The 10th Annual International Sugar Conference
The Official Sugar Conference returns to Dubai this year, taking place at The Grand Hyatt Hotel from the 8th – 11th February 2014. Over 45 countries will be present at the 10th Anniversary Sugar Conference and as the tradition continues, Al Khaleej Sugar will be hosting the event alongside Kingman-Platts. It is expected that around […]
Nataïs, the European leader in popcorn, takes hold in South Africa
The Nataïs Company, the European leader in popcorn, is creating a subsidiary company in South Africa to continue its international development. Nataïs Popcorn South Africa shall also allow the Gers Company to secure its sources of supply so as to provide solutions for its export customers. Year after year, the “made in Gers” popcorn continues to seduce international […]
PICO overcomes Egyptian challenges by driving export expansion into new markets
Major Egyptian fresh produce exporter PICO has achieved its first successful exports to North America, during a year that has also seen the firm increase sales to Russia, South East Asia and South Africa. Far from being affected by the current political uncertainty in Egypt, Cairo-based PICO successfully exported herbs to both eastern and western […]
AGCO and Russian Machines create joint venture
AGCO, Your Agriculture Company (NYSE: AGCO), a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment, and Russian Machines, part of the Basic Element group and one of the leaders in the Russian machinery sector, today announced the creation of a new joint venture in order to manufacture and distribute agricultural equipment and replacement parts in Russia. […]
Don’t blame the beans!
Katherine Wright, Patent Attorney at AdamsonJones in Nottingham reports on the recently passed judgement by the Supreme Court of the United States in the case Bowman vs Monsanto Co. et al, in which it concurred with the decision of The Court of Appeals of the Federal Circuit that patent exhaustion does not permit a farmer […]
DuPont Joins Israel’s Office of the Chief Scientist Global Enterprise R&D Cooperation Framework
DuPont has joined the Office of the Chief Scientist (OCS) in the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor Global Enterprise R&D Cooperation Framework. Under the framework, the OCS provides a one-stop-shop to enable new opportunities for collaboration between DuPont and Israeli start-up companies. The framework also provides equal investment with DuPont in R&D projects in […]
Mexico ready to boost exports to Europe
More Mexican fruits and vegetables could be making their way onto UK supermarket shelves over the next 12 months thanks to a major new agreement signed by industry body Mexico Calidad Suprema and the Mexican government. Mexico Calidad Suprema, which represents some of the biggest producer groups in the country, has been working with the […]
