Author: Hithaishi CB

Vietnam’s Export revenue from durian products alone was over $1.2 billion in 2022 Vietnam’s Plant Protection Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) is completing procedures to facilitate the export of Vietnamese durian to India, updated the deputy director of the department Nguyen Thi Thu Huong. According to the official, Vietnamese fresh durian is exported to 24 markets, and the frozen fruit to 23 markets. In the first eight months of this year, Vietnam exported over 300,000 tonnes of fresh durian.According to the MARD, in the period under review, the export of fruit and vegetables reached $3.45…

The two companies to launch a joint, multiyear program to use Agrematch’s AI system for the discovery of novel crop nutrition solutions ICL Group, a leading global specialty minerals company, recently announced its agriFood innovation and investment platform, ICL Planet Startup Hub, has led an investment round in Agrematch, an artificial intelligence (AI) agriTech startup. The two companies agreed to launch a joint, multiyear program to use Agrematch’s AI system for the discovery of novel crop nutrition solutions, to bring innovative products to ICL’s global offerings. Founded in 2017, by experienced entrepreneurs and industry veterans, Agrematch has been developing and…

Aerial WeedScout technology, a precision weed control solution that reduces post-emergent herbicide application by up to 70%  Sentera, the industry-leading provider of ag analytics has launched Aerial WeedScout technology, a precision weed control solution that reduces post-emergent herbicide application by up to 70% with no adverse impact on outcomes. Aerial WeedScout is the first turnkey, selective herbicide application solution that delivers the performance, affordability, and ease-of-use necessary to achieve broad adoption. Advanced high-resolution imaging and deep learning technologies allow users to detect weeds sooner with higher accuracy compared to competing technologies. Application equipment can move through fields at normal operating…

Director-General addresses International Conference on Food Security in Uzbekistan The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, QU Dongyu, on 7 Sep, renewed calls for the transformation of global agrifood systems at an International Conference on Food Security in Uzbekistan. The conference, held in Samarkand on September 7-8, was organized by the Government of Uzbekistan with the technical support of FAO. Aiming to review the current state of global food security, deliberate on some key agrifood systems challenges, and identify solutions in the Central Asia region and beyond. “This conference is an important opportunity to review…

The GrowBeyond Fund is the most innovative and ambitious of Grow Asia’s Public-Private impact funds and includes the ASEAN Sustainable Agriculture Loan Facility (ASALF) Grow Asia, a leading multi-stakeholder platform focused on building more resilient, and sustainable food systems has unveiled its largest impact fund, which includes a first-of-its-kind blended loan facility targeted at small, and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Launched at this year’s Grow Asia Investment Forum, the GrowBeyond Fund is designed to leverage up to $1 billion of climate finance through a public-private blended financing model. The new fund will unlock inclusive finance for small agri-businesses over the next…

28,000 m2 State-of-the-art lab building and greenhouse at its Monheim site equipped with early safety screens and A.I. designed for next generation of Crop Protection Bayer significantly strengthens its commitment to innovation in regenerative agriculture with a EUR 220 million investment in research and development (R&D) at its Monheim site. This is the company’s largest single investment in its Crop Protection business in Germany. The anticipated construction period of the new Monheim facility will be around 3 years. Full commissioning is planned for 2026. The primary focus of the site will be on developing the next generation of chemicals for a sustainable…

BOGE re-issues EO series for food & beverage, pharmaceutical, medical water treatment, fish farms, electronics, automotive and agriculture sectors BOGE, manufacturer of compressed air systems, has re-issued its tried-and-tested EO series and expanded its performance range to 30 kW. This means these very quiet and compact models can now be used for more applications including in fish farms and agriculture sectors. The EO series is very popular in sensitive work environments in particular with high demands for oil-free use and process safety. In the small to medium output performance range, they press hometheir advantage with their oil-free, quiet and low-vibration scroll…

Hanoi to host with the theme “Connecting the value chain, developing ecological and sustainable agriculture” from September 14 to 17, 2023 Vietnam’s Hanoi Agricultural Trade Promotion Center is introducing the 23rd International Agricultural Exhibition (AgroViet 2023) to be held in Hanoi from 14-17 Sep. The platform will facilitate international economic exchange cooperation, promote brands, products, trade transactions, honor agricultural, forestry, and fishery products and OCOP products, high quality agricultural specialties of localities throughout the country. The forum will be an opportunity for businesses and cooperatives to consolidate and exploit the domestic and export markets. Nguyen Minh Tien, Director of the…

GBA intends to accelerate the use of sustainable biofuels by facilitating technology advancements and developing robust standards and certification A Global Biofuel Alliance was launched at the G20 Summit in New Delhi on September 9, 2023, by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi in the presence of the leaders of Singapore, Bangladesh, Italy, the USA, Brazil, Argentina, Mauritius, and the United Arab Emirates. The Global Biofuel Alliance (GBA) is an initiative by India as the G20 Chair. The Alliance intends to expedite the global uptake of biofuels through facilitating technology advancements, intensifying utilization of sustainable biofuels, shaping robust standard setting and…

Joint multi-year commitment to measure and improve Grupo Almar’s environmental footprint using Sustell™ Grupo Almar, one of the top 5 shrimp producers in the world commits to a joint multi-year commitment to uses animal nutrition specialist DSM’s Sustell™ across all their shrimp production as well as access dsm-firmenich’s sustainability experience and expertise. Full environmental footprinting of Grupo Almar’s shrimp production will commence starting January 2024 providing internationally validated footprint results for the full year 2024 onwards. Aligned with the company’s vision “to become global leaders in sustainable aquaculture grounded on our high quality and efficiency standards”, Grupo Almar produces approximately 10%…