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Africa’s clean cooling centre moves closer to boosting farmer livelihoods
The Rwandan Government has formally launched the new African Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Cooling and Cold Chain (ACES), hosted in-country by the University of Rwanda.
New guide helps manufacturers unlock cheese market in Africa and the Middle East
Ingredion has developed a new guide to help manufacturers unlock the commercial opportunity in processed and analogue cheese in Africa and the Middle East.
SIG to take full ownership of SIG Combibloc Obeikan
SIG is to take full ownership of its joint venture with Obeikan Investment Group to leverage growth opportunities in the Middle East and Africa.
Ingredion expands sugar reduction portfolio with new glucose syrup
Derived from corn, the glucose syrup is reportedly ideal for applications such as ice cream.
Emerging dairy markets on the up, says IFCN
The IFCN (International Farm Comparison Network) looked at emerging markets throughout the world at its recent online Emerging Dairy Regions Forum, with 412 participants from more than 50 countries attending.
Forage Genetics International and Land O’Lakes Venture37 join with Corteva Agriscience to create alliance in Kenya
The alliance will address persistent dairy shortages through improved livestock nutrition.
Strategic interventions in developing countries can help meet growing global demand for milk
Improving dairy production in developing countries is a topic that will be highlighted in the November issue of the Journal of Dairy Science.
Global cheese markets hit record highs
In 2019, the global cheese market increased by 2.3%, rising for the third year in a row after two years of decline, according to a new report from IndexBox.
Record sales to Southeast Asia drive US dairy export numbers higher
Record exports of dry ingredients to Southeast Asia, plus rebounding volumes of whey products to China, sent US dairy exports higher for the eighth straight month, according to new data released by The US Dairy Export Council (USDEC).
Nestlé ESAR celebrates partnerships on World Milk Day
Nestlé formed various strategic partnerships and continues to support the dairy sector through a number of initiatives across the East and South Africa region (ESAR).
The issue of intervention
The news that the European Union is going to use intervention to help prop up the skimmed milk powder (SMP) and butter prices in the EU was not greeted with widespread joy everywhere in the dairy industry last week.
SIG wins Hochwald contract in Germany
Aseptic packaging machinery company SIG has been chosen by Hochwald, one of the largest German dairy co-operatives, as its preferred partner for a new dairy production site.
Unilever and UK government launch global campaign to tackle spread of coronavirus
The campaign will reach up to a billion people worldwide, raising awareness and changing behaviour, to make sure people are regularly washing their hands with soap and disinfecting surfaces.