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Heritable Agriculture has won a $5m Gates grant to develop AI-driven, climate-resilient crops for smallholder farmers in low- and middle-income countries.

Mars Food & Nutrition has announced a $20 million investment in sustainable rice sourcing over the next decade, through its Raising Rice Right platform.

PepsiCo has initiated a long-term partnership with Soil Capital to promote regenerative agriculture practices among farmers in its European supply chain.

US President Donald Trump announced on social media this week that he is considering blocking imports of cooking oil from China.

PepsiCo and Unilever, alongside other key players in the retail and food and beverage sectors, have unveiled the 'Step Up for Agriculture' initiative.

National Geographic and PepsiCo have launched a new programme aimed at transforming the global food system through regenerative agriculture practices.

Beneo has announced a three-year collaborative project aimed at promoting sustainable rice farming practices in Vietnam.

Müller UK & Ireland has launched a new pricing structure for organic milk in an effort to stabilise supply and address the long-term decline in production.

The PepsiCo Foundation has initiated a new programme called VivaOliva, aimed at assisting smallholder olive oil farmers in Jaén, Spain, in adopting regenerative agricultural practices.