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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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Global rubber production falls by 800,000 tonnes

According to the International Tripartite Rubber Council (ITRC) – made up of Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia – global production of this commodity is set to fall by 800,000 tonnes in.

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Proliferation of market gardening ‘towers’ in urban areas

In Japan, 200 vertical farms produce thousands of tonnes of vegetables every year in towers around ten storeys high. Around the world, there are numerous plans to build market gardening.

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Birth of a private Sino-American green fund

If you are exasperated by the now 15-month-long Sino-American trade war and its ups and downs, here is, finally, a piece of good news: the birth of the US-China Green.

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Ethiopia looking for partners to complete a fertiliser factory

The Ethiopian government has announced that it is expecting offers from European and Asian companies with a view to forming a joint venture to complete the fertiliser plant in Yayu.

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African swine fever genome found in China

According to the Chinese Academy of Science, researchers have isolated the Chinese strain of African swine fever and have decoded its structure. It consists of five layers: outer membrane, capsid,.

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Hummus threatened with extinction

The global market for hummus currently represents annual sales of $2 billion. It is expected to grow to $6.7 billion in 2027. In the United States, the market has exploded,.

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A natural and plant-based dairy preservative

Canadian startup Chinova Bioworks, has launched two new natural plant-based preservatives for the dairy and alternative dairy industry.  These new preservatives are produced based on a technology using an extract.

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The coffee war has been declared

Already the world’s leading producer of arabica, is Brazil about to overtake Vietnam, the world leader for robusta? According to specialists, it is only a matter of years. This Brazilian.

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Africa Rice develops an improved rice parboiling technology.

Africa Rice, a pan-African rice research organization, has developed an improved rice parboiling technology that improves its nutritional value and flavour. This technology is called GEM, which stands for Grain Quality.

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