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Day: March 7, 2023

Anacafé and ProfilePrint partner for efficient digital grading of Guatemalan coffee

GUATEMALA- Guatemalan National Coffee Association Anacafé and Singapore-based AI agrifood tech company ProfilePrint have partnered to offer a digital platform for Guatemalan coffee farmers to grade their beans more efficiently. Coffee remains the second-most important agricultural export in Guatemala, after sugar, injecting hundreds of millions of dollars annually into Guatemala’s economy.  Economic activities around the production of coffee also employ…

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Uganda kickstarts construction of new rice irrigation schemes to boost local production

UGANDA – Uganda’s Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries has commissioned the construction of two irrigation schemes in an effort to raise local production and improve income for farmers, Nile Post has reported. The project, which is funded by the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), will help 9000 small-scale rice farming households to increase rice production from 1.5 ton to 5…

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Royal DSM to resume vitamin A production in Switzerland

SWITZERLAND- The global purpose-led science-based company, Royal DSM, confirms that it is resuming its Rovimix Vitamin A production in Sisseln, Switzerland. In November 2022, the company announced the temporary cessation of Vitamin A production at its site in Switzerland and a possible reduction of its Vitamin E production.  During the announcement, the company cited a challenging cost environment in Europe,…

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BASF to cease hybrid wheat seed development in North America; cites poor trial results 

USA- BASF recently announced a cessation of its activities in hybrid wheat seed development in North America due to poor trial results.  BASF Plant Science, a subsidiary of the Germany-based BASF, was working to develop hybrid wheat seeds in various parts of the world, including North America.  However, last month the company said it would be cutting 2,600 jobs due…

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FAO food price index falls marginally while 2023 wheat prices rise

GLOBAL-The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) food price index marginally declined in February while wheat prices rose fractionally.  The FAO Food Price Index tracks monthly changes in the international prices of commonly-traded food commodities.  This month’s fall indicates another reduction for the 11th consecutive month, according to the 3rd March 2023 report. In February, the FFPI…

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Bay State Milling promotes Keith Adams to Executive Vice President of core wheat milling

USA – Bay State Milling, one of the largest family-owned milling companies in the United States, has announced the promotion of Keith Adams to executive vice president of core wheat milling. Adams, a milling science graduate from Kansas State University, has been with Bay State Milling for 15 years. He started his career as a plant manager in Wichita, Kansas,…

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