1. Backed by 280 investors, Agtech companies raise record $2bn in first half of year.
2. The private equity firm BC Partners is making its first agri acquisition in more than 15 years, buying Dutch flower breeder Dümmen Orange for a reported €500m.
3. Farmer shareholders approved 50% stake sale of Silver Fern to Shangai Maling, the subsidiary of Chinese state-owned Bright Food in return for a NZ$261m capital injection.
4. Melon juice concentrate reduces cellulite on thighs but not stomach, according to a recent study by French ingredient supplier Bionov.
5. The worlds biggest packaged food manufacturer, Nestlé, has revised its growth target for the year to 4.5%, after the Maggi noodle recall in India knocked sales and under-calculated U.S. Skin Health rebates weighed down profits.
6. An over-simplistic image of impoverished, malnutritioned Africa is being used to push the case for genetically modified organisms (GMOs), a senior Harvard professor has warned.
7. India is one of the fastest growing industrial markets for beverage air and gas compressors, according to FS-Elliott as it opens a wholly owned subsidiary, FS Compressors India, with offices in Pune and Bangalore.
8. USDA announced $12.5 million in loans and grants for 39 projects that will help rural businesses in 21 states and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
9. The United Nations estimates that worldwide demand for food will increase 70% by 2050.
10. Drinking cranberry juice may improve vascular function and blood pressure, says a new study funded by the Cranberry Institute.
2. The private equity firm BC Partners is making its first agri acquisition in more than 15 years, buying Dutch flower breeder Dümmen Orange for a reported €500m.
3. Farmer shareholders approved 50% stake sale of Silver Fern to Shangai Maling, the subsidiary of Chinese state-owned Bright Food in return for a NZ$261m capital injection.
4. Melon juice concentrate reduces cellulite on thighs but not stomach, according to a recent study by French ingredient supplier Bionov.
5. The worlds biggest packaged food manufacturer, Nestlé, has revised its growth target for the year to 4.5%, after the Maggi noodle recall in India knocked sales and under-calculated U.S. Skin Health rebates weighed down profits.
6. An over-simplistic image of impoverished, malnutritioned Africa is being used to push the case for genetically modified organisms (GMOs), a senior Harvard professor has warned.
7. India is one of the fastest growing industrial markets for beverage air and gas compressors, according to FS-Elliott as it opens a wholly owned subsidiary, FS Compressors India, with offices in Pune and Bangalore.
8. USDA announced $12.5 million in loans and grants for 39 projects that will help rural businesses in 21 states and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
9. The United Nations estimates that worldwide demand for food will increase 70% by 2050.
10. Drinking cranberry juice may improve vascular function and blood pressure, says a new study funded by the Cranberry Institute.
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