Author: Hithaishi CB

Collaboration aims to creating value for all stakeholders—from businesses, to farmers, to financiers, and local governments The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) announces Golden Agri-Resources (GAR), a leading global agribusiness and palm oil producer, as its newest member to join forces with a global network of 200 businesses committed to accelerating the transition to a more sustainable world. GAR will contribute to the Agriculture & Food Pathway, aiming to enhance collaboration across the sector and support the Equitable Livelihoods workstream. GAR’s primary focus within the workstream is to support the creation of thriving and resilient agriculture and food…

The MOU seeks to promote the Integrated Rice Supply Chain Development Program Philippines Department of Agriculture (DA), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and National Irrigation Administration (NIA) have signed a memorandum of understanding that aiming to ensure an efficient rice supply chain and create an alternative market for the grain which will benefit both farmers and consumers. The MOU seeks to promote the Integrated Rice Supply Chain Development Program, a project that will foster an efficient supply chain; develop a business-to-business online market platform; create alternative market access for buyers and sellers; enhance farmers’ income; promote proper rice branding…

Signed a strategic cooperation agreement in the field of pesticide circulation Zhongnong Lihua Biotechnology Co., Ltd. and Jiangsu Yangnong Chemical Co., Ltd. held a strategic cooperation exchange meeting and jointly signed a strategy Cooperation agreement, officially becoming a strategic partner for pesticide manufacturing. Chairman Su Yi of Zhongnong Lihua, General Manager Huang Baiji, Executive Deputy General Manager Li Mingguang, General Manager of Crop Health Division Liu Shuncai, General Manager of International Business Department Zhang Aijuan, Director of R&D Center Zhang Xiaojun, General Manager of Yangnong Chemical Wu Xiaoju, General Manager Senior Consultant Dong Zhaoyun, Deputy General Manager Shenyang, Director of…

Vice Minister Ma Youxiang meets with Austrian Director General of Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Regions and Water Management Vice Minister Ma Youxiang met with Johannes Fankhauser, Director General for agriculture and rural development of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Regions and Water Management of The Republic of Austria, in Vienna. They exchanged views on deepening agricultural cooperation between China and Austria.   Vice Minister Ma said that under the strategic guidance of the leaders of both countries, China–Austria agricultural cooperation is stable and improving. The cooperation mechanisms have been continuously refined, agricultural trade has continued growing, and S&T cooperation has…

Armored Fresh introduces Oat Milk Cheddar Cheese Slices in the alternative dairy products category Armored Fresh, a Food Tech company specializing in alternative dairy products, has announced new partnership with East Coast restaurant chain, Bareburger. The collaboration between Armored Fresh and Bareburger was made in an effort to expand sustainable impact through a creamy zero-dairy cheese that tastes and melts like dairy and has a similar price point. Traditionally, plant-based cheeses have been reserved for vegans and vegetarians. However, this unique new partnership is expanding the reach of zero-dairy cheeses to flexitarians and omnivores alike. With Armored Fresh Oat Milk Cheddar…

TEIKKO soybean “nematicide” boosts natural defense mechanisms in plants similar to animal vaccines A North Carolina ag tech company is landing some major success in using a new kind of eco-friendly, portable weaponry in the global war on pests. Plant Health Care (PHC), a publicly traded company headquartered in Holly Springs, has received Brazilian approval to deploy its biological TEIKKO (pronounced TAKE-oh) soybean “nematicide” into that huge South American market. Further negotiations are on the way to make the product available to Brazilian farmers by 2024-25 soybean growing season. The 2023-24 soybean harvested area in Brazil is forecast to be 45…

Three-year Sharm-El Sheikh Support Programme designed to ‘unlock’ financing and other means of support for farmers and small agri-businesses Food systems comprise one-third of global anthropogenic emissions, and close to 20% of the global food supply chain is in Asia, making it a critical region for climate-smart agricultural investments. The World Business Council for Sustainable Development and the Boston Consulting Group to encourage regenerative practices across the global agricultural supply chain. These initiatives and investments represent a long overdue step towards ‘greening’ food systems. Food security is extremely susceptible to the changing climate, and any effort to address the climate…

The partner countries have strengthened economic and trade investment and enhanced S&T exchange  Ma Youxiang, Vice Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China, met with Istvan Nagy, Minister of Agriculture of Hungary, in Budapest on Jan. 24. They exchanged views on deepening China–Hungary cooperation in agriculture and rural affairs. Vice Minister Ma said that through the joint efforts of both countries, the agricultural cooperation mechanism has been operated smoothly, as the economic and trade investment has steadily increased, and S&T exchange has achieved fruitful results. Bilateral agricultural cooperation has provided impetus for improving China–Hungary relations. Vice Minister Ma made…

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…