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Collaboration aims to develop innovative production methods to increase global availability of vegetables, shorten supply chains and promote sustainable agriculture Leading biotechnology company Pluri Inc, which transforms cells into solutions that promote global wellbeing and sustainability, has announced a strategic proof of concept (“POC”) agreement with a leading international agriculture corporation. The agreement is intended to boost the global vegetable product supply, streamline supply chains, and combat global climate change while ensuring a natural and more sustainable future for agriculture. The collaboration leverages the strengths of both companies—Pluri’s extensive expertise in cell-expansion technologies and cellular agriculture complements the partner’s global…

Reinforces focus on strategic priorities that provide the greatest profitable growth opportunities The Toro Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries Toro Australia Pty Ltd and Toro Australia Group Sales Pty Ltd based in South Australia (collectively “Toro Australia”), announced the sale of its Pope Products residential garden watering and irrigation business to The AMES Company, Inc., a subsidiary of Griffon Corporation . Pope irrigation and garden watering products are sold exclusively in Australia and New Zealand. This transaction represents The Toro Company’s commitment to disciplined portfolio management and prudent capital allocation strategies. The transaction also represents an opportunity for Toro Australia…

Partnership will introduce naturally occurring endophytes to key agricultural markets Syngenta Biologicals, a leader in cutting-edge agricultural biological solutions and Intrinsyx Bio, a Silicon Valley biotech company that promotes sustainable agriculture, today announced a collaboration to bring a novel biological solution to agricultural markets globally. The collaboration will boost farmers’ access to a custom selection of Intrinsyx Bio’s proprietary endophyte formulations. Endophytes – small microorganisms that colonize in plants – fix atmospheric nitrogen directly into the plant, increasing the availability and uptake of key nutrients such as phosphorus and micronutrients that are important for plant health. This reduces the need…

Group Releases 2023-2024 ESG Report, highlighting group’s commitment to integrating ESG principles across the firm and its investment approach CBC Group (“CBC”), one of Asia’s largest healthcare-dedicated asset management firms headquartered in Singapore, has published its Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) report for 2023- 24. This year’s report, titled “Building a Sustainable Future”, reflects CBC’s commitment to integrating ESG considerations across its business operations and investment processes across various strategies and its portfolio ecosystem, to protect and create long-term value. “ESG, now more than ever, is a non-negotiable imperative for the industry,” said Fu Wei, Chief Executive Officer of CBC.…

Information would be key for the application of ecosystem-based models for fish stocks sustainable management European directives such as the Marine Strategy Framework Directive or the EU Common Fisheries Policy call for fisheries management that ensures the sustainability of stocks. In recent years, this management has started moving towards the more holistic ecosystem-based approach, which not only considers the abundance of the stock and the fishing pressure it is subjected to, but also how the species interacts with the other species in the ecosystem. Thus, a better understanding of the trophic relationships in the marine environment and how they vary spatially…

Provides essential information for understanding the extent of forest resources, their condition, management and uses across the globe The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has shared the latest tools and techniques to support data collection from satellite imagery for monitoring forests with experts across Southeast Asia, including for the subregion’s mangroves. Participants will contribute to the Remote Sensing Survey of FAO’s 2025 Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA), which provides essential information for understanding the extent of forest resources, their condition, management and uses across the globe. Experts from Bhutan, Cambodia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Thailand and Viet Nam attended the…

According to VASEP, a slight increase in export turnover in the first half by 4.9% year-on-year.is a positive sign for this industry The turnover of Vietnam’s aquatic product exports reached $4.36 billion in the first half of this year, up 4.9% year-on-year.Among the top five importers, the US recorded the strongest growth, followed by China, the EU, and the Republic of Korea. As for product types, the group of crabs and crustaceans saw the strongest growth. The enterprises are advised to diversify export markets to avoid dependence on certain ones, and at the same time develop the domestic market.According to VASEP,…

After completion, the Nantong plant will achieve a production capacity of over 20,000 tons, focusing on high-value-added patented insecticides and fungicides Syngenta’s new crop protection formulation production base project in Nantong was held in Nantong Economic and Technological Development Zone in last week of June. As the strategic importance of the Chinese market to Syngenta Group continues to increase, the new plant has been upgraded and positioned as Syngenta Group’s global benchmark plant for formulation production. Su Fu, Secretary of the Party Committee and President of Syngenta Group China, Zhang Tong, Deputy Secretary of the Nantong Municipal Party Committee and Mayor, and…

Partners with Abu Dhabi National Oil Company and South Korea’s GS Energy Corporation to embark on the project in Al Ruwais, UAE starting from 2027 to produce 1 million tons per year of ammonia Mitsui & Co., Ltd., alongside TA’ZIZ (owned by Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC)), Fertiglobe, and South Korea’s GS Energy Corporation, has agreed to commence construction of an ammonia production facility in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). In addition, Mitsui has signed a loan agreement with Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) to finance the development of the project. The project involves the construction of an…

Smart farm exports: a 115.9% year-on-year growth from $137 million in 2022 to $296 million in 2023. Amid the global economic slowdown and other challenging conditions, the policy of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) to nurture the Korean agro-industry into a strategic industry for export growth has produced tangible outcomes.  Last year, the Korean agro-industrial sector recorded a 1.2% year-on-year growth in exports. In particular, the exports of smart farms and agricultural chemicals more than doubled from the previous year.  Smart farm exports saw a 115.9% year-on-year growth from $137 million in 2022 to $296 million in 2023, and…