Top news of the week: 04.02.2021.
Sustainability
Tillable unveils digital platform for financing farmland rentals
Tillable Finance expects to facilitate over $100 million in farmer financing through midyear 2022.
Digitally Transforming Manufacturing to Build Trust Across the Value Network: An Axendia Webinar Presented by Körber Pharma
Disruptions have eroded trust across the Life-Science supply chain forcing brand owners to re-evaluate outsourcing programs in favor of Smart-Sourcing strategies that focus on quality, ...
Activists make the case that bigger is better to protect Galápagos reserve
Like a thick scarf, the Galápagos Marine Reserve encircles its namesake islands, protecting 133,000 square kilometers (51,400 square miles) of nutrient-rich ocean that supports nearly 3,000 ...
Lightweight Closure Maintains High Performance While Delivering Sustainability Benefits
Berry Global Healthcare is launching what the company claims is the lightest dual-port blow fill seal closure currently available for large volume parenteral applications – up to 64% ...
Policy Support and Governance Gateway
Tools and publications FAO’s policy and governance support resources — from briefs and guidelines to datasets and e-learning tools — are freely available to the public. FAO …
New chart shows China could overtake the U.S. as the world’s largest economy earlier than expected
The coronavirus pandemic may have affected the U.S. economy more than the Chinese economy, analysts said.
Big Tech says it wants to solve climate change. Its lobbying dollars say…
It would be nice to have the so called #BigTech on the side of #climateaction. Unfortunately this is not the case, not yet. "Only a tiny fraction of Big...
Kirinyaga cotton farmers buoyed up by high-yielding variety
Bt cotton is not easily attacked by bollworms, hence lessens pesticide application and leads to increased production