Researchers and plant breeders at Iowa State University are collaborating to develop a new crop to sustain a plant-based protein market. They aim to create new mung bean varieties, considered new crops in the United States. In Asia, farmers have been growing mung beans for centuries. Farmers in the Midwestern US look at the crop, a high-yield and high-protein mung bean, as a means to add diversity to their land management as well as improve crop farming income. The mung is a legume … [Read more...] about Breeding mung bean for plant-based protein market
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Olam secures loan to fight food insecurity
SINGAPORE — Olam Agri, the food, feed, and fibre agribusiness arm of Olam Group, has secured a $200 million loan from The International Finance Corp., the largest global development institution focused on the private sector in emerging markets. Olam shared the loan will finance the company’s purchase of wheat, maize, and soy from Canada, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, and the United States. The commodities be transported to Olam’s processing operations and customers in developing countries, … [Read more...] about Olam secures loan to fight food insecurity
Conagen commercialises scalable sweetness enhancers from nature
Teams up with pipeline partner Sweegen for bridging natural solutions with mainstream taste. Bedford, Mass., Jul 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Conagen, the Massachusetts-based biotech firm, announced the commercialization of an expansive portfolio of natural sweetness enhancers for taste modification in sugar reduction solutions for food and beverages. The enhancers are made with precision fermentation, a technology that has led to the innovation of an extensive platform of phenolic … [Read more...] about Conagen commercialises scalable sweetness enhancers from nature
