Frutarom Expands Its Natural Ingredients With Algae-Based Biotech Investment
Israel’s Frutarom is expanding its natural ingredients platform with a 50% stake in algae-based biotech start-up, Algalo.
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Cargill to Exit Crop Input Business in Central And Eastern Europe
After conducting a review of its grain and oilseed business in Central and Eastern Europe, Cargill Inc. announced it is exiting the crop inputs business in the region by the end of May 2016. The affected markets will be Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, and Poland, and should affect approximately 180 employees, however Cargill will […]
Cargill to Exit Crop Input Business in Central And Eastern Europe
After conducting a review of its grain and oilseed business in Central and Eastern Europe, Cargill Inc. announced it is exiting the crop inputs business in the region by the end of May 2016. The affected markets will be Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, and Poland, and should affect approximately 180 employees, however Cargill will […]
2015 Agtech Startup Investment Nearly Double Year on Year
Just as U.S. farm incomes are expected to decline for a third consecutive year, and commodity prices remain at multi-year lows, investments in agtech startups in 2015 rocketed to a record $4.6 billion, according to the recently released AgTech Investing Report for 2015. The report, which was produced by AgFunder using data retrieved from CrunchBase, SEC […]
2015 Agtech Startup Investment Nearly Double Year on Year
Just as U.S. farm incomes are expected to decline for a third consecutive year, and commodity prices remain at multi-year lows, investments in agtech startups in 2015 rocketed to a record $4.6 billion, according to the recently released AgTech Investing Report for 2015. The report, which was produced by AgFunder using data retrieved from CrunchBase, SEC […]
Southern Harvest Acquires 2,700 Hectares in Romania
Southern Harvest LP, a subsidiary of Anholt Investments, announced it has acquired 2,700 hectares of farmland in Romania through two separate transactions. Taken together, the added acreage effectively increases Southern Harvest’s Romanian farmland holdings by 45%. The bulk of the farmland is currently being farmed organically, and Southern Harvest claims in a company statement that […]
Southern Harvest Acquires 2,700 Hectares in Romania
Southern Harvest LP, a subsidiary of Anholt Investments, announced it has acquired 2,700 hectares of farmland in Romania through two separate transactions. Taken together, the added acreage effectively increases Southern Harvest’s Romanian farmland holdings by 45%. The bulk of the farmland is currently being farmed organically, and Southern Harvest claims in a company statement that […]
Editorials Subscribe to GAI News 0 ACAP Makes Second Investment in American Botanicals
Close on the heels of announcing its second investment in Hortau, Advantage Capital Agribusiness Partners (ACAP) announced it has made a follow-on investment in bulk herb and botanical product supplier, American Botanicals. American Botanicals buys its products including roots, herbs, berries, and barks directly from U.S. farmers and dealers, which the company then sells and […]
Editorials Subscribe to GAI News 0 ACAP Makes Second Investment in American Botanicals
Close on the heels of announcing its second investment in Hortau, Advantage Capital Agribusiness Partners (ACAP) announced it has made a follow-on investment in bulk herb and botanical product supplier, American Botanicals. American Botanicals buys its products including roots, herbs, berries, and barks directly from U.S. farmers and dealers, which the company then sells and […]
Blockade Halts Brazilian Grain Trucks
Brazilian truck drivers protesting high taxes on diesel fuel are blocking soy and corn deliveries to crushers and ports.