The bank hosted the meeting to deepen dialogue with the Libyan Government on key priorities, including agriculture The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) has restated its support for the Libyan Government’s agenda to boost food security and build resilience in the North African country. Malinne Blomberg, the Bank’s Deputy Director General for Northern Africa, gave the assurance during a coordination meeting on the Food Security Agenda in Libya. “Food security is a prerequisite for … [Read more...] about Libya: African Development Bank, government discuss strategy to bolster food security
Asia Food Journal
The smart future of agriculture
How can the earth feed nine or ten billion people? "Smart farming" is an important part of the answer to this existential question: Extremely high efficiency in food production through the targeted use of the latest technology, computer-supported and – where possible – fully automatic. Seeds are individually and precisely placed; fruits carefully picked by mechanical grippers; fertilizers and plant protection products applied in small doses and in a targeted manner. These operations … [Read more...] about The smart future of agriculture
INEOS Styrolution partners with EGN and Tomra to develop food-contact polystyrene
INEOS Styrolution, the global leader in styrenics; Tomra, the world leader in waste transformation; and EGN Entsorgungsgesellschaft Niederrhein, a leading recycling company, have announced a ground-breaking project to convert post-consumer polystyrene (PS) waste into recycled polystyrene for food packaging applications. EGN, a subsidiary of SWK AG, will build a green field state-of-the-art advanced mechanical recycling facility processing with a capacity to process 40kt of post-consumer … [Read more...] about INEOS Styrolution partners with EGN and Tomra to develop food-contact polystyrene
