Author: Dipti Barve
First regulatory milestone in the EU has followed applications in Brazil, US, and Canada over recent months. Bayer advances its blockbuster pipeline submitting registration applications for icafolin-methyl in the European Union, following completed applications in Brazil, United States and Canada, the company announced today. Icafolin is agriculture’s first new mode of action for post-emergent weed control for broadacre crops in over 30 years. With estimated peak sales potential around €750 million, Bayer expects Icafolin will be launched from 2028 onward with initial availability in Brazil. The new operating model DSO has been instrumental for advancing Icafolin regulatory submissions ahead of…
It enables customers to seamlessly transfer goods between various transport modes, including rail, road and ocean, along the strategic Auckland-Tauranga trade corridor. A.P. Moller – Maersk’s integrated cold chain facility at the Ruakura Superhub has been awarded a 6 Star Green Star NZ Design & As-Built rating by the New Zealand Green Building Council (NZGBC). This is the first cold storage facility in New Zealand to achieve the highest sustainability standard in commercial construction. Opened in February 2024, the Ruakura facility represents Maersk’s biggest infrastructure investment in New Zealand. It enables customers to seamlessly transfer goods between various transport modes,…
Bayer will extend the distribution of M2i’s pheromones gels to the Asia-Pacific region, Latin America and the United States. Bayer signed a development and distribution agreement with French pheromones expert company M2i Group for the exclusive distribution of pheromone gels for the Asia-Pacific as well as the Latin America region and the United States building on its successful collaboration and related product launches in Europe and Africa. Through an agreement signed in 2023 with M2i Group, Bayer has become the exclusive distributor of selected M2i products in Europe and some African countries targeting lepidoptera and some sucking pests in crops…
Prior to joining Corteva, Brook served in the investment banking division of Lazard as Managing Director and Head of Global Agribusiness and Nutrition. Corteva has appointed Brook Cunningham as President, Asia-Pacific, effective June 1, 2025. Cunningham will be based in Singapore and lead Corteva’s commercial business in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, spanning 17 countries. Prior to her appointment, Cunningham served as Senior Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer of Corteva where she led enterprise strategy, mergers and acquisitions, economic and competitive intelligence, sustainability strategy and strategic enablement. “The Asia Pacific region is at the heart of some of the greatest opportunities…
The 17,500-square-meter facility is the first of its kind in northern Peru, offering end-to-end cold chain services from harvest to export. A.P. Moller – Maersk launched its new packing and cold chain logistics center in Olmos, Peru, a strategic move to support the country’s booming agro-export sector. As Peru’s fresh fruit exports continue to rise driven by global demand the new facility is designed to deliver speed and freshness from farm to port. Strategically positioned in the heart of northern Peru’s agricultural corridor, the Olmos site is a newly developed, multi-product fruit logistics center designed to streamline the region’s export…
The Felujit, an innovative fungicide will be available across key rice-growing states in the country starting from July. Bayer, a global enterprise with core competencies in the life science fields of agriculture and healthcare, announced the launch of Felujit, an innovative fungicide designed to provide protection to all plant parts against sheath blight in paddy cultivation. The product will be available across key rice-growing states in the country starting from July. As the agricultural sector grapples with increasing challenges from pests and diseases, Felujit, with its unique formulation combining Penflufen and Tebuconazole, is set to transform the way farmers manage…
This transaction marks an important milestone for Vilmorin & Cie, enabling to further focus on its strategic priorities and to reinforce its other territories as it continues advancing on its Ambition 2030 roadmap. The seed companies KWS and Limagrain announced the sale of their North American Joint Venture (JV) AgReliant Genetics to GDM, a global leader in plant genetics. The three companies signed a binding agreement. The AgReliant Genetics Joint Venture (50/50) was established in 2000 between Limagrain and KWS. AgReliant specializes in research, production, and sale of seeds and offers high-performance varieties for corn, soybeans and other seeds across…
This agreement aims to expand the strategic use of drone technology in institutional security, operational preparedness, and capacity building. International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and Davao Unmanned Aerial Solutions (DUAS) strengthened their longstanding partnership by signing a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) at IRRI Headquarters in Los Baños, Laguna. This agreement aims to expand the strategic use of drone technology in institutional security, operational preparedness, and capacity building. The partnership also opened opportunities to leverage technology for joint research and innovation initiatives in support of IRRI’s broader mission. As a leading drone technology company, DUAS has worked closely with IRRI for…
The partnership will provide a framework for collaboration in the delivery of strategic initiatives to support the African Union’s Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP). AKADEMIYA2063 and IFDC recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to leverage research to inform policy action toward advancing Africa’s food security ambitions. The partnership will provide a framework for collaboration in the delivery of strategic initiatives to support the African Union’s Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP), the continent’s agrifood system transformation framework, including planning and implementation processes of the Kampala CAADP Declaration, and the Nairobi Declaration on the Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health…
Maersk’s new platform offers a centralised, AI-powered approach to customs and tariff management. A.P. Moller – Maersk announced the launch of “Maersk Trade & Tariff Studio”, a new digital solution designed to help global cargo owners regain control in an increasingly volatile trade environment. As global trade faces a paradigm shift marked by rising tariffs, regulatory scrutiny, and disrupted customs processes, Maersk’s new platform offers a centralized, AI-powered approach to customs and tariff management. For decades, global trade benefited from declining tariffs and fewer barriers. But for now, that has been put on hold. Today’s environment is defined by unpredictability,…