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GSI report highlights key pointers to beneficial aquaculture GSI, is striving to drive change and promoting more sustainable practices in salmon aquaculture. Members of GSI are are fostering transparency by leveraging insights from data to collectively improve the sustainability of farm raised salmon. Increased transparency adds a layer of accountability to a company’s operations. With publicly available company metrics, buyers have an additional tool at their disposal to use in decision-making when choosing which product best suits their sustainability commitments. GSI has release its 2023 Sustainability Report features 2,800+ data points on 15 metrics from 14 members across the globe.…

Commits to prevent, control, and eradicate diseases transmissible between animals and humans such as Avian Influenza, Rabies, and Leptospirosis, among other infections Philippines Department of Agriculture (DA) vows to implement proactive and effective zoonotic disease prevention and control as it assumes chairmanship of the Philippine Inter-agency Committee on Zoonoses (PhilCZ) during the ceremonial turnover of chairmanship from the Department of Health (DOH) to the DA for the years 2024 to 2025. “This transition underscores the importance of strong collaboration in our efforts to combat zoonotic diseases, echoing the principle of the One Health approach. Under the provisional guidance of PhilCZ,…

Envita is a highly effective nitrogen-fixing solution leading global crop protection sector Azotic Technologies Limited has announced that the Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority of the Philippines has approved the registration of Envita®, a systemic nitrogen-fixing bacteria, for use on rice. Envita is a unique nitrogen-fixing microbe based on the microbe Gd (Gluconocetobacter diazotrophicus), that works by creating a symbiotic relationship with plant roots, stems, and leaves, fixing nitrogen inside plant cells, thereby making Envita one of the most efficient N-fixing microbes available for use in agricultural applications. Envita is distributed through Texicon Agri Ventures Corp, the leading distributor of high-quality products serving the agricultural sector…

Government to introduce a Bill to State Parliament to end statutory rice export marketing (‘vesting’) arrangements by 1 July 2025, heralding a new era of greater opportunity and innovation for the rice industry Australia’s NSW legislation is set to introduce a Parliament Bill in June, to enhance the long-term viability of the state’s rice industry, which had an estimated farm gate value of $219 million in 2022-23. Government aims to ensure regulations do not hinder agriculture industry growth. The NSW Government while drafting the Bill to modernise the state’s rice marketing arrangements received requests from rice growers from across NSW…

BSAF Agricultural Solutions partners with Anhui Huaheng Biotechnology to establish a joint lab to further support bio-stimulant products development BASF Agricultural Solutions and Anhui Huaheng Biotechnology (AHB) have signed a strategic cooperation agreement to jointly explore and develop the agriculture nutrition segment in China. The collaboration will utilize BASF’s comprehensive expertise in agricultural solutions and AHB’s strength in synthetic biology to promote sustainable agriculture in China. Under the agreement, both parties will work together to develop biostimulant products that can help to increase crop yield, improve crop quality, and enhance crop resilience. In addition, the jointly established Plant Nutrition Application…

Trade Mission happening in Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City and ends in Hanoi, Sept. 9-13, 2024 The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service is accepting applications from current and potential U.S. exporters for a trade mission to Vietnam, Sept. 9-13, 2024. Participants will attend events in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, and will also have the opportunity to engage with visiting buyers from Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia and Thailand. “Markets in Southeast Asia hold immense opportunity for U.S. exporters,” said USDA Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis M. Taylor. “In 2023, the United States exported $3.1…

Strengthening of a unique NGO-corporation collaboration model that links conservation goals with economic potential and addresses societal issues like deforestation and land degradation Syngenta Group, the leading global agriculture technology company, and The Nature Conservancy (TNC), a world-wide conservation organization with the mission to conserve the lands and waters on which all life depends, renewed their successful collaboration that links conservation goals with economic potential and addresses societal issues like deforestation and land degradation. The two partners have been collaborating since 2009 and entered into a global collaboration in 2018. The new three-year collaboration builds on successful projects and focuses…

The program will be available to producers of NSW’s $420 million wine exports looking to re-enter the newly reopened Chinese market From July 2024 Investment NSW will kick off a targeted 12 month program of initiatives to bring international buyers to NSW and make it easier for local wine makers to take their products to markets around the world. The program will be available to producers of NSW’s $420 million wine exports looking to re-enter the newly reopened Chinese market but will also support exporters in key emerging markets including India, Japan and Vietnam. The NSW Government is focusing its…

This partnership aims to jumpstart a major long-term agricultural project between the institutions, ensuring food security in the face of climate change The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and Good Neighbors International (GNI) signed a collaborative agreement to promote and accelerate research and extension on global, regional, and national rice-based farming systems, beginning in Central Luzon, the largest rice-producing region in the Philippines. The agreement was formalized by IRRI Director General Yvonne Pinto and GNI Director General Sun Kim at IRRI Headquarters in Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines on 20 May 2024. This partnership aims to jumpstart a major long-term agricultural project between…

Collaboration with G+FLAS to develop new tomato varieties addresses Vitamin D deficiency affecting a billion people worldwide Bayer has advanced two initiatives with external partners to bring forward genome editing in vegetables. Bayer and South-Korean biotech company G+FLAS have entered into an agreement to collaborate on developing genome-edited tomato varieties that are nutritionally enhanced with vitamin D3. Vitamin D deficiency is a widespread issue globally, particularly in countries where winter sunlight is limited. It affects an estimated billion people worldwide and can lead to a range of health issues including rickets. Part of the agreement is also the ambition to…