Amsterdam (ots/PRNewswire) - Committee's far reaching conclusions will be used to direct industry and international bodies on achieving a sustainable global supply chain "As we consider the rapidly expanding world population and the ever increasing demand for an abundant, healthy, and affordable food supply; it will ...
European Crop Protection Association
Brussels (ots/PRNewswire) - Today the European Food Safety Authority's (EFSA) Scientific Committee published its opinion on identifying endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDs). ECPA welcomed the EFSA opinion but is concerned how late the input has been requested in a process that has been rushed to meet political ...
European Crop Protection Association
Brussels (ots/PRNewswire) - ECPA recommends proportionate, evidence-based approach, as Standing Committee delivers 'no opinion' on neonicotinoids Member States have failed to reach a qualified majority in a vote potentially leading to a ban on the use of neonicotinoid based pesticides on crops attractive to bees. The European Commission's Appeal Committee will now ...
European Crop Protection Association
Brussels (ots/PRNewswire) - Sustainable farming practices are key for food safety The Annual Report on Pesticide Residues 2010 shows that 97.2 % of the samples were within the maximum residue levels (MRLs) of pesticides permitted for food products in the EU and 98.4% for the EU coordinated program. On dietary exposure, EFSA concluded that the chemical residues on the foods analysed did not pose a long-term risk to ...
Sommet international des cooperatives 2014
Quebec City (ots/PRNewswire) - Desjardins Group and the International Co-operative Alliance announce another Summit to be held October 6-9, 2014 in Quebec City The first International Summit of Cooperatives held last fall was so successful that another one is being organized for next year. The second Summit will take place in Quebec City, Canada, from October 6-9, 2014. Desjardins Group and the International Co-operative ...
European Crop Protection Association
Brussels (ots/PRNewswire) - A Humboldt Forum for Food and Agriculture report highlights that if neonicotinoid seed treatments were no longer available, impact on the EU economy could be as great as EUR4.5 billion with a loss of at least 50,000 farm jobs across the EU. Over a 5-year period, the EU could lose up to EUR17 billion and face a significant increase in pest ...
Cobham, England (ots/PRNewswire) - Cargill has announced a U.S. $1.35 million, three-year partnership with the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) to provide support for the Bilibiza Agriculture Institute (IABil) in order to enhance and expand educational possibilities for farmers in northern Mozambique. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120709/543450 ) The partnership ...
The European Commission DG Health and Consumers
Turin, Italy (ots/PRNewswire) - New EU video on working animals [https://vimeo.com/52372308 ] The European Commission's Directorate-general for Health and Consumers finishes its participation in the international Salone del Gusto food fair in Turin, Italy with the premiere of a video on working animals and a conference on Animal Welfare. With over 250,000 visitors from ...
London (ots/PRNewswire) - A conference and exhibition to showcase the latest trends, thinking and technology in crop science and production has added three key organisations to its list of speakers and sponsors. ODA, a leading international supplier of intelligence and information on the world's grain markets, is to be joined by trade association British Water and ...
European Crop Protection Association
Brussels (ots/PRNewswire) - Study finds innovation key driver of European agricultural productivity, competitiveness Against a backdrop of food-price spikes and calls for action on global food security, an assessment of the economic importance of a key class of crop protection chemicals has confirmed the value of hi-tech solutions for sustainable productive agriculture and underlined the essential contribution of research ...
Germantown, Maryland (ots/PRNewswire) - A study conducted by researchers from the University of L'Aquila in Italy and Mars, Incorporated provides compelling new evidence that the regular consumption of dietary cocoa flavanols may improve cognitive function in elderly subjects with early memory decline. Just published online in the journal Hypertension, this current ...
The European Crop Protection Association
Brussels (ots/PRNewswire) - Solutions to protect farmers and public health Over the next two days, a delegation of over 50 crop protection industry and authority representatives together with farmers from various European countries gather in Sinaia, Romania, for a conference on the safe and sustainable use of pesticides. Each year the conference is organised in one of the countries implementing ECPA's European crop ...
The European Crop Protection Association
Brussels, Belgium (ots/PRNewswire) - Industry Supports EFSA Conclusion on Recent Bee Health Studies ECPA supports scientific research into the field of bee health, but recent research findings of Whitehorn and Henry [1] fails to account for the many factors that impact bee and colony health in real life[2]. These researchers have applied unrealistic pesticide dose levels in many cases and have dosed continuously bees in unrealistic environments over a long period of time ...
The European Crop Protection Association
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2012 International Summit of Cooperatives
Quebec City (ots/PRNewswire) - The results of groundbreaking international studies will be revealed for the first time at the 2012 International Summit of Cooperatives. These studies document and expand what we know about cooperatives and mutuals in economic and business terms. Very few studies have been done on the ...
London (ots/PRNewswire) - http://www.fi-dairyinnovation.com Today's consumer expects a lot from dairy products. They want innovative products that give them added value, from indulgent flavours to nutritional and functional health benefits. However developing these products presents huge challenges to the dairy industry from overcoming the technical difficulties in ...
