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AgrifoodDurum wheat: the run in prices continues
Italmopa: "a strong impact on the entire supply chain is expected"
The rush of durum wheat prices on international and national markets continues. This is what Italmopa (Italian millers' industrial association (Confindustria - Federalimentare) highlighted regarding... more
AgrifoodFrance: Eurocastanea returns, the European Chestnut Days
The event, in October, will be divided between physical meetings and an international webinar
The actors of the European chestnut supply chain will be able to meet again and exchange ideas during the 11th edition of the "European Chestnut Days Eurocastanea", organized in France in the New-Aquitaine... more
AgrifoodOlam Food Ingredients on track for an IPO at the London Stock Exchange
The Company is a global leader in natural and sustainable food ingredient solutions
Olam International announced that its operating group, Olam Food ingredients, a global leader in natural and sustainable food ingredient solutions, intends to seek a primary listing on the premium segment... more
AgrifoodRurAll is born, a digital platform for Agriculture 4.0
Launched by Antares Vision in partnership with Bf, Bluarancio and Sdf
Antares Vision, a Brescia-based group listed on the AIM of the Italian Stock Exchange, specialized in hardware and software tracking solutions (anti-counterfeiting and supply chain transparency), inspection... more
AgrifoodProvolone Valpadana aims at internationalization
Two researches certify the perceived value of Geographical Indications by consumers, in Italy and abroad
The consortium is planning communication campaigns abroad, starting with Australia, one of the most important non-EU countries for Provolone Dop. more
AgrifoodFeeding Europe with organic? You can ...
But a radical transformation is needed, says Confeuro
Cnrs study challenges the widespread belief that only intensive agriculture and the massive use of pesticides can guarantee food for all. more
AgrifoodFarm to fork: European wholesale markets sign code of conduct
Fundamental to a sustainable food sector, says Wuwm's president for Europe
The European wholesale markets have signed the "Farm to Fork" code of conduct together with the main players in the European food sector (in Italy among the first 65 signatories, the only company in the... more
AgrifoodConfeuro: illegal pesticides in foods imported from non-EU countries
A paradox that Europe cannot ignore, says the Confederation of European and World Farmers
"In a globalized world, the commitment to guarantee healthy food must go beyond national and European borders to extend to all products that enter our markets - declared Andrea Michele Tis o, national... more
AgrifoodBasf and Bosch together for intelligent agriculture
Joint venture signed with headquarters in Cologne
Basf and Bosch, German giants in the chemical sector but also in crop protection products, have announced a joint venture to market and sell technologies for intelligent agriculture globally. The joint... more
AgrifoodAbaco Group and Agromatrici launch the Geneva integrated platform
Tool for the recovery and treatment of organic waste in agriculture
Abaco Group, a leading European player in the supply of software solutions for the management and control of territorial resources oriented towards precision agriculture and environmental sustainability,... more
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