IFAD focuses on providing climate and environmental finance to smallholder farmers. (Image source: Sasin Tipchai/Pixabay)
Gilbert F Houngbo, president of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), has called on its 177 member states to help the fund reach its goal of doubling impact on the lives of the world’s most marginalised people by 2030, with a proposed US$30bn programme of work over the next 10 years
The goal is to have a complete compostable packaging. (Image source: BASF)
BASF, German chemical company, and Fabbri Group, Italy-based global industrial manufacturer of machines and films for food packaging, have developed a sustainable solution for cling film used in fresh-food packaging
Data-driven manufacturers have increased production by 50 per cent and cut waste by 20 per cent. (Image source: zcf428526/Pixabay)
The UK-based agri-tech centre for innovations in data science Agrimetrics has unveiled the Agri-Food Data Marketplace
With the Harvest Forecast module, Greenco can align the production with the market demand and at the same time. (Image source: Greenco)
Hoogendoorn Growth Management’s Harvest Forecast module is set to enable the international snack vegetable grower Greenco to calculate a harvest forecast one week in advance for the coming four weeks
Using open data, farmers can be able to access accurate and relevant information on plant crops, thus reducing food waste, according to Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutritions (GODAN) executive director Andre Laperrière
