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New research to treat acute malnutrition
Researchers from the University of Copenhagen and humanitarian organisations have conducted a large study in Burkina Faso in West Africa treating more than 1,600 children with acute malnutrition.
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Scientists crack hardy crop’s complex genome
Finger millet's genetic code has been decoded in detail for the first time by researchers at Zurich University.
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Food allergies strike the animal kingdom
Animals suffer form food intolerance and allergies in the same way as humans, the Messerli Research Institute has found. A joint venture by Vetmeduni Vienna and the Medical University of Vienna, the Messerli Research Institute has published a new European position paper.
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MPs pressure Sainsbury’s to stick with Fairtrade
More than 40 MPs have added their voices to the campaign to persuade supermarket giant Sainsbury's not to axe the Fairtrade label in favour of its own "Fairly Traded" alternative.
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Join the movement to make sustainable chocolate the norm
The cocoa and chocolate industry is currently running against a fundamentally unsustainable model. Barry Callebaut's Peter Boone urges change...
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Divine Chocolate announces Dividend for its farmer owners in Ghana
27 February 2017 | By New Food
Divine Chocolate, the leading international Fairtrade company, has released its 2016 figures that include dividends for its Ghanaian farmers...
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Why are cocoa farmers in Côte d’Ivoire still living in poverty?
22 February 2017 | By Roy Manuell | Digital Editor
New study shows the road to make cocoa a sustainable and high yielding crop is still long...
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New pest threatens crops in West Africa
16 January 2017 | By NIBIO – Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research
A species of moth looks set to significantly threaten crops in West Africa and the future is looking increasingly uncertain...
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Coca-Cola and Anheuser-Busch InBev reach agreement on Coca-Cola Africa
21 December 2016 | By New Food
Coca-Cola and Anheuser-Busch InBev have reached an agreement regarding the transition of AB InBev's 54.5% equity stake in Coca-Cola Beverages Africa for 3.15 billion USD...
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ENSO threatens food supply in southern Africa
17 October 2016 | By Lund University
Rapid climate change will lead to greater shortages of food, fuel, energy and animal feed in vast rural areas of eastern and southern Africa....
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Ghana losing out big on global cow’s milk market
10 October 2016 | By New Food
Despite the ever-increasing demand for cow's milk around the world, Ghana continues to miss out on the multi-billion dollar, global dairy market...
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How will we feed the 9 billion if global population growth continues to explode
23 September 2016 | By Stuart Thompson, University of Westminster
Stuart Thompson, University of Westminster, looks at how the exponentially rising global population will put increasing pressure on global food demand...
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Barry Callebaut and Prova to launch joint project empowering vanilla farmers
21 September 2016 | By New Food
Barry Callebaut the world´s leading producer of high-quality cocoa and vanilla production experts Prova are combine to launch new project in Madagascar...
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Farming adaptations to combat climate change impact crop yields in 2050
8 September 2016 | By College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES)
In this study the University of Illinois compare how West African sorghum crop yields will fare in the higher temperatures and higher CO2 of the future and if specific farming management practices are adopted...
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Golden Peanut expands South African operations with purchase of SA Groundnut Marketing
11 August 2014 | By Archer Daniels Midland Company
Golden Peanut Company LLC announced that it has acquired the assets of SA Groundnut Marketing (PTY) Ltd. (SAGM), which will become part of Golden Peanut and Tree Nut S.A...
