Monsanto trying to buy Syngenta 'on the cheap', says chairman

Syngenta chairman Michel Demaré has rebuffed Monsanto's takeover bid on Youtube.

June 23 , 2015

Australia: Costa hopes to raise AUD$600M in July IPO

It is expected Costa Group will sell 60% of its shares to the public in an IPO next month.

June 23 , 2015

Greater bee diversity needed as 'insurance policy', say U.K. scientists

A U.K. researcher says while honeybees could previously pollinate most of the country's crops, now there are only enough to manage a quarter.

June 22 , 2015

Film Review: Fear No Fruit

It is very easy to take the abundance of fruits at our fingertips for granted, but a recent documentary looks at how one woman helped broaden U.S. consumers' palates for the better.

June 19 , 2015

France: Monsanto's Roundup banned from garden centers

A few months after the United Nations called glyphosate 'probably cargcinogenic', France has banned the sale of a popular herbicide product to amateur gardeners.

June 18 , 2015

Greenpeace urges EU action on pesticide use

A recent Greenpeace study found 70% of pesticides in samples taken across the EU had a 'very high overall toxicity to humans and wildlife'.

June 17 , 2015

Ghana port development to 'increase access to global markets'

APM Terminals has partnered with two other organizations to invest US$1.5 billion in a new deep-water port aimed at putting Ghana at the 'forefront of African global trade'.

June 16 , 2015

El Niño likely to last through Northern Hemisphere winter

The U.S. Climate Prediction Center (CPC) believes a weather phenomenon could bring higher rainfall to the country later this year.

June 15 , 2015

U.S.: Agreement finalized for cold treatment-free Colombian Cape gooseberries

A big opportunity has opened up for Colombian golden berry producers in two departments with farms above a certain altitude.

June 12 , 2015

Capespan Asia & Golden Wing Mau team up to explore markets

Capespan is embarking upon a 'specialized initiative' with a China-based company in which it holds a 25% stake.

June 11 , 2015