American organisation, the Wheat Foods Council recently unveiled several initiatives to help combat anti-wheat messages during a meeting earlier this month in Phoenix, USA.
This August, Wheat Foods will hold a “Wheat Safari,” in North Dakota. The event will draw on the science behind the production of durum wheat.
Mexico's food and drinks industry will receive a significant boost over the next five years as a result of two sizable investments by PepsiCo, Inc. and Nestle S.A.
Last November, PepsiCo., unveiled plans to invest $5.5 billion in to India by 2020. The company stated it plans to use the funds to support its efforts in innovation, manufacturing, infrastructure and agriculture in the country.
Four PhD students from India, Kenya and Ethiopia will contribute to a £1.4 million research to combat wheat stripe rust.
A year of their projects will take place in Norwich or Cambridge, UK as part of an international effort to improve crop production in developing countries.
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