South Korea and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) are encouraging technological innovation in the agricultural sector in Latin America and the Caribbean in order to guarantee food security and combat climate change
Agriculture
IFAD unveils investment programme for rural businesses
Rural businesses, which are so vital for transforming food systems, will get a much needed boost from an ambitious new financing programme launched by the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Israeli tech helping Southeast Asian farmers
Israels agriculture technology companies are seeking business opportunities in Southeast Asia, as countries like Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines look to the Middle East to boost food production
Perstorp appoints Aart Mateboer as new executive vice-president
Perstorp has announced that Aart Mateboer has been recruited to lead its animal nutrition business, which is going through a rapid transformation to fortify its position as a true solutions provider for the animal nutrition industry
DLG and Association for Vertical Farming (AVF) to enter cooperation
The Association for Vertical Farming (AVF) and the DLG (German Agricultural Society) are planning to enter a strategic partnership to jointly promote the field of indoor and vertical farming, both in Germany and worldwide