Nestlé is deepening its involvement in organics in Latin America with the launch of a range of own-brand to products in Brazil.
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AgricultureColombia’s DAABON Group is world’s first to gain RSPO NEXT level sustainable palm oil certification
The Colombian-based DAABON Group, an early pioneer in organic palm, banana and coffee farming and production, has become the first company in the world to become certified under the RSPO NEXT scheme operated by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)
AgricultureBolivia cacao trial shows benefits of agroforestry and organic combination
A long-term study in Bolivia comparing different cacao production systems shows that in addition to enhancing biodiversity as well as farmers’ food security and nutrition, agroforestry systems and organic management may also be more profitable than full-sun monocultures and conventional management in young cacao plantations.
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Nestlé takes controlling stake in Latin American natural and organic leader Terrafertil
Nestlé has acquired a majority stake in Terrafertil, A Latin America-based specialist in natural, organic, plant-based foods and healthy snacks.
Unilever to acquire Brazilian heritage organic brand Mãe Terra
Dutch-British transnational Unilever is acquire to Brazilian heritage organic brand Mãe Terra in a move that signals a deepening interest in organic
Organic and eco-label food at “high risk” of fraud” says Summit organiser
Upcoming conferences in Brazil and Singapore will shine a spotlight on food fraud, and ways to prevent it. Organic and eco-labelled products are at high risk from food fraud because they command a premium, says the organiser of the events, Ecovia Intelligence.
NattoPharma partners with Brazilian brand Nutriangels
Oslo, Norway-headquartered NattoPharma has announced a new partnership with Brazilian brand Nutriangels.
Colombia’s DAABON Group is world’s first to gain RSPO NEXT level sustainable palm oil certification
The Colombian-based DAABON Group, an early pioneer in organic palm, banana and coffee farming and production, has become the first company in the world to become certified under the RSPO NEXT scheme operated by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)
Bolivia cacao trial shows benefits of agroforestry and organic combination
A long-term study in Bolivia comparing different cacao production systems shows that in addition to enhancing biodiversity as well as farmers’ food security and nutrition, agroforestry systems and organic management may also be more profitable than full-sun monocultures and conventional management in young cacao plantations.
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Watch: 2017 Natural Beauty News Roundtable
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Interview: Sir Tim Smit on expanding the Eden Project into China, and his hopes for organic
Sir Tim Smit founder of the UK’s Eden Project, one of the world’s best known ecological tourist attraction, has been invited to expand the Eden Project brand into China, wines Michael Wale.
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Interview: “It’s all about the research”
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The disruptor
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