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AgrifoodKazakhstan closes the import of Turkmen vegetable plants
Specifically, tomato and pepper plants because they are carriers of the ToBRFV virus
Kazakhstan has imposed a ban on the import of tomato and pepper seedlings from Turkmenistan. According to what Ice reports today on Interfax source, the Kazakh state inspection committee introduced the... more
AgrifoodSyngenta and Padana Sementi together for biodiversity and soil improvement
The two companies renew their collaboration in support of the Operation Pollinator project
Syngenta, one of the main players in the agricultural (agro-chemical) sector worldwide, and Padana Sementi, one of the leaders in the production and marketing of lawn and turf seeds, strengthen their collaboration... more
AgrifoodBritish American Tobacco invests 20 million in Italy
In 2021 it will purchase 7 thousand tons of tobacco grown in our country
Also for 2021 British American Tobacco Italia chooses Italian agriculture. On the occasion of the event "Purchase of tobacco and sustainable supply chain: BAT's commitment to the Italian tobacco sector",... more
AgrifoodConfagricoltura, Fnsea and Dbv: immediate agreement on the CAP reform
The farmers of Italy, France and Germany are asking for it in defense of the sector
On the eve of a meeting between the Council, Parliament and the EU Commission (Trilogue) that could be decisive for the new Common Agricultural Policy, the presidents of Confagricoltura, Massimiliano Giansanti,... more
AgrifoodPesticides: sales in Italy have fallen by -32% in the last decade
Italian agriculture ranks as the greenest in Europe
Sales of pesticides have dropped by about 1/3 (-32%) in the last decade in Italian agriculture which ranks as the greenest in Europe. This is what emerges from an analysis by Coldiretti on Eurostat data... more
AgrifoodThe first meeting of agricultural experts for the G20 was held
In the context of the meetings of the Italian presidency
As part of the meetings of the Italian G20 presidency, the first Agriculture Deputies Meeting, organized by the Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies, was held via video conference on 19... more
AgrifoodCereal Docks achieves the Farm Sustainability Assessment certification
The corn product (waxy) gets the "Silver" level
Cereal Docks Spa with its plant in Portogruaro (Venice) obtained the Farm Sustainability Assessment (Fsa) certificate at the "Silver" level for the corn product (waxy) with a project that involved a supply... more
AgrifoodUnited at the head of "Gelso-Net"
Circular agriculture project to relaunch mulberry cultivation in Piedmont
The University of Turin is the leader of the project “Gelso-Net - Mulberry agri-food chain: fruit - fodder - sericulture”, financed by the Piedmont region within the 2014-2020 rural development program wit... more
AgrifoodAgritech. Elaisian is financed with € 1M
Fortitude 1780, Lazio Innova, Puglia Region and business angel invested
Fortitude Group Holding investment and Innova Venture have invested a total of 625 thousand euros in the agritech startup Elaisian. Several business angels participated in the investment with a further... more
AgrifoodMipaaf-Icqrf renews agreement with Alibaba
Italy is the only country to guarantee the protection and promotion of agri-food on Group's platforms
With the new agreement, 41 Italian geographical indications are currently recognized and protected by Alibaba on its e-commerce platforms more
AgrifoodBonifiche Ferraresi, boom in the industrial sector in 2020 (+ 130%)
Consolidated financial statements approved: production value equal to Euro 97.4 million, with net profit of 2.4 million
The board of directors of BFSpA approved the consolidated financial statements and the draft financial statements as at 31 December 2020. "The 2020 financial year of the BF Group - explains a note - has... more
AgrifoodRiso Scotti with Veolia Water Technologies for wastewater treatment
The rice farm will reuse the biogas produced during the process, within an integrated production cycle
Veolia Water Technologies Italia has been awarded a contract with Riso Scotti for the design and construction of a new waste water treatment plant (Wwtp) for its Pavia plant. The rice farm will reuse the... more
AgrifoodSame tractors plow the fields of Bonifiche Ferraresi
Delivered 6 new vehicles for the Cortona estate
Bonifiche Ferraresi, the largest Italian agricultural company with its approximately 9 thousand hectares of surface distributed in Emilia Romagna, Tuscany and Sardinia, received the delivery of six new... more
AgrifoodIsagro: in 2020 back in profit for 16.2M
Growth and possible acquisitions are expected in 2021
The board of Isagro, the company on which it will launch a Gowan takeover bid at € 2.76, approved the 2020 financial statements. The note from the company recalled that a new business model was implemented l... more
AgrifoodBiostimulants: Corteva signs partnership with Dadelos (Ajinomoto)
