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USA- Effective 1st April 2023, Julia Kloehn will serve as the interim executive director for the Grain Elevator and Processing Society (GEAPS), replacing Steve Records. Kloehn is currently the director of operations and has been working with GEAPS since 2007; when she started as manager of chapter services. Having grown up on a family farm in central Minnesota, Kloehn’s roots…
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UK- The Food Standards Agency formally notified the Association for the Cannabinoid Industry (ACI) that its applications for cannabidiol (CBD) distillate and isolate are within the scope of authorization as a novel food. The FSA assessed the toxicology safety data ACI submitted in 2022 and confirmed that it is an appropriate study addressing the safety concerns held by the FSA…
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GERMANY – German food processor Dr. Oetker has acquired Imperial, a Belgian specialist in baking and dessert mixes from Spanish group GB Foods for an undisclosed fee, Just food has reported. The acquisition is envisioned to strengthen Dr. Oetker’s market position in baked goods and dessert mixes in Belgium as GB Foods ‘focus more on strategically important categories’ according to the statement. According to Just…
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EGYPT – President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has inaugurated a US$800million Nitrogen Fertilizer Complex in the industrial zone of Ain Sokhna, owned by El Nasr Company for Intermediate Chemicals. Speaking at the ceremony, President El-Sisi said the facility will strengthen the country’s move to achieve food security by expanding its access to the farm input and reducing import bills. The new infrastructure, whose construction…
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KENYA – The Government of Kenya has signed an agreement with Fortescue Future Industries (FFI), a global green energy company, to develop a 300-megawatt (MW) green ammonia and fertilizer facility in the Naivasha, Kenya. The Investment Support and Implementation Agreement was signed by the President of Kenya H.E. Dr. William Ruto CGH and the Executive Chairman of Fortescue Dr. Andrew…
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MOROCCO – An international collaboration of world-leading scientists has developed six ground-breaking durum wheat and barley varieties tolerant to increasingly severe droughts ravaging Morocco, World grain has reported. The celebrated milestone was led by the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas Morocco (ICARDA), the National Institute for Agronomic Research (INRA), and the Benchaib seeds. According to the…
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