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Carrefour Italia Promotes Piedmont Rice

Carrefour Italia has joined a project that aims to promote quality rice from Italy’s northern Piedmont region. The 'Piemondina' project is an init...

Nigeria Plans $1 Billion Processing Zone To Boost Exports

Nigeria plans to establish a $1 billion crop-processing park with Turkish investors in the country’s north as part of efforts to improve value and bo...

Riso Scotti Invests €3 Million To Expand Production

Italian rice company Riso Scotti has invested €3 million to expand production capacity at its factory in Pavia, reports Il Sole 24 Ore....

Italy Sets New Regulations For Marking Origin Of Pasta And Rice

Italy's Ministero delle Politiche Agricole, Alimentari e Forestali (Ministry of Food and Forestry Policies), has declared that the origin of rice and...

Carrefour Italia Commits To 100% Italian Rice Project

Carrefour Italia is the first grocery retailer in Italy to adhere to the '100% Italian Rice' project goals. Through interaction with producers along the...

Italy Mandates Origin Labelling For Rice, Wheat Products

Italy has introduced a two-year trial that will see the introduction of mandatory origin labelling for rice and wheat for pasta. The new legislation was...

Nigeria Weather Chief Says Floods May Hurt Cocoa, Favour Rice

Floods predicted to sweep across most of Nigeria this year may imperil the West African country’s cocoa crop while boosting its rice output, the head...