Author: Hithaishi CB

The core of Brains Bio’s enhanced Veterinary Health Division lies in its focused approach to pharmaceutical development Brains Bioceutical Corp (“Brains Bio”), is strengthening its Veterinary Health Division with new leadership. John Boshart’s appointment as Vice President of Veterinary API and Business Development, reflects Brains Bio’s commitment to leveraging extensive pharmaceutical expertise and cutting-edge research to advance animal health care. Brains Bio’s Animal Health Division is empowered by the unique properties of its THC-free CBD API, which boasts an ultra-low detection limit of 0.000006%. This EU-GMP Certified API is pivotal in clinical and preclinical studies, including a Phase III Clinical…

Announces 10 Startup finalists from Australia, China, Vietnam, Thailand, and the Philippines for the second edition of APAC Greenhouse Accelerator Program PepsiCo, a global leader in convenient foods and beverages, has unveiled the 10 finalists selected for the APAC Greenhouse Accelerator Program 2024. The Greenhouse Accelerator program launched in January this year invited applications from startups across APAC. The finalists were selected by a committee of leaders within PepsiCo based on their ability to deliver innovative solutions in sustainable agriculture, circular economy, and climate action. Each finalist was chosen for their unique approach to addressing environmental and sustainability challenges—key criteria…

CropLife Asia is the CropLife International’s regional non-profit organization advocating a safe and secure food supply for food security enabled by innovative agriculture Singapore’s CropLife Asia, advocates of crop protection and plant biotechnology to enhance sustainable farming in the plant science industry, has announced its new leadership board members. Rahoul Vijay Kumar Sawani will be the new President of CropLife Asia with immediate effect. Rahoul Sawani has been serving as President of Asia Pacific with Corteva Agriscience since 2022. In his long term role, Sawani has been instrumental in delivering the company’s regional strategy and overseeing the growth of the…

Ministry advises farmers to plant rice alternately wet and dry and promote cultivation of crops after rice fields Plants use little water to increase income Thailand’s Permanent Secretary of Agriculture Kick Off opens water delivery to prepare for rice farming in 2024 and advises farmers to plant rice alternately wet and dry. Promote cultivation of crops after rice fields Plants use little water. Increase income for farmers. Prayoon Insakul, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives Revealed after visiting the area to open water delivery to prepare for rice farming in 2024, with Mr. Preecha Phanwa, Chief Inspector…

ADEPIDYN® technology on track to be first of Syngenta’s crop protection active ingredients to attain billion-dollar annual sales within eight years of commercialization Syngenta Group, one of the world’s largest agricultural technology companies, is extending its leadership in fungicides with the success of its patented ADEPIDYN® technology (trademark for active ingredient: pydiflumetofen). Following its recent registration in Great Britain, farmers in more than 55 countries globally are now able to access this powerful fungicide, with strong sales across continents reflecting farmer demand for effective control of a broad range of crop diseases. The company is on track to achieve one billion…

The pilot plant is focused on scaling up the production of recombinant proteins and peptides with applications in nutrition, food and beverages, agriculture, biomaterials, and biopharma 21st.BIO unveiled a new pilot plant facility in its Danish headquarters, designed to support companies upscale their bioproduction.  21st.BIO provides services ranging from strain construction to industrial production upscaling to customers worldwide. Combining world-class industrially proven technology with fermentation capacity, the company will help customers get to scale faster, in a risk-mitigated and cost-effective way.  21st.BIO offers this pilot facility to the market to facilitate and accelerate the step between internal lab-scale fermentation and large-scale production.…

China Business Meet Up is the largest-scale edition of ASIA FRUIT LOGISTICA’s series ofcontent-backed networking events in key markets across Asia ASIA FRUIT LOGISTICA’s new roadshow of Asia Business Meet-Ups reaches a grand finale with its China Business Meet Up on 27-28 May in Shanghai. Held at Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention Center (SWEECC), the China Business Meet Up is the largest-scale edition of ASIA FRUIT LOGISTICA’s series ofcontent-backed networking events in key markets across Asia. ASIA FRUIT LOGISTICA has joined forces with three of China’s top wholesale markets – Guangzhou Jiangnan, Shanghai Huizhan and Hebei Sunhola – to…

More than 300 international exhibitors – DLG is co-organizer – Supported by Thai Ministry of Agriculture – Technical program enables professional exchange and in-depth analysis With two weeks to go before kick-off, AGRITECHNICA ASIA & HORTI ASIA, Asia’s leading trade fairs for crop production and smart farming, will be showcasing solutions from more than 300 exhibitors from 28 countries. Organized by the DLG (German Agricultural Society), VNU Asia Pacific, and officially co-hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives of Thailand, the event takes place at the Bangkok International Trade & Exhibition Centre (BITEC), Thailand, 22-24 May, 2024, offering visiting…

The U.S. took the largest share (15.7% worth US$352 million) of worldwide K-food sales. The ASEAN market also showed a robust growth (US$464 million) Korean Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs has announced that the estimated export value of Korean agri-food products (K-food) in the first quarter of 2024 reached an all-time high of $2.27 billion, up by 3.4% from the previous year. This figure marks 8th consecutive year of growth recorded since 2015. Agri-food products means processed and non-processed food, excluding aquatic food products. Growth trajectory of Korean agri-food export value $6.1 billion in 2015 → $7.03 billion in 2019…

Statistics indicate that Vietnam’s coffee exports to Singapore skyrocketed by 157% in the first quarter of 2024 to reach about $2.01 million by year end A recent analysis by Vietnam’s Trade department indicated that Vietnam exported five coffee products coded HS0901, HS 09011120, HS 09011130, HS09012120, and HS 09012111 to the demanding market during the first quarter. However, these types of coffee made up a small proportion of only 3.64%, 7.24%, 14.04%, 0.74%, and 0.02%, respectively, in the market. Experts believe that despite its small population size, Singapore’s coffee import value remains at a relatively high at between SGD140 million…