Unilever has achieved 50/50 gender balance in leadership roles across its brands and BASF has committed to increasing the number of women at the top to 30 per cent by 2030 after achieving its 20 per cent by 2020 target a year ahead of schedule
A Fall Armyworm on a maize plant in Sri Lanka. (Image source: FAO)
FAO has advanced global action to control the spread and damage of fall armyworm, a voracious invasive species that is ravaging crops in Africa, Asia and the Near East
In 2019, the US exported 32,240 mt of fresh chipping potatoes to Japan. (Image source: Christos Giakkas/Pixabay)
Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (MAFF) has confirmed that the US chipping potatoes will be allowed to enter Japan all year round, starting 14 February 2020
Farmers must boost food production by 25-70 per cent by 2050. (Image source: Pascvii/Pixabay)
The Asia-Pacific’s agriculture IoT market is anticipated to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 27.4 per cent between 2018 and 2025 to reach US$650mn by 2025, according to ResearchAndMarkets’ analysis
“By 2050, we need to produce more food with less land,” Mr Roberts said. (Image source: stux/Pixabay)
Ian Roberts, Bühler’s chief technology officer, addressed the Annual Results event on the topic of “Innovations for a better world”
