Author: Hithaishi CB

Partnership aims to drive sustainable agriculture practices and advance precision irrigation solutions both in the UAE and globally that address food security challenges.     Netafim, an Orbia business and a global leader in precision agriculture solutions, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with UAE-based E20 Investment to pave the way for a future joint venture. This partnership aims to drive sustainable agriculture practices and advance precision irrigation solutions both in the UAE and globally that address food security challenges.     The future joint venture is intended to leverage the strengths and expertise of Orbia Netafim and E20 Investment through its subsidiary Agritek, a leading agricultural project developer. The venture will focus on mitigating intensifying global desertification through the efficient…

Collaboration will boost development of unique combination of ingredients, R&D and processing solutions to craft plant-based dairy alternative products Kerry, a world leader in taste and nutrition, has signed a partnership to support the creation of more high quality sustainable dairy alternative products, and enhance market growth for the plant-based category in Asia Pacific. The agreement, which will see Kerry support on technology development, applications and enzymes, flavours, maskers and nutrition, is a step towards the creation of a unique dairy alternative expertise ecosystem, where other ingredients and processing partners are invited be part of the collective to accelerate the move towards sustainable nutrition solutions.…

The Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies sets new binding, multilateral rules to curb harmful subsidies as a key factor in the widespread depletion of the world’s fish stocks. Hong Kong, China deposited its instrument of acceptance of the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies on 21 August 2023. Ms Drew Lai, Acting Permanent Representative, presented Hong Kong, China’s instrument of acceptance to Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. Adopted by consensus at the WTO’s 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) held in Geneva on 12-17 June 2022, the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies sets new binding, multilateral rules to curb harmful subsidies, which are a key factor in the widespread…

Asian Agri extends multilateral partnership to bring Indonesian smallholders under the cooperative to achieve rapid progress over replanting their plantation In Indonesia, three village unit cooperatives (KUD) partnered with Asian Agri to form a Partnership Agreement (PKS) to distribute funding assistance for the People’s Palm Oil Replanting Program (PSR) with the Palm Oil Plantation Fund Management Agency (BPDPKS) and the banking sector. As part of Asian Agri’s partner cooperative program, 300 hectares of land are being replanted in Kampung Bukit Agung, Kerinci Kanan District, Siak Regency, Riau, KUD Sumber Rezeki, Kampung Bukit Agung, Kerinci Kanan District, Siak Regency, Riau, KUD…

Vietnam exported 4.83 million tonnes of rice untill August 2023 The Vietnam Ministry of Industry and Trade has announced the list of 210 businesses that are eligible to export rice. Ho Chi Minh City is the locality with the largest number, 47. According to the ministry, in the first seven months of this year, Vietnam exported 4.83 million tonnes of rice. The country plans to export about 2.67 million tonnes in the remaining five months of the year. Meanwhile, the prices of exported rice have been increasing. According to the Vietnam Food Association (VFA), the country offered the prices of…

The project will focus on five priority area: nitrogen (N) decisions, sowing decisions, enterprise agronomic decisions, enterprise financial decisions and managing natural resource capital. Australian grain growers have been awarded a $30 million five-year loan to help them better manage risks such as drought and market volatility. Making the announcement at the 50th annual AgQuip event in Gunnedah, Federal Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Murray Watt said “the investment in the RiskWi$e program is one of the largest ever grower-facing initiatives undertaken by the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC). This groundbreaking initiative will help the industry be better…

New wine grape cultivars possess natural preservation properties, diminishing or negating the need for sulfites as preservatives during winemaking. GreenVenus, LLC, an agricultural biotech company focused on developing solutions for agriculture with new breeding innovations, announces advances aimed at revolutionizing the production of high-quality wines without using sulfites. Oxidation, or browning, during grape juice processing can affect the color, phenolic content, and overall quality of wines. Sulfur dioxide (SO2) is commonly used to prevent undesired oxidation, but it is linked to adverse health effects for individuals who are sensitive or allergic to sulfites. As a result, there is a growing…

Sound Agriculture launched sounDMR, a software designed to reveal epigenetic variation in plant populations.  A team of researchers at Sound Agriculture has released a new software package, called sounDMR, designed to reveal epigenetic variation in plant populations. The findings, published today in Scientific Reports, showcase the potential of sounDMR to enable high-resolution epigenetic profiling of plants without the need for expensive equipment or complex library preparations, fostering new opportunities in plant breeding. Epigenetics is the study of heritable changes in gene expression that occur without changes to the underlying DNA sequence. DNA methylation is one of the key mechanisms through which…

US based Farmland LP launches $250M Third Fund focused on Organic and Regenerative Agriculture A leading investment fund focused on converting conventional agricultural land into sustainable farming, Farmland LP has invested in Organic and Regenerative Agriculture. Farmland LP leads in preeminent fund manager specializing in organic farmland in the US has launched its $250M Vital Farmland III (Fund III), its third and largest fund to date. Fund III will extend Farmland LP’s mission of transforming conventional farms into dynamic, sustainable, and organic operations, catering to the surging consumer demand for food products derived from organic and regeneratively farmed sources. Farmland…

The Department of Livestock Development has set up five action plans Somchuan Veterinarian Rattana Mangkhalanon Director General of the Department of Livestock Development Assigned Praphas Phinyochep, Deputy Director-General of the Department of Livestock Development discussed on ways to increase the efficiency of dairy cow production of farmers and preparations in 2025. Under the free trade agreement (FTA) Thai-Australia and Thailand-New Zealand, Thailand has to cancel the tax quota in milk and cream products flavored milk beverages and skimmed milk powder. This affects the upstream production sector of the Thai dairy industry because the cost of production is still high. The Department of Livestock Development has set up an action plan…