Author: Hithaishi CB

The five-year Lupin Disease Resistance and four-year Harvestable Annual Legume Options (HALO) projects are the first to be announced under the Collaboration’s Grains Transformation program. Grains Transformation is one of six key program themes developed by the Collaboration, which also include Northern Australia’s Agriculture, Climate Resilience, Agricultural Technologies, Aboriginal Participation, and Capacity Building and Extension. Lupin Disease Resistance is focused on boosting lupin resistance to its four major diseases, while the HALO project is exploring harvestable annual legumes cultivars that can be used in rotation to reduce synthetic nitrogen fertilisers. Both grains projects are a co-investment between the Grains Research…

UK startup Oceanium has won the Thai Union Innovation Challenge at this year’s Asia-Pacific Agri-Food Innovation Summit in Singapore. One of the world’s leading seafood producers, Thai Union set the challenge to discover fresh ideas and solutions that will support its SeaChange 2030 Sustainability Strategy, which aims to reshape the seafood industry. The Innovation Challenge, ‘Novel Ingredients and Applications from Ocean-Derived Ingredients’, attracted entries from over 60 agri-food startups around the world. After a rigorous selection process, two finalists – Ingrediome, and Oceanium – had the opportunity to showcase their innovative solutions on stage in Singapore, to the Thai Union judges and a global summit…

Key earners were fruits and vegetables ($4.91 billion), rice ($3.97 billion), and cashew nuts ($2.92 billion). According to Vietnam’s Investment and Trade Promotion Center(ITPC), Vietnam ran a surplus of $9.3 billion in agro-forestry-fishery trade during January – October, up 26.2% from the same time last year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD). During the period, exports of the products totaled $43.08 billion, falling 4.2% year-on-year due to a decrease in the export value of key products such as seafood ($7.45 billion, down 20.5%) and forestry ($11.65 billion, down 19.3%). Agricultural exports accounted for nearly half of…

Zespri’s total global kiwifruit sales increase from $1.9 billion in 2015/16 to $3.92 billion in 2022 Zespri has officially opened its new Centre of Sales and Marketing Excellence in Singapore. The Centre was first established in 2015 and acts as a vital hub connecting Zespri’s markets together, as well as connecting all markets with growers in New Zealand and offshore. New Zealand High Commissioner to Singapore, Her Excellency Gabrielle Rush and New Zealand Trade Commissioner Maggie Christie attended the opening, along with around 60 growers from New Zealand as part of the first industry tour since Covid-19 which will also…

Hong Kong International Wine & Spirits Fair gathers global expertise in fine wine to cultivates new market opportunities The 15th HKTDC Hong Kong International Wine & Spirits Fair, organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), ended today after a successful three-day run (3-5 November). The fair drew keen buyers from emerging markets. Several regions stood out including Korea, Mainland China and Taiwan, as well as Southeast Asian countries such as Indonesia and Malaysia, showing healthy potential for development. The return of global buyers to the physical Wine and Spirits Fair underlines Hong Kong’s status as a key trade…

With this new alliance, Hefty Seed will gain access to Meristem’s patented BIO-CAPSULE for the delivery of its proprietary blend of microbes and micronutrients Meristem Crop Performance Group, LLC and Hefty Seed Company announced a strategic alliance and supply agreement focused on increasing the impact of beneficial biologicals on crop production and return on investment (ROI) for American farmers.“Hefty Seed Company’s stellar reputation for bringing the best in crop inputs and agronomic advice to help farmers make the most of every crop is second to none,” says Mitch Eviston, Founder and CEO of Meristem Crop Performance, in announcing the alliance.…

The initiative includes the launch of two new labs, Sustainability Lab and eXtended Reality Centre (XRC), and two Certificate of Competency (CoC) courses to support SMEs in their green digital transformation journey and to nurture the next generation of digital workforce Lenovo has launched its Innovations in Sustainability initiative, in collaboration with AMD and ITE, to support SMEs in their green digital transformation journey and empower students to be the next generation of the digital workforce in Singapore. The initiative encompasses the launch of two new labs, Sustainability Lab and eXtended Reality Centre(XRC), and two Certificate of Competency (CoC) courses,…

Shared commitment to quality and improving the lives of animals around the globe Nutramax and ADM’s trusted probiotic supplements brand, ADM Protexin has expanded their longstanding partnership that will allow ADM Protexin to manage certain Nutramax brands in Europe and a number of APAC markets, with the aim to expand further internationally. This agreement builds upon the existing successful collaboration between the two organizations. Under the enhanced partnership, ADM Protexin will manage the distribution of select Nutramax brands, including Cosequin®, Dasuquin®, and Denamarin® in various international markets. These trusted Nutramax brands are known for their high-quality ingredients and researched formulas…

By Christian Philippsen, Managing Director at BENEO Asia Pacific Calcium is an essential mineral for keeping our bones strong and healthy at any age. Maintaining a certain level of calcium in our blood is also needed to support important purposes in metabolism. However, most of the calcium we eat is not fully absorbed. Only about 30% is absorbed in the small intestine, while the rest reaches the large intestine and is excreted. It is also important to note that bone health becomes even more crucial as we age, because we start to lose bone mass and strength, and our body’s capacity…

Leveraging the strength of a global marketing team embedded within local markets throughout the world, Alltech is enhancing its marketing capabilities and establishing new teams to deliver greater strategic partnership across the business for Alltech’s customers. “We are capitalizing on the geographical and value chain differentiators of our global marketing structure, providing more pathways for our field-based team members to bring the voice of the customer back into the business,” said Susanna Elliott, chief marketing and communications officer at Alltech. “Our globally connected yet locally focused marketing strategy is aligning to deliver more relevance – and competitive edge – to…