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Agritech Expo Zambia 2016 will host over 130 exhibitors from the agricultural supply chain. This is your premium opportunity to build new relationships and find suitable solutions for your farming needs. With over 40 hectares of exhibition space, including new and exciting feature areas such as the 4x4 Test Track, Centre Pivot display, Energy Park and all new Construction Zone, the third edition ...

Mar. 3, 2016

By Spintelligent (Pty) Ltd - part of Clarion Events

Conference: Coexistence of GM and non-GM in international trade

There is a tension in the coexistence of genetically modified (GM) and non-genetically modified agricultural supply chains. Therefore the side by side existence of biotechnological, conventional and organic food and feed in international supply chains and trade, is the subject of the biannual conference, organised from 17 to 20 November in Amsterdam by the Agricultural Economics and Rural Policy ...

Nov. 17, 2015

By Wageningen University and Research Centre

PepsiCo`s Sustainable Future: Building Resilience into our Agriculture Supply Chain

At World Water Week in Stockholm, PepsiCo Director of Global Environmental Sustainability Beth Sauerhaft presented on PepsiCo's Sustainable Future: Building Resilience into Our Agricultural Supply Chain. Issues addressed include: New Varieties, i-Crop Precision Agronomy Modified Agronomy: Irrigation & Fertilizers and the Cool Farm Tool. ...

Oct. 10, 2012

By 3BL Media

Meet the leading players in the African fertilizer market

The Argus FMB Africa Fertilizer Conference will take place on 24-26 February in Marrakech. This is the region's largest fertilizer event, enabling you to meet importers and distributors across Africa and capture your share of this dynamic market. Register before 11 December to get the best price - saving you $200. Register here. The conference attracts 400+ representatives from across the ...

Nov. 10, 2015

By Argus Media Ltd.

Sustainable agricultural partnerships

American Business Conferences will be hosting its 4th in the global series of Sustainable Agriculture Summits in San Francisco on 10-11 August. This established forum where incisive and detailed strategies on how to measure and reduce water and carbon impacts throughout the agricultural supply chain is quickly filling up due to the exceptional value building qualities the summit promotes. ...

Jul. 16, 2010

By CSRwire - Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire

New Lending and Investment Tool Sets Agricultural Supply Chain on Sustainable Path, Reducing Deforestation Threat

A new lending and investment policy tool for financial institutions, unveiled today, aims to reduce the deforestation risk caused by the unsustainable production, trade, processing and retail of soft commodities, especially soy, palm oil and beef. New research by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Natural Capital Declaration highlights the critical need to fundamentally strengthen how ...

Jul. 29, 2015

By United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

The Big Questions Facing Agtech in 2017

As we approach the New Year, we can look forward to a year of great change, both politically and economically, and to a new, more advanced era in agtech development and adoption. The World Agri-Tech Investment Summit, hosted in San Francisco on March 28-29, will address the big questions facing the industry in 2017. In consultation with our Expert Advisory Board, we have created a dynamic and ...

Dec. 2, 2016

By Rethink Events Ltd.

Identifying sustainable solutions for agricultural water useage

In the face of increasing population, climate change and scarcity of natural resources, the global food and beverage industry must continually tackle the most fundamental, challenge of all - ensuring food is produced and sourced in a sustainable way, that also works for the triple bottom line. With support from leading food and agribusiness companies, including Syngenta, Bayer, Mars and Nestle, ...

Jul. 8, 2010

By CSRwire - Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire

Fieldin Opens New Office in Downtown Fresno

FRESNO, Calif. (Feb. 7, 2019) – Fieldin has opened a new office in Fresno, Calif, as it continues its rapid growth in California’s Central Valley. The move to the Bitwise Hive office in Downtown Fresno (2600 Ventura Ave.) will allow the fast-growing AgTech company to continue providing best-in-class service to its growers, expand its team by hiring within one of the state’s ...

Feb. 7, 2019

By Fieldin

IEG - inaugurated today at Rimini Expo Centre ´beer&food attraction´: The supply chain of out-of-home experiences represented in its entirety

Until Tuesday 18th February, the Italian Exhibition Group show that brings together the most complete national and international range of beer, beverages, food and OUT-OF-HOME trends. BBTech Expo and Italgrob´s International Horeca Meeting also take off https://en.beerandfoodattraction.it Not just food and beverage, but also consumption experiences. This is what distinguishes Italian ...