For the development of more sustainable agricultural products
Corteva Agriscience, an American giant specialized in seeds, pesticides and stimulants for agriculture (11.9 billion euros in turnover) has signed a partnership with the Spanish Dadelos Agrosolutions for... more
AgrifoodGermany. Gaf's innovative solutions help crop monitoring
Contract signed with the German Länder of Saxony-Anhalt
Gaf Ag has signed a contract with the German Länder of Saxony-Anhalt for the operational implementation, expected in Germany from 2021, of the crop monitoring system of the European Common Agricultural... more
AgrifoodThe identikit of the agricultural entrepreneur under 40
Competent, interconnected and in favor of assisted evolution technologies, according to the Bayer observatory
This is demonstrated by the survey of Giovani Agricoltori observatory supported by Bayer, with a focus on innovation more
AgrifoodFeed: the new Fefac guidelines
A tool for the sustainable sourcing of soy/Attached document
The European feed industry commitment to sustainability continues. Fefac (European Federation of Feed Producers) has approved the new guidelines for sustainable soy supply. The tool aims to be an advanced... more
AgrifoodThe Italian fertilizer center is born
Merger between k-Adriatica and Agroalimentare sud to increase innovation in the sector
The all-Italian hub for an increasingly eco-sustainable production of fertilizers is born. The merger by incorporation between K-Adriatica Spa, specialized for over 50 years in the development of fertilizers... more
AgrifoodArtificial intelligence increasingly strategic in agriculture
New partnership between Syngenta and Insilico Medicine
Syngenta Crop Protection is collaborating with artificial intelligence (AI) and deep learning company Insilico Medicine to accelerate the invention and development of new, more effective crop protection... more
AgrifoodAgritech Innovation is born with Abaco and Cesar of Uni Perugia
The think tank for sustainable and solidarity agriculture
Abaco, a European player in the supply of software solutions for the management and control of territorial resources oriented towards precision agriculture and environmental sustainability, has entered... more
AgrifoodEuropean Commission: study finds positive impact of trade agreements on agri-food
An update of that one in 2016 /ATTACHMENT
The EU trade agenda is set to have an overall positive impact on the EU economy and the agri-food sector, according to a new study published yesterday. Trade agreements are due to result in substantial... more
ForeignGeographical indications: Brussels considers strengthening
It opens public consultation to citizens and organizations
The European Commission has launched a public consultation inviting citizens and organizations, as well as national and regional public authorities, to contribute to the evaluation of how to strengthen... more
Oils and condimentsTable olive experts in videoconference on Wednesday 27
The meeting organized by the International Olive Council
Meeting will be translated simultaneously in English, French, Italian and Spanish more
ForeignSpain. The Ebro Food Valley project is starting
Plan for the digital and sustainable transformation of food sector
Initiative led by Cnta; 12 companies already involved, of which 5 are SMEs more
AgrifoodIDeA Agro and Agrintesa together in the production of SunGold yellow kiwi
Final closing of fund at 110 million euros: it is the biggest private equity operator of sector in Italy
IDeA Agro, in partnership with Agrintesa Cooperativa Agricola, has launched an agricultural development operation that involves the construction of a new plant of yellow kiwi of the G3 variety (SunGold-Zespri... more
Economy and financeBorges closed the fiscal year with a consolidated profit of 23.7 million
In 2021, the Catalan oil and condiments group celebrates 125 years of history
Despite having recorded a very complicated second half, due to the effects of Covid 19, the Borges International Group achieved a consolidated net result of 23.7 million euros, which will also be used... more
AgrifoodRenewables, BF signs partnership with Graded
BF Energy was born to enhance the Bonifiche Ferraresi's systems
Graded, the Neapolitan Energy Saving Company, has signed a partnership with BF Spa, the listed on Milan Stock Exchange controlling holding of Bonifiche Ferraresi, which will lead to the birth of Bf Energy,... more
AgrifoodBonifiche Ferraresi announces investments of 100 million
A program of 300 job hiring is coming
The Bonifiche Ferraresi group will carry out numerous recruitments in Emilia Romagna thanks to a new growth project. The well-known agricultural company is planning new investments that will create 300... more
AgrifoodAgricultural policy, green light for anti-covid EU aid
Approved by a very large majority by the European Parliament
Green light from the Brussels Plenary to the extension of the Pac and Next Generation Eu with over 8 billion euros already from 2021. more