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US foundation works to end African poverty with chickens

Can the World Poultry Foundation take a $21.4 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and, in four years, improve incomes and nutrition for millions of smallholder chicken farmers in rural Africa? That’s the challenge for the team leading the World Poultry Foundation, which is working in rural Nigeria and Tanzania to empower smallholder farmers – especially women – to earn higher incomes and improve the nutrition of their families through poultry-growing enterprises.

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ADM’s rumen-protected capsicum – from plant science to performance

ADM Animal Nutrition

ADM’s rumen-protected capsicum helps improve energy efficiency in dairy cows, supporting milk production and resource-efficient dairy nutrition.

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AFIA: industry-wide community service hours on up-and-up

The American Feed Industry Association released the results of its annual "Community Involvement and Charitable Giving Survey" on Jan. 20, revealing the animal food industry's volunteer hours in 2016 to be significantly higher than 2015.

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5 sustainable development goals for poultry producers

The poultry industry is in a particularly strong position to support sustainable development around the world, and is well positioned to work with the United Nations’ 15-year initiative, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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Maple Leaf launches 'Centre for Action on Food Security'

Maple Leaf Foods has announced a long-term commitment to advance sustainable food security through the launch of the Maple Leaf Centre for Action on Food Security (“the Centre”), a not-for-profit organization.

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Biorigin releases its Sustainability Report

Biorigin has announced the publication of the fifth edition of Zilor´s and Biorigin Sustainability Report, with information related to the 2014/2015 and 2015/2016 crops.

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Top themes for European farmers: A fair deal, COOL

Creating a fairer food chain was the focus of an informal meeting of the agriculture and fisheries ministers of the European Union, as member states explore mandatory country of origin labeling (COOL) of pre-packaged foods containing meat and milk products.

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Eight ways to raise more sustainable pork

Improve your understanding of sustainability — what it means and how the pork chain is putting it into practice. Sponsored by Zoetis.

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Smithfield Foods announces 30 percent increase in charitable giving, robust employee engagement efforts

Today Smithfield Foods, Inc. announced a new record for its charitable giving and employee engagement efforts with the release of the Helping Communities and People sections of its 2015 Sustainability & Financial Report.

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Maple Leaf Foods gets boost from governments

Canadian meat and poultry company Maple Leaf Foods has received CA$90,380 (US$69,000) from the governments of Canada and Ontario to help the company grow its facility in Hamilton, Ontario.

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Top 3 pet food companies thriving in a complex industry

We highlight the companies that made up a significant portion of pet food industry revenue in 2015.

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Global organizations enter food safety partnership

The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) have signed a memorandum of understanding to signal their commitment to a large-scale partnership for food safety.

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Hormel Foods launches corporate responsibility report

As the company celebrates its 125th anniversary this year, Hormel Foods Corporation is launching its 10th annual corporate responsibility report.

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