Feb. 15, 2020

By Italian Exhibition Group S.p.A.

Partnership stimulates Haiti`s long-term economic recovery

Fonkoze today announced a partnership with The MasterCard Foundation and Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA) to spur economic recovery in Haiti. The US$4.5 million from the foundation will restore Fonkoze's destroyed headquarters and enable its poorest clients to build new livelihoods. Overall, this program will benefit 70,000 clients. Note: Visit ...

Apr. 20, 2010

By CSRwire - Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire

All Access Pass to the Rethink Food & Agriculture Week, London

This November, London will host the world’s leading investors, innovators and business leaders from across the food supply chain during Rethink’s new Food & Agriculture Week. Bringing together the renowned World Agri-Tech Investment Summit and the Future Food-Tech Summit, the week’s events will explore the latest frontiers in technology to meet global demand for safe, ...

Aug. 5, 2016

By Rethink Events Ltd.

New Webinar: RSPO (Round Table for Sustainable Palm Oil) & GreenPalm

SGS invites you to register for the complimentary webinar "RSPO (Round Table for Sustainable Palm Oil) & GreenPalm" on June 26, 2013. This complimentary webinar (45-minute presentation / 15-minute Q&A) will give an initial overview and taster to the Biofuels production and supply chain (agricultural producers, traders, bioethanol/biodiesel producers, Oil and Gas companies), Food and ...

Jun. 4, 2013

By SGS

Trimble Launches First-of-its-Kind VerticalPoint RTK System for Agriculture

Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today that it has launched a world-first, patent-pending VerticalPoint RTK™ system for grade control in agriculture. VerticalPoint RTK provides significantly enhanced vertical accuracy and stability of standard single-baseline RTK systems reducing the downtime and costly delays experienced by many agriculture land improvement contractors today. ...

Dec. 19, 2016

By Trimble

Fresh logistics Asia 2019 wrapped up: more smart solutions for the future

Strong partnership with transport logistic China. Forum 2019 and LogiMAT China 2019 30,000 square meters of exhibition space for the latest technologies in fresh logistics, warehousing, transportation, delivery and internal logistics 390 exhibitors and 25,080 trade visitors 20 support conferences with over 100 speakers fresh logistics Asia 2019 and transport logistic China. Forum 2019 (a ...

Apr. 17, 2019

By Messe Muenchen Shanghai Co., Ltd.

Two weeks left for Victorian animal activism inquiry

The Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) is calling on all farmers, supply chain businesses, and agricultural professionals to make a submission to the Victorian Parliament’s Inquiry into the Impact of Animal Activism before it closes in two weeks. “This Inquiry is a chance for farmers and supply chain businesses to tell the Government how illegal trespass, interfering with businesses, ...

Jul. 19, 2019

By Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF)

AgBiome Receives Inaugural 2016 Innovation Award

AgBiome was recently named a most innovative startup by AgFunder as part of its Innovation Awards, a program created to recognize companies introducing transformative technology to drive agriculture forward. The awards are the first of their kind to recognize leadership in agri-tech innovation from around the globe. AgFunder, a leading online ag investment platform, introduced the inaugural ...

Jan. 26, 2017

By AgBiome, Inc.

Mapping and modeling eastern US food production

Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are mapping an array of county-level data from Maine to Virginia on weather, soil, land use, water availability and other elements. Then they'll use their map to model potential crop production and find out where local food production could meet current and projected demand—and where it won't. Until recently, low fuel prices have contributed to the ...

Sep. 2, 2009

By The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) - USDA

Cargill gives first sustainable premiums to increase Cocoa farmer incomes

Cargill's Cocoa & Chocolate business has handed over the first UTZ CERTIFIED premiums to two farmer cooperatives in Cote d'Ivoire. The two farmer cooperatives - Co-operative Agricole de Fiedifoue and Coopaga - received over U.S. $400,000 (200,000,000 CFA) for deliveries of UTZ CERTIFIED sustainable cocoa beans since the beginning of October 2009. The premiums will be shared amongst the ...

May 10, 2010

By CSRwire - Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire

Protections against farm trespass and theft strengthened by federal government

The Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) congratulates the Morrison-McCormack Government for introducing a Bill in the first sitting week that will strengthen protections for Australian farmers against trespass, theft and other property offences. “I commend the Federal Government for prioritising the protection of farmers against those wishing to incite trespass on farms, property damage, or ...

Jul. 4, 2019

By Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF)

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