On 8 June 2017, Kiwa signed an equity purchase agreement with Yantai Peng Hao New Materials Technology Co. in Penglai city, Yantai apples main producing area, in Shandong, China
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Thailand to increase dairy production capacity by 80 per cent
The Thai state-run dairy group Dairy Farming Promotion Organisation of Thailand (DPO) is expanding its production capacity with the addition of new milk-processing plants
FAO’s new guidelines addresses global climate change issues
FAO has issued guidelines for the agricultural sector to contribute to climate change adaptation and mitigation to achieve sustainable development goals
South Africa to target Asian market following maize surplus
South Africa, which has had a bumper crop of maize this year leading to depressed prices and dampened demand in Africa, will now target Asian markets to boost maize exports
New technology extracts drinking water and crop fertiliser from air
The Abdul Latif Jameel World Water and Food Security Lab (J-WAFS) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is funding new research into harvesting water from air and technology that enhances crop production