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January 31, 2016 Madelaine B. Miraflor (Manila Bulletin) | http://goo.gl/d5lQpC

In a bid to improve the productivity in the country’s sugarcane industry, the Philippine government is now studying how Thai farm machineries and equipment could bring positive changes into the lives of Filipino farmers.

State-run Sugar Regulatory Authority (SRA) said in a…

January 27, 2016 Sugaronline | http://goo.gl/RKc6Fe

ExxonMobil, a global leader in advanced biofuels research, announced an agreement with Renewable Energy Group, Inc. (REG) to study the production of biodiesel by fermenting renewable cellulosic sugars from sources such as agricultural waste, reports Sugaronline.

The agreement is between ExxonMobil Research and…

January 27, 2016 Sugaronline | http://goo.gl/k46XCh

The United Arab Emirates, home to the world's largest port-based sugar refinery, imported the most raw sugar on record at the end of 2015 just before Brazil and India started to run low on exports of the sweetener, according to Bloomberg.

Raw sugar destined for the U.A.E. in the fourth quarter totaled 943,000…

January 26, 2016 Mary Grace Padin (Business Mirror)|http://goo.gl/47dhJH

The Philippines is keen on adopting technological innovations from Thailand—the world’s second-largest sugar exporter—to boost the productivity of sugarcane farms, according to the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA).

SRA Administrator Ma. Regina Bautista-Martin said a team from the agency…

January 26, 2016 Sugaronline | http://goo.gl/KP49aw

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has joined those calling for a "sugar tax" on soft drinks in a major report on childhood obesity, according to the UK's The Scotsman newspaper.

The move will undoubtedly increase pressure on the government as it prepares to issue its own strategy for tackling obesity in the UK…