Tag: Asia

Danone, Incofin IM partner to invest in businesses providing access to clean water in Africa, Asia

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AFRICA – Danone, French multinational food-products corporation has partnered with Incofin IM, leading international impact fund manager to jointly invest in businesses providing access to clean water in Africa and Asia. The partnership will entail […]

World’s first sustainable rice partnership shortlisted for US$100m grant

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ASIA – The Sustainable Rice Platform (SRP), a multi-stakeholder platform that seeks to promote efficiency and sustainability in the in the global rice sector, has been shortlisted for a US$100 million grant from the MacArthur […]

Kemin Industries launches new antimicrobial solution for the food industry in Asia

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SINGAPORE – Kemin Industries, a global ingredient supplier for the food and beverage industry, has launched the BactoCEASE, its all-natural food safety solution for the meat, poultry and seafood to the Asia-Pacific region. Kemin explains […]

Germany funds US$22m initiative to boost agriculture sectors’ role in addressing climate change

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GERMANY – Germany has launched a new €20m (US$22.3m) programme co-led by FAO and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) aimed at accelerating climate change action in developing countries’ agricultural and land use sectors. The […]

Circulate Capital launches US$106m fund to address Asia’s ocean plastic crisis

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ASIA – Singapore-based venture capital firm Circulate Capital, with founding investors and partners PepsiCo, Procter & Gamble, Dow, Danone, Unilever, The Coca-Cola Company has launched the US$106 million Circulate Capital Ocean Fund. The fund, touted […]

Asia requires an additional US$800bn investment to achieve food security, new report says

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ASIA – To grow Asia’s food and agricultural industry into a sustainable size and ensure the region reaches a point where it can feed itself, an additional US$800 billion investment is required in the region. […]

IRRI develops sustainable agricultural technologies to bolster production in Asia

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ASIA – The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) are pursuing ways to increase investment for sustainable agricultural technologies. IRRI and ADB have completed a technical assistance project to help […]

FAO and the Shanghai Cooperation strengthen partnership on food security

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ASIA – The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation have agreed to boost joint efforts aimed at strengthening food security and sustainable development. The organisations recently signed a Memorandum […]

Private equity firms to invest US$785m in Asia’s food and beverage industry

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ASIA – Global private equity firms have launched a series of funds that will see the companies invest upto US$785 million in the food and beverage industry across various markets in Asia. Bahrain-based alternative asset […]

Sacco and Jebsen & Jessen Ingredients form distribution partnership in Asia

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ASIA – Sacco S.r.l Cadorago, an Italian biotech company have announced a new partnership with Jebsen & Jessen Ingredients to expand its dairy products presence in South East Asia. The agreement will see Sacco’s dairy […]