European Crop Protection Association (ECPA)
Brussels (ots/PRNewswire) - - Crop Protection Industry Intensifies Water Protection Measures Today a strong delegation of more than 90 people, representing research institutes, national authorities, farmer associations, water industry and crop protection industry, gathered in Brussels for the TOPPS-prowadis* workshop to exchange views and discuss practical solutions for professional pesticide users on how to best mitigate water contamination from diffuse sources. "What we ...
2012 International Summit of Cooperatives
Quebec City (ots/PRNewswire) - Agricultural and agri-food cooperatives are experiencing worldwide success, making up nearly half of the entire cooperative movement and contributing to global food safety. With this in mind, the growth of the cooperative business model in the agricultural sector will be a key topic of ...
Cobham, England (ots/PRNewswire) - Following stories in today's media, Cargill wishes to clarify that the Italian Ministry of Health declared on 28 March 2012 that it was not sorbitol powder but sodium nitrite which caused the unexpected death in Puglia, South Italy on the 24th March 2012. Cargill does not produce or use sodium nitrite at its starches and sweeteners plants. The Italian authorities are now investigating ...
Saint Malo, France (ots/PRNewswire) - Jean-Pierre Princen, 55, a well-known figure in the Agro-Industry world, is taking over the leadership of the Goëmar Group, a company specialized in sustainable technologies for productive Agriculture. The French Goëmar Group, which specializes in particular in Sea Technologies for Agriculture, has announced the arrival February ...
Brussels, November 10 (ots/PRNewswire) - Pesticide Industry 'Hungry for Change' The crop protection industry takes another step toward establishing itself as a valued partner in the pursuit of a more sustainable farming system in Europe. The 'Hungry for Change' conference and exhibition unveils a new direction for ECPA. The fruit of an extensive critical evaluation of the performance and contribution of the industry, the ...
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Washington (ots/PRNewswire) - - Previewing themes in his upcoming report to G20 leaders, Gates highlights innovations and partnerships as keys to development Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, today accepted World Food Program USA's George McGovern Leadership Award for his foundation's efforts to help small farmers in the developing world ...
Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition
Brussels (ots/PRNewswire) - Effectively addressing the challenges of delivering sustainable agriculture demands a multidisciplinary approach which integrates social, environmental, economic and R&D dimensions, according to a new study presented in Brussels today by the Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition (BCFN). ...
Humboldt Forum for Food and Agriculture
Zurich (ots) - Currently, about one billion humans are undernourished. The prospects for achieving world food security in the next decades are bleak. Global food demand is likely to double in the first half of the century. As a consequence, prices of key agricultural commodities may be expected to be 50 to 100 percent higher towards the end of this decade than ...
Rolle, Switzerland (ots) - ADM chairman, CEO serves as co-chair of World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, highlighting the role of agricultural investment in global economic recovery Investment in agriculture and infrastructure can play a vital role in the general economic recovery and in the broader, long ...
Humboldt Forum for Food and Agriculture
Berlin (ots) - - Problem Likely to Expand to Developed Countries - Agricultural Productivity Growth Declining - Governments and Businesses Need to Urgently Invest in Agriculture In response to the threat of global malnutrition and food insecurity, the recently established Humboldt Forum for Food and Agriculture has urged the immediate adoption ...
Humboldt Forum for Food and Agriculture
An Invitation to the Launch of Food First Zurich (ots) - An Urgent Call to Action by The Humboldt Forum for Food and Agriculture International Press Conference (incl. telephone conference, audio webcast) 16 April 2009, 3 PM CET Hotel Maritim proArte Friedrichstrasse 151 Berlin, Germany In response to the growing threat of ...
Hong Kong, November 6 (ots/PRNewswire) - Noble Group Limited (SGX: NOBL), a leading global supply chain manager of agricultural, industrial and energy products, will report 2007 Third Quarter financial results and discuss its management outlook on Monday 12th November 2007. Leaders of Noble's management will host a conference call on the same day at 16:00 Hong Kong / Singapore time (03:00 ET, 08:00 UK time, 09:00 ...
Utrecht, The Netherlands (ots/PRNewswire) - - World's Third Largest Coffee Buyer Will Source 20,000 Tons of UTZ-Certified Coffee in 2008 Sara Lee wants its coffee to taste as good to those who farm it as it does to those who drink it. As part of its commitment to corporate social responsibility, the producer of coffee flagship brands such as Douwe Egberts, Merrild, Maison du Café and Marcilla announced ...
Hong Kong (ots/PRNewswire) - Noble Group Limited (SGX: NOBL), a leading global supply chain manager of agricultural, industrial and energy products, will report 2007 Second Quarter financial results and discuss its management outlook on Tuesday 14th August 2007. Leaders of Noble's management will host a conference call on the same day at 16:00 Hong Kong/Singapore time (04:00 ET, 09:00 UK time, ...