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KPMG is pitching a billion dollar dairy cooperative and milk powder factory to the Chinese investors for the Tasmanian Midlands at the Tas Invest forum being held in Tasmania, Australia.
UK-based Clearfleau has revealed that its anaerobic digestion (AD) plant built for Nestle has been converting 200,000l of feedstock into renewable energy on a daily basis for the past year.
The European Commission has adopted protective measures after cases of bird flu were reported from the UK and Netherlands.
China and Australia have entered into a free trade agreement (ChAFTA) that will offer Australian dairy farmers, winemakers and other sectors improved access to Chinese markets.
Eighteen workers have died in a fire at a carrot packaging plant in Shouguang City in the Shandong province of eastern China.
US-based Pinnacle Foods will buy plant-based protein food maker Garden Protein International for $154m (C$175m).
Australia's mining billionaire Gina Rinehart is investing A$500m ($435m) in a dairy joint venture to produce infant milk formula for China.
Arla Foods Ingredients has opened a new €120m lactose manufacturing plant in Jutland, Denmark.
India's National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has announced guidelines for funding worth $20bn to make affordable credit available to agro-processing units being designated as food-parks.
The US and India have reached an agreement that will ensure the full implementation of the world trade organisation's (WTO) trade facilitation agreement (TFA) to help ease customs rules.
