M&As, Funding & Investments
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Fonterra and DSM extend partnership into non-dairy segment, launch joint venture
NEW ZEALAND – Multinational dairy cooperative Fonterra and Dutch nutrition company DSM have extended their collaboration into the non-dairy sector in what they describe as…
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BASF, Aqua-Spark invest in Indian seaweed company Sea6 Energy
INDIA— Germany’s BASF Venture Capital has partnered with Dutch sustainable aquaculture fund Aqua-Spark to back red seaweed cultivation pioneer Sea6 Energy in its Series-B round,…
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USDA invests US$300m in organic farming transition initiative
USA — The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing US$300 million in the Organic Transition Initiative, which supports both organically-certified farmers, and ranchers and…
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Kenyan county Makueni opens US$1.75m grain processing factory targeting local, export market
KENYA – Makueni County in Eastern Kenya has commissioned a newly built integrated grain value addition plant, to clean, sort, polish, grade and package beans,…
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Ivy Farm Technologies inaugurates Europe’s largest cultivated meat plant to expand its R&D capabilities
UK- Ivy Farm Technologies, UK’s producer of cultured meat products has officially launched a state-of-the-art production plant in Oxford, UK, that will be the center…