Author: Hithaishi CB

To elevate Southeast Asia’s dignity and glory, and to enhance research output on the Asian continent and globally he National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) and Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) have agreed to increase collaboration in the field of research and innovation. This cooperation was marked by the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between BRIN Deputy for Research and Innovation Utilisation R. Hendrian and UTM Vice Chancellor Datuk Ahmad Fauzi Ismail, at the B. J Habibie Building, Jakarta,  Director-General of Higher Education of the Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education Azlinda Azman said in her speech that this cooperation will…

In the post-harvest space, Hectre’s early fruit sizing AI solution Spectre, sizes apples, pears, cherries, citrus and onions. New Zealand’s fruit tech startup Hectre has developed transformative technology for the global fruit growing and packing industry. The Hectre platform delivers value across the supply chain by streamlining key processes, and offering early access to valuable data. Most fruit tech companies play in one market space, like labor management or fruit sorting. Each market has complexities and a never-ending collection of unique use cases. Hectre has overcome a major challenge by crossing over into additional areas of the supply chain. Bryan…

Bayer’s Preceon™ Smart Corn System to CRISPR  Pairwise’s Fulcrum™ platform inks five-year collaboration to further advance short-stature corn Pairwise and Bayer have signed a new five-year multi-million Dollar collaboration to further advance short-stature corn. New agreement will focus on CRISPR applications for Bayer’s Preceon™ Smart Corn System. Collaboration builds on successful initial gene-editing partnership between the two companies that resulted in 27 novel traits being transferred into Bayer’s testing programs. Pairwise, a food and agriculture company known for bringing the first gene-edited food to the U.S. market, and Bayer partnership focused on innovations in short-stature corn. This new program leverages Pairwise’s…

Innovative AgTech solutions and services to remove inefficiencies and solve real business challenges A significant surge in AI-driven technologies has been witnessed in the agricultural industry in recent years, particularly in commodity trading. Agribusiness markets are being revolutionized by these advanced systems, which change the way trading operations are carried out. From 2023 to 2032, the AI in agriculture market is expected to grow at a CAGR of over 20%. While AI finds numerous applications in agriculture, such as using robots, its impact is greater when viewed from the perspective of analytics-based software. Agricultural commodity traders can benefit greatly from artificial…

At the end of 2022, coconut export turnover was over $700 million According to a recent analysis by Vietnam Investment and Trade promotion center, the country’s coconut export are expected to reach $1 billion in 2025 after the US and China agree to allow Vietnamese coconuts to enter the two markets. President of the Vietnam Coconut Association Nguyen Thi Kim Thanh., explains that as the US is about to open the market for Vietnamese coconuts and China allows official coconut import, local businesses are trying to develop raw material areas, apply for growing areas codes, and register to build organic…

Both countries are now in talks regarding the possible development of the sugar and ethanol industries. On August 29, delegates from Brazil’s Embassy in Manila and Brazilian Cooperation Agency (ABC) met with DA officials to discuss areas of collaboration between the two countries to boost sugarcane and ethanol production in both countries. This visit was prompted by the Philippine Department of Agriculture – Sugar Regulatory Administration (DA-SRA)’s visit to Sao Paulo, Brazil early this year. Both countries are now in talks regarding the possible development of the sugar and ethanol industries. As one of the leading countries in sugarcane and…

The discovery could arm breeders with information on how to develop canola varieties with improved resistance against the disease. Australian researchers have discovered three genes associated with resistance to sclerotinia stem rot, marking a major step towards developing improved disease-resistant canola varieties for growers. The genes have links to sclerotinia stem rot susceptibility and resistance. Sclerotinia stem rot is a fungal disease which can significantly reduce the productivity of a grower’s canola crop. The discovery could arm breeders with information on how to develop canola varieties with improved resistance against the disease. Researchers from the Centre for Crop and Disease…

The programme has granted land titles for 5.6 million hectares of state forest to 1 million households. Indonesia’s social forestry programme, adopted in 2016, has ushered local communities into a new era of forest management. The programme is designed to strengthen land access rights, empower communities and support forest conservation practices. The government is aiming to reallocate a total of 12.7 million hectares of state forest, equivalent to the size of Indonesia’s main island of Java, to local communities, enabling them to manage their forests for decades at a time. As of today, the programme has granted land titles for…

To increase access and use of digital farming technologies in Brazil BASF has launched an innovative program in Brazil that links independent, agronomic consultancies with farmers through its advanced xarvio FIELD MANAGER crop optimization platform. The unique program, called xarvio Agro Experts, gives agronomic consultancies access to existing xarvio solutions that optimize and increase productivity in the field, specifically for soybean, corn, and cotton. It enables these consultancies to expand their digital farming knowledge and service offering, bringing even greater value to the work being done. It also ensures farmers can benefit from in-field support for the use of xarvio FIELD MANAGER…

Entering the attractive precision agriculture market Nordson Corporation has completed the acquisition of the ARAG Group and its subsidiaries (“ARAG”). ARAG is a global market and innovation leader in the development, production and supply of precision control systems and smart fluid components for agricultural spraying. The completion of the transaction follows the Company’s June 26, 2023, announcement that it had entered into an agreement to acquire the business. This acquisition will expand Nordson’s core dispense capabilities into the precision agriculture end market. ARAG is the specialist for components accessories and solutions the crop protection equipment as well as Precision agriculture…