Rising wheat prices caused the biggest monthly spike in food prices in August since November 2009, the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Wednesday. The FAO’s food price index in …

Syngenta is getting set to roll out its Agrisure Viptera 3111 trait stack for corn in 2011 -- the latest of one company’s offerings in the competition between technology and crop pests. Roger Plooster, a Syngenta Seeds  …

According to the new market research report, "Renewable Chemicals Market: Winning Imperatives & Market Forecast" published by MarketsandMarkets , the renewable chemicals market is expected to grow at an estimated CAGR of …

The biodiesel industry is facing major challenges for the future which will, by and large, determine any future use of biodiesel as alternative fuel. These challenges will be the subject of discussion and debate at "The …

A few diehards in the City still think sustainability is just for sandal-wearers. But how we deal with the major ecological and social challenges facing the world will have enormous implications for the global economy and for …

The largest ethanol plant on the East Coast, and North Carolina’s first, played host Monday to international guests. Singapore’s Ambassador to the United States, Chan Heng Chee, began a three-day visit to the …

Tom Takacs has joined DuPont Danisco Cellulosic Ethanol as Vice President of Operations and a member of the company’s Senior Leadership Team. Tom has more than 35 years of experience in manufacturing operations at …

"Mother Nature’s sports drink" is becoming the thirst-quencher of choice at local gyms and health food stores. Coconut water -- not to be confused with coconut milk, which is made from the flesh of the fruit -- is the …

African agriculture will not jump the vital stages of agricultural and rural transformation processes, commented Dr Anandaja-yasekeram Ponniah at the opening of the Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis …

Farmer Obed Dlamini, like many of his colleagues from Swaziland, finds it difficult to find quality maize seeds each planting season. Not only are the seeds expensive but they are often not available. "Farmers in Swaziland …