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Nestlé will sell Starbucks teas and coffees

Nestlé hopes to grind out an extra $250 million thanks to its alliance with Starbucks. Last May, the Swiss giant bought global perpetual sales rights for Starbucks tea and coffee.

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A farming reform experiment in China falls short

Eager to improve the living standards of small-scale farmers – their income is less than half of that in the city – the Chinese government decided to allow villages to.

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Changes to farming production must consider societal demand

A study commissioned by the European Parliament indicates that whilst the growth in product demand should increase to tackle population growth, it will be at the expense of changes to.

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Germany: XXL organic farms

Whereas the average size of organic farms in Germany is 48 hectares, some of them have surface areas of between 4,000 and 6,000 hectares. The latter are often controlled by.

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Lower prices for agricultural commodities

According to the World Bank report on agricultural commodities, even if their prices are stabilising, the reasons for the downward pressure are still very much present. And the bank cites,.

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Good business for the makers of plant-based burgers

This week, Burger King launched its Rebel Whopper in 25 European countries, a vegetarian hamburger that claims to imitate, almost to perfection, the appearance, texture and taste of burgers made.

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Onion shortage shakes the Indian government

The onion occupies an important role in the economic and political life of India.  The climate crisis – an extreme drought followed by a violent monsoon season – has drastically.

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Very slight decrease in the production of coffee in 2019/2020

The global production of coffee is expected to drop very slightly (by 0.9%), in 2019/2020 to a total of 167.4 million bags, according to the International Coffee Organisation (ICO). This.

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New process for recycling phosphorus in waste water

Essential for living organisms to function and indispensable for good yields in agriculture, phosphorus could disappear due to increasing use in farming.  “Recovering phosphorus from the wastewater in treatment plants,.

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Investor preferences in terms of Agtech

A very recent survey by two bodies specialising in the funding of start-ups – idea2scale (www.ideatoscale.com ) and Agfunder (www.agfunder.com ) – involving 50 international investment funds active in food.

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