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Differentiated Ultra High-Throughput Library Preparation Solution at AGBT Twist Bioscience Corporation a company enabling customers to succeed through its offering of high-quality synthetic DNA using its silicon platform, today announced technology early access of the Twist Flex Prep Ultra High-Throughput (UHT) Kit, which aims to enable unparalleled throughput at a fraction of the cost of existing on market solutions, accelerating NGS’ microarray conversion and adoption in agricultural genomics. Built upon enzymatic fragmentation library preparation, the Twist Flex Prep UHT Kit utilizes novel chemistry that accepts and self-normalizes a wide range of sample input amounts through a new proprietary Normalization By…

The AI-based platform empowers Viking Malt to measure and reduce the carbon footprint of their malting barley and monitor activities promoting biodiversity, using precise field-level data Viking Malt has set Science Based Targets, committing to a 42% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from its own activities (Scope 1 & 2) by 2030. However, the majority of Viking Malt’s total emissions, 87%,are Scope 3 emissions from their suppliers, mainly occurring on-farm. Viking Malt has set Science Based Targets, committing to a 42% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from its own activities (Scope 1 & 2) by 2030. However, the majority of Viking Malt’s total emissions, 87%,are Scope 3…

Two countries agreed to start negotiations on the formation of a preferential trade agreement (PTA) in 2024. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said that the Government of the Republic of Indonesia and the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania have agreed to strengthen cooperation in various fields, including trade, investment, human resource development, and health. “The friendship between Indonesia and Tanzania is further strengthened today with President Samia’s visit to Indonesia. We have agreed to continue providing concrete cooperation in various fields,” said President Jokowi in a joint press statement with President of Tanzania Samia Suluh Hassan, at the Bogor…

It is estimated that the value of exporting pine trees from Thailand to China will be approximately 1,500 million baht per year. Thailand’s Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives and the Customs Office of the People’s Republic of China have signed a MoU in presence of The Permanent Secretary of Agriculture of Thailand. Prime Minister Settha Thavisin presided over the signing ceremony of a protocol between the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives of Thailand and the Customs Office of the People’s Republic of China, which covers two issues. 1) Protocol on Phytosanitary Measures Requirements for export of pine trees From the…

IGC and the United States then hosted the 2024 Grains Forum “Biofuels market outlook and grains market development As current Chair of the International Grains Council (IGC), the United States hosted the 59th International Grains Council Session and 2024 Grains Forum in New Orleans, Louisiana this week. The IGC discusses current and prospective world grain market developments, and monitors changes in national grain policies and their market implications. IGC provides critical grain and oilseed market information and analysis to its members, promoting transparency and stability in international trade. The event kicked off with a Mississippi river tour sponsored by the North American Export…

The China-Africa Economic and Trade recorded $400 million in trade for the first year and aims for $14 billion in trade with Africa by 2025 Over the past decade, China has made a major departure from its traditional model of China-Africa cooperation in the roll out of its BRI agriculture projects in Africa. Previously, China-Africa cooperation was mainly about sharing knowledge, and it did it through showcasing technology and providing aid for the construction of public works (like irrigation schemes) promoting agriculture for food. The BRI approach, however, referred to as “agriculture for profit”, has operated through massive private or…

Joint investment in a Seed round for Cyns, a biotechnology company to unlock the next chapter of black soldier fly (BSF) farming in Latin America Sumitomo Corporation, through Sumitomo Corporation do Brasil S.A. has announced a joint investment in a Seed round for Cyns, a biotechnology company located in Sao Paulo, Brazil, to unlock the next chapter of black soldier fly (BSF) farming in Latin America. Lambarin Investimentos, a Brazilian family office and wealth management firm, has also joined the Seed Funding Round together with Sumitomo. Cyns is the leading biotechnology company specialized in sustainable insect-based animal nutrition in South…

Project aim to establishing the algae industry and its technologies within the Kingdom and aims to create employment prospects and mitigate the impacts associated with CO2 emissions The Minister of Environment, Water, and Agriculture, His Excellency Abdulrahman Abdulmohsen Alfadley, sponsored the signing of a strategic partnership agreement in research, development and innovation between the Ministry and King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). This collaboration seeks to strengthen the integration between the two entities, aligning with the ministry’s executive strategic plan for research and innovation and KAUST’s strategy. HE Alfadley also launched the Algae & Aquaculture Technologies Development Project…

“Opportunity for forestry, land and agriculture sectors to reduce emissions and align foodsystems with science-based targets” explains Lia Nicholson – Head of Sustainability, Terrascope The 2024 UN climate conference, COP28 in Dubai, saw a flurry of agri-food pledges. In terms of policies, over 150 governments will include agriculture and food in the next round of their national climate plans, due 2025, per the UAE Declaration on Agriculture, Food and Climate. Carbon accounting standards may not be an obvious climate hero. Yet two recent developments hold the potential to transform the global food industry by funnelling money towards decarbonisation within the…

Agritechnica Asia expands into Vietnam – Organizer DLG to meet high market demand for agricultural machinery knowledge in Asia with tailored country-specific Agritechnica format; HortEx exhibition for horti- and floriculture to be held in parallel – DLG’s “Agritechnica Asia” event in Bangkok continues as hub for Asia The German Agricultural Society (DLG) is strengthening its exhibition offering in Asia to meet greater demand and new requirements of agricultural professionals in the region for know-how in plant cultivation, technology and new production processes. Currently held biennially in Thailand, Agritechnica Asia, the leading trade fair for crop production and smart farming in…