m in seed capital.
6. Amid scrutiny over its water bottling operations in drought-hit California, Nestlé is spending $7m (€6.1m) to recycle wastewater at its Carnation Evaporated Milk plant.
7. The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has rejected probiotic dossiers from Canadian firm Lallemand Health Solutions (immunity) and Italian player Synbiotec (defecation) in a batch of opinions.
8. Eurofins Scientific, the international environment testing company, has agreed to acquire a 65% stake in Sắc Ký Hải Đăng (EDC-HD), Vietnam’s biggest private food analysis laboratory.
9. USDA announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $6.5 million in the Ogallala Aquifer region this year to help farmers and ranchers conserve billions of gallons of water and improve water quality.
10. he Organic Trade Association and the GRO Organic Core Committee submitted to the USDA May 12 a petition to launch an organic check-off campaign that, if approved, could raise more than $30 million annually to promote and support the industry in the U.S.
11. Reaching the goal of 100% Certified Sustainable Palm Oil (CSPO) in Europe by 2020 is a big challenge with significant barriers, says RSPO.
12. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announced that approximately $11.9 million in organic certification assistance is available through state departments of agriculture to make organic certification more affordable for organic producers and handlers across the country.
13. The world’s biggest food firm, Nestlé, has put reducing food waste firmly on its agenda, announcing plans to help further prevent the issue of food losses and waste around the world at the Save Food Congress.
14. The price of vegetables has risen by a whopping 199% in the past 30 years in the UK while the cost of an ice cream has fallen by 50%, driving the UK’s obesity epidemic, a new report has claimed.
15. India is expected to have the fastest growth in polymer demand anywhere in the world over the next five years outstripping China and other emerging economies, according to AMI Consulting.
16. The 17th Annual Food Safety Summit went ahead as planned in Baltimore, US, recently with contingency plans in place to avoid an outbreak which saw more than 200 people sick from food poisoning last year.
17. Eurofins Food Testing UK has made an £150,000 investment in its Wolverhampton microbiology test facility.
18. Scotland’s food industry will get £70M as part of the new Scottish Rural Development Programme (SRDP) 2014-2020, which is expected to receive formal EU approval shortly.
19. announced that the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will invest approximately $21 million in additional Farm Bill dollars to help farmers and ranchers apply science-based solutions to mitigate the short and long term effects of drought.
20. Plant waters such as aloe, birch, artichoke, maple, cactus, and almond water are starting to challenge coconut water’s pedestal, with NPD in this emerging category booming, according to Innova Market Insights.
21. With a goal to to grow rice production by 30% each year—a sum that is vitally necessary for the country to be self-sufficient in rice by 2017, Big Data and drones could bring more precision to Indonesia’s farms.
2. Brookfield nears first close of Brazil AgriLand Fund II – The fund manager is expecting to announce a first close on $300m this month ahead of a second closing on $500m in June.
3. Australian Dairy Farms Group, the first ASX-listed dairy company, has launched a A$16m share placement to pay for the purchase of three dairy farms which will double its production capacity.
4. Credit Suisse has teamed up with CDC, EMPEA, IFC and WWF to produce a report to help fund managers navigate and invest in the agribusiness sector sustainably.
5. Aquaculture tech company XpertSea raises $1.3m in seed capital.
6. Amid scrutiny over its water bottling operations in drought-hit California, Nestlé is spending $7m (€6.1m) to recycle wastewater at its Carnation Evaporated Milk plant.
7. The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has rejected probiotic dossiers from Canadian firm Lallemand Health Solutions (immunity) and Italian player Synbiotec (defecation) in a batch of opinions.
8. Eurofins Scientific, the international environment testing company, has agreed to acquire a 65% stake in Sắc Ký Hải Đăng (EDC-HD), Vietnam’s biggest private food analysis laboratory.
9. USDA announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $6.5 million in the Ogallala Aquifer region this year to help farmers and ranchers conserve billions of gallons of water and improve water quality.
10. he Organic Trade Association and the GRO Organic Core Committee submitted to the USDA May 12 a petition to launch an organic check-off campaign that, if approved, could raise more than $30 million annually to promote and support the industry in the U.S.
11. Reaching the goal of 100% Certified Sustainable Palm Oil (CSPO) in Europe by 2020 is a big challenge with significant barriers, says RSPO.
12. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announced that approximately $11.9 million in organic certification assistance is available through state departments of agriculture to make organic certification more affordable for organic producers and handlers across the country.
13. The world’s biggest food firm, Nestlé, has put reducing food waste firmly on its agenda, announcing plans to help further prevent the issue of food losses and waste around the world at the Save Food Congress.
14. The price of vegetables has risen by a whopping 199% in the past 30 years in the UK while the cost of an ice cream has fallen by 50%, driving the UK’s obesity epidemic, a new report has claimed.
15. India is expected to have the fastest growth in polymer demand anywhere in the world over the next five years outstripping China and other emerging economies, according to AMI Consulting.
16. The 17th Annual Food Safety Summit went ahead as planned in Baltimore, US, recently with contingency plans in place to avoid an outbreak which saw more than 200 people sick from food poisoning last year.
17. Eurofins Food Testing UK has made an £150,000 investment in its Wolverhampton microbiology test facility.
18. Scotland’s food industry will get £70M as part of the new Scottish Rural Development Programme (SRDP) 2014-2020, which is expected to receive formal EU approval shortly.
19. announced that the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will invest approximately $21 million in additional Farm Bill dollars to help farmers and ranchers apply science-based solutions to mitigate the short and long term effects of drought.
20. Plant waters such as aloe, birch, artichoke, maple, cactus, and almond water are starting to challenge coconut water’s pedestal, with NPD in this emerging category booming, according to Innova Market Insights.
21. With a goal to to grow rice production by 30% each year—a sum that is vitally necessary for the country to be self-sufficient in rice by 2017, Big Data and drones could bring more precision to Indonesia’s farms.
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