Arla Foods Ingredients has agreed to a new supply partnership arrangement with Belgian dairy cooperative Milcobel. Under the terms of the partnership, Milcobel will provide whey protein retentate sourced from its mozzarella production facility in Langemark. Arla Foods Ingredients will refine the raw material before producing specialty ingredients for high-end protein markets. These include milk fat globule membrane (MFGM) for infant formulas and whey protein hydrolysates for medical … [Read more...] about Arla Foods Ingredients enters supply partnership with Milcobel
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Indonesia’s end-to-end farm management startup Eratani closes oversubscribed $3.8M seed round to grow platform-based ecosystem for farmers
JAKARTA, Indonesia, December 14, 2022 -- Eratani, an Indonesia-based agritech startup that provides end-to-end farm management solutions for local farmers, announces the close of their oversubscribed $3.8M seed round led by Singapore-based VC firm TNB Aura and with commitments from AgFunder, Trihill Capital, and B.I.G. Ventures. The agricultural sector in Indonesia remains highly fragmented with farmers still managing their own farmland while working with limited access to finances, quality … [Read more...] about Indonesia’s end-to-end farm management startup Eratani closes oversubscribed $3.8M seed round to grow platform-based ecosystem for farmers
Grow Asia launches USD 6.6 million fund to drive responsible investments in Southeast Asia’s food, agriculture, and forestry sector
Singapore, 12 December 2022: Grow Asia - a nonprofit established by the World Economic Forum and the ASEAN Secretariat to build partnerships for more inclusive, resilient, and sustainable food systems - has launched a USD 6.6m multi-donor impact fund to drive more responsible investments in Asia’s food and forestry sector. The fund, called GrowRight, will support a blend of partner-matching and training programs for investors and policymakers to support the adoption of sustainable finance … [Read more...] about Grow Asia launches USD 6.6 million fund to drive responsible investments in Southeast Asia’s food, agriculture, and forestry sector