Large Brazilian food companies have joined organizations active in climate programs to develop tools to better measure greenhouse gases emitted by themselves and their suppliers.
The Coalition government’s first Budget for 2014-15 maintained most funding for agriculture to ‘strengthen the sector and drive farm gate profitability.’
On March 21, 2014, the Japan Agricultural Exchange Council (JAEC) held an orientation seminar for 40 young Japanese agricultural trainees who will participate in a nineteen month-long farm training program in the United States.
U.S. food price inflation is expected to rise by 2.5 percent to 3.5 percent in 2014, higher than 2013 but roughly in line with long-term norms, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Friday.
Israeli investment group Mivtach Shamir Holdings is in talks with China's Bright Food Group Co on cooperating in the future as co-owners of Tnuva, Israel's biggest food company.
Abu Dhabi is attracting growing investment from global food groups who are setting up plants in the Emirate's new industrial zone as they tap rising consumer demand in neighbouring Gulf countries, a top official involved in the project said.
The annual trade integration forum of Australia, New Zealand and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in New Zealand this week will focus on non-tariff measure to ease trade in "agro-food".
China's Bright Food (Group) Co Ltd has signed a deal to buy 56 percent of Tnuva from private equity firm Apax and Partners in a deal valuing Israel's largest food company at 8.6 billion shekels ($2.5 billion)
India is likely to produce 264.38 million tonnes of food grains during 2013-14 (includes kharif 2013 and rabi 2013-14 crops), according to the Indian agriculture ministry.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today highlighted recent progress on a number of trade issues with Mexico following a panel discussion with Mexico's Secretary of Agriculture Enrique MartÍnez y MartÍnez.
Sino Agro Food Inc., an integrated, diversified agriculture technology and organic food company with subsidiaries operating in China, is pleased to announce financial results for the quarter ending March 31, 2014
