Investments, Acquisitions and Funding
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Indian pet food company Drools receives US$60M investment from L Catterton
INDIA -Investment firm L Catterton recently announced an investment of about US$60 million in a local pet food company in India, Drools Pet Food Private…
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USDA grants Louisiana State University US$10m grant to support development of drought resistant rice
USA- The US Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture has announced a US$10 million grant to help researchers led by Louisiana State…
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Atlantic Group secures financing from West African Development Bank to set up flour mill in Benin
BENIN – The West African Development Bank (BOAD) and the Atlantic Group, headed by the Ivorian businessman Koné Dossongui, have sealed a loan agreement for…
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FAO and Vietnam collaborate on US$5M project to support the rice sector in Sierra Leone
SIERRA LEONE – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Vietnam have collaborated in a South-South and Triangular Cooperation (SSTC) agreement…
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Bunge and Viterra finally merge in a US$18 billion deal
USA- Bunge Limited has finally entered into a definitive agreement with Viterra Limited in a stock and cash transaction, creating a merger that will create…