[ad_1] President Joe Biden to nominate Robert Califf as FDA chief Key drug regulator without permanent leader since January Califf led the agency under President Barack Obama Nominee criticized for…
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Brazil lures China’s Cofco to finance recovery of degraded land
[ad_1] SAO PAULO, April 12 (Reuters) – Chinese trader Cofco and other foreign players are interested in helping Brazil recover degraded farmland and reduce the carbon footprint of agriculture in…
France launches first order for bird flu vaccines
[ad_1] PARIS, April 6 (Reuters) – France has launched a tender for 80 million doses of bird flu vaccines in order to be ready to start its vaccination programme in…
Shell puts a stop to Singapore biofuels, base oil projects
[ad_1] SINGAPORE, March 30 (Reuters) – Shell has decided not to go ahead with two projects it was studying to produce biofuels and base oils in Singapore, a company spokesperson…
African swine fever found in wild boar in Italy, regional government says
[ad_1] Jan 7 (Reuters) – African swine fever, a deadly hog disease, has been found in a wild boar in Italy’s Piedmont region, the regional government said in a statement…
UK meat industry warns of imminent supply threat from CO2 crisis
[ad_1] CO2 shortage caused by closure of fertiliser plants Meat industry needs CO2 for animal slaughter, packaging Ocado reduces lines of frozen foods it can deliver Soft drinks industry also…
Dutch to cull around 84,000 chickens after bird flu detected
[ad_1] AMSTERDAM, March 1 (Reuters) – Around 47,000 chickens on a farm in the eastern Dutch city of Wageningen will be culled after the detection of highly infectious bird flu,…
Italy’s Campari builds up bourbon business with $600 million Kentucky deal
[ad_1] MILAN, Oct 31 (Reuters) – Italian spirits group Campari (CPRI.MI) said on Monday it had reached an agreement to buy an initial 70% stake in Wilderness Trail Distillery for…
Farming and tourism under threat as winter drought dries up France’s Lake Montbel
[ad_1] PARIS, March 17 (Reuters) – Set at foot of the Pyrenees mountains, Lake Montbel is famous in south-west France for its turquoise waters, massive size and thriving aquatic life.…
Olam Agri Partners Asian College To Improve Agric Sector Sustainability
[ad_1] Leading agribusiness in food, feed and fibre, Olam Agri has partnered with Nanyang Technological University, a leading global research college in Singapore to strengthen Nigeria’s agriculture sector. Olam…