Tag: agricultural economics
Frankeich arrests British cutter
Fishermen in the North Sea The British government condemned France’s measure in an initial statement. (Photo: Reuters) Paris France arrested a British cutter on Thursday in the dispute over fishing…
Hellman & Friedman allies with rival EQT
Dog Food Hellman and Friedman want to take over Zooplus. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The previously rival financial investor Hellman & Friedman and the Swedish investment company EQT now want to…
Sabine Engel wants to conquer the market with decaffeinated coffee
Sabine Engel “I am an entrepreneur with passion and love to always start from scratch and get ideas ready for the market.” Munich Sabine Engel has just survived the greatest…
How Bayer still wants to make the Monsanto purchase a success
Research at Bayer Crop Science The group is looking for alternatives to the controversial glyphosate. (Photo: Bayer AG) Dusseldorf It should become a new miracle weapon for farmers: Vitala is…
Why the best-before date could disappear
Labeled milk Eliminating the use-by date could help fight food waste. (Photo: dpa) Brussels Every year around 80 million tons of food are thrown away in the EU, one fifth…
Chances of going public by the end of the year increase
Syngenta logo over headquarters in Basel The Chinese state-owned company Chemchina bought the seed and crop protection producer from Basel in 2017 and took it off the stock exchange. (Photo:…
Chances of going public by the end of the year increase
Syngenta logo over headquarters in Basel The Chinese state-owned company Chemchina bought the seed and crop protection producer from Basel in 2017 and took it off the stock exchange. (Photo:…
Playing poker brings H&F and EQT to their limit
Düsseldorf, Frankfurt In mid-August, the strategists at Hellman & Friedman (H&F) still thought that they would have an easy time with the online pet supply retailer Zooplus. According to the…
Airfarm’s digital platform for farmers
Founder Hubertus Mai The founder used to work for the software company SAP – meanwhile, with his start-up, he has returned to the subject of agriculture. Munich Many farmers have…
Wholesale prices are increasing massively
Rolled up sheets In particular, prices of ores, metals and metal intermediate products rose significantly. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The sales prices in German wholesaling rose more sharply in September than…
Bayer reports success in glyphosate trial for boys in Los Angeles
Roundup With the over 60 billion dollar purchase of US seed giant Monsanto, Bayer has brought legal disputes around Roundup into the house. (Photo: Reuters) Los Angeles Bayer claims to…
Impact start-up SPRK combats food waste with AI
Alexander Piutti Founder Alexander Piutti wants to prevent food surpluses with the technology from SPRK. (Photo: SPRK) Dusseldorf No matter when you walk through the supermarkets: Both grilled meat for…
Around 3760 tons of plastic on the surface of the Mediterranean
Plastic garbage on the beach Wind, waves and currents can drive plastic waste over long distances. (Photo: dpa) Athens Shopping bags, water bottles, styrofoam, microparticles – according to a recent…
How the Baywa wants to fight weeds
Baywa chopping robot “Dino” The machine can be used for mechanical weed control on vegetables and herbs. Munich Agriculture is seen as a rather conservative industry. In terms of digitization,…
This is how the environmental problem becomes business
Dusseldorf Be it fruit and vegetables with blemishes, chocolate with an expired best-before date or simply bad planning at retailers or canteen operators: around twelve million tonnes of food waste…
How the mega takeover changed Bayer
Dusseldorf It was a liberating day for Bayer boss Werner Baumann: exactly five years ago he completed the $ 63 billion purchase from US seed manufacturer Monsanto. On September 14,…
How the mega takeover changed Bayer
Dusseldorf It was a liberating day for Bayer boss Werner Baumann: exactly five years ago, he completed the $ 63 billion purchase from US seed manufacturer Monsanto. On September 14,…
How Europe can lead the food revolution
When coffee came to Europe in the 16th century, there was resistance. The bishops in Italy demonized him. And French winemakers also tried to discredit the new competition – with…
Founder calls for radical measures for climate protection
But the organic retailer solved the matter pragmatically. With the help of conservationists, 300 lizards were caught and temporarily relocated. After the end of the construction, the animals were brought…
Hellman & Friedman increases offer for pet supply retailer Zooplus
Zooplus The online pet supply retailer needs fresh money. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The financial investor Hellmann & Friedmann has increased its offer in the multi-billion bidding war for the Munich…