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Generates revenues of more than €200 million, including nearly €150 million in animal nutrition, health and welfare. Global specialist of natural solutions for agriculture, Olmix Group has acquired Yes Sinergy, a Brazilian biotech company specialized in natural additives for animal nutrition and welfare. With the acquisition of Yes Sinergy, Olmix Group is pursuing its international development, positioning itself as a major supplier of biosourced solutions for agriculture. The Group now generates revenues of more than €200 million, including nearly €150 million in animal nutrition, health and welfare. The Group will now have a global presence spanning Europe, Asia and Latin…

PLS Agrofresh will  develop, operate, maintain and harvest an initial 500-acre banana plantation. PLS Plantations announced that its wholly-owned Brighthill Synergy Sdn Bhd has entered into a strategic partnership with Agrofresh Management Sdn Bhd to develop Malaysia’s largest banana plantation. Agrofresh is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Agrofresh International Sdn Bhd, which is extensively involved in the full value chain of the agriculture-based industry. Agrofresh specializes in Cavendish bananas, boasting a rich portfolio of activities encompassing R&D, seedlings, plantation, packaging, trading, and exporting to China, Europe and Middle East. The joint venture establishes a new company named PLS Agrofresh Sdn Bhd, …

Corteva to receive exclusive rights to further develop and commercialize Lavie Bio’s lead product candidates for fruit rot and powdery mildew fungicide biologicals Lavie Bio Ltd., a subsidiary of Evogene Ltd., and a leading ag-biologicals company that develops microbiome-based, computational driven bio-stimulant and bio-pesticide novel products, announced today a licensing agreement with Corteva Inc., a leading ag innovation company. The agreement grants Corteva exclusive rights to further develop and commercialize the lead bio-fungicide product candidates targeting fruit rots and powdery mildew, which were discovered and developed by Lavie Bio. The agreement comes after two years of independent field validation conducted by both companies. Fruit…

Collaborations to increase businesses investment and technology transfer in the fields of irrigation, livestock irrigation, cultivation and processing of agricultural products. Vietnam and the state of Nebraska began to have trade relations in the past 10 years. In 2020, 8 Vietnamese enterprises signed purchase agreements with US companies to import raw beef, wheat, cornmeal meal (DDGS), soybean meal, soybean meal, corn, and wood. Nebraska is an agricultural state. Specifically, according to statistics of the World Bank (World Bank), Nebraska is the number one supplier in the United States to Vietnam of all kinds of animal feed ingredients. In addition, the state’s total…

MPOB indicates that crude palm oil (CPO) inventory fell by 0.43% to 917,846 tonnes in June month from 921,800 tonnes in May Malaysia’s total palm oil stock increased by 1.92% to 1.72 million tonnes in June 2023 from 1.69 million tonnes in the preceding month. In its latest industry performance report for June 2023, the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) said crude palm oil (CPO) inventory fell by 0.43% to 917,846 tonnes in June month from 921,800 tonnes in May. Processed palm oil stock, meanwhile, rose 4.75% to 802,721 tonnes from 766,346 tonnes previously. CPO production decreased by 4.60% to…

Poultry standards is an important step towards harmonising national animal welfare legislation and providing clarity and consistency to industry, consumers and trading partners. Agriculture ministers from all states and territories have now endorsed the new Australian Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines for Poultry. The poultry standards were finalised by the Independent Poultry Panel commissioned by all agriculture ministers. The standards are the culmination of an extensive stakeholder and public consultation process and underpinned by contemporary animal welfare science. Assistant Secretary for Animal Welfare, Dr Carol Sheridan said the endorsement of the poultry standards is an important step towards harmonising national…

New Karrikaid™ soil enhancer taps into smoke’s natural power to boost plant development and soil productivity. VGrid Energy Systems, a California-based clean energy producer, announces the launch of Karrikaid™, a new liquid plant and soil enhancer containing Karrikin molecules, recently found to play a significant role in promoting plant and soil productivity. Over millions of years, plants have evolved to respond quickly after wildfires. A growing body of evidence suggests that Karrikin molecules, derived from plant smoke and first discovered in the early 2000s, are important signaling compounds that stimulate plants to regenerate quickly and vigorously in post-fire conditions. Karrikaid™ liquid…

Volume of wood pellets exported to the RoK reached 0.65 million tonnes, equivalent to $96.1 million in value The Republic of Korea (RoK) and Japan have become the biggest importers of Vietnamese wood pellets, accounting for over 95% of Vietnam’s total export of this product, according to the Vietnam Timber and Forest Product Association.Vietnam Timber and Forest Product Association. The wood pellets exported to the RoK are primarily made from by-products of the wood processing industry, such as sawdust, wood shavings, and leftover wood scraps. The exporters are mostly in the southeastern region where wood furniture factories are concentrated. As…

Blue Aqua specializing in super-intensive shrimp farming will be funded by Bahwan Services and Trading LLC (BSTL) and Muscat Investment House LLC (MIH). Blue Aqua Singapore, specializing in super-intensive shrimp farming, has secured investment from two prominent Omani companies – Bahwan Services and Trading LLC (BSTL) and Muscat Investment House LLC (MIH). Singapore’s Blue Aqua shrimp farm aims to meet 50 percent of Singapore’s seafood needs and improve Middle Eastern food security. Omani investment will allow Blue Aqua to “produce 50 percent of Singapore’s seafood”. By infusing funds into Blue Aqua Singapore’s farming operations, the company expects to accelerate its…

DA is implementing water management projects to improve irrigation canals and other small scale irrigation projects to overcome disruption from El Nińo The Philippines Department of Agriculture (DA) reinforced water management strategies to facilitate adaptation and mitigation efforts on the effects of the El Nino phenomenon on agricultural production. A Mitigation Plan for El Nio is to be released by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr, so the public can take part in national measures to mitigate the effects of the said weather event. El Niño is a naturally occurring phenomenon of periodic warming of sea surface temperatures in the central…