Author: Hithaishi CB

Company invests in DIGIORNO® wheat supply chain, helping bring better agricultural methods to U.S. farms Nestlé announced today that it is investing to help bring regenerative agriculture practices to wheat farms within its DIGIORNO® supply chain, with the goal of improving soil, using less water, energy and fertilizer, and helping reduce the impacts of climate change. The initiative will bring regenerative agriculture practices to over 100,000 acres of farmland—nearly double the amount of acres needed to grow the amount of wheat used in DIGIORNO pizza. The work will help the company accelerate the transition to regenerative agriculture in its supply chain. Through partnerships with…

NWG’s AMPLIFY™ technology combines genetic traits, hybrid vigor, to drive hemp grain New West Genetics (NWG) announced that the seed production for its hybrid trait, AMPLIFY, has begun this 2023 season. NWG’s AMPLIFY trait creates a non-GMO hybrid that doubles grain yield while offering the traditional benefits of a hybrid crop. This jump in yield and reliability will revolutionize the economics of hemp production, enabling hemp to compete with established crops like soy and canola, paving the way for hemp’s entry into the food, feed, and sustainable fuels markets. NWG’s AMPLIFY technology combines genetic traits, hybrid vigor, and entirely female…

The joint venture with $11 million funding will fortify Origin’s Nutritionally Enhanced Corn (NEC) supply chain. China based agriculture technology company, Origin Agritech Ltd. initiated the construction for an innovative 100,000-ton corn drying base in Shihezi, Xinjiang, in a groundbreaking ceremony. The new base will be situated in its Origin’s Nutritionally Enhanced Corn (NEC) plantation bases. The project is spearheaded by the Company’s joint venture, Baodao Origin Agritech and Livestock Co. Ltd. The state-of-the-art facility will include a drying base, a storage base, and supporting facilities. The drying base will have the capacity to process 1,200 metric tons daily, while the storage…

The USV will be part of the company’s data-driven search for krill Aker Biomarine, which harvests krill in Southern Ocean for uses including aquafeeds, has announced plans to deploy a unique unmanned vessel to “optimise krill fishing and contribute to reducing emissions using big data”. The Mariner uncrewed surface vehicle (USV), was produced by Maritime Robotics, and handed over to Aker BioMarine earlier this month. This is the first time this type of USV has been used in a Norwegian fishery. it was built to withstand the extreme conditions in Antarctica, with both harsh climates and long distances to travel. The six-metre vehicle…

Bilateral trade reached  $2.8 billion in 2023 mainly by exporting rice, rubber, cashew nut, cassava, corn, banana, mango, tobacco, and natural resources Vietnam became the largest trading partner of Cambodia among members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) as bilateral trade made up nearly 50% of the total between Cambodia and the countries in the first five months of 2023. During the five months, trade between the two countries topped $2.8 billion, rising nearly 3% from a year earlier. Cambodia exported about $1.3 billion worth of goods to and imported commodities totalling over $1.5 billion from Vietnam, said…

Build capacity for flonicamid TC and tebufenozide TC A crucial project to extend production of green high-end chemicals by Shandong Jingbo Biotech’s industrial chain to 16,000 tons per annum has been approved by China for phase I of the technological upgrading and transformation project. The company plans to build production lines for flonicamid TC and tebufenozide TC with this project. The Bureau of Administrative Examination and Approval of Binzhou City announced that it had approved the environmental impact (EI) report of Shandong Jingbo Biotech Co., Ltd. (Shandong Jingbo Biotech)’s industrial chain The phase I will add some new equipment to…

MOA for the implementation of the Mindanao Inclusive Agriculture Development Project (MIADP). To resolve persistent poverty among indigenous peoples (IP) in Mindanao, the Department of Agriculture and the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) signed on Monday, July 10, 2023 a Memorandum of Agreement for the implementation of the Mindanao Inclusive Agriculture Development Project (MIADP). The project aims to enhance agricultural productivity and improve access to market and services for farmers and fisherfolk in selected ancestral domains in the region. It has a total cost of Php6.6 billion (B), wherein Php 5.3B will be coming from the World Bank loan…

“Research Orchard” facility is the only manufacturer of sorting and grading systems to determine effects of growing conditions on fruit to improve sorting and grading TOMRA Food has revealed the first details about its Research Orchard, the only facility of its kind run by a manufacturer of sorting and grading solutions. The Research Orchard occupies a 2.5-hectare (6.2-acre) plot in Waikato, New Zealand, next to the company’s 5,100-square-meter Field Research Center, which opened in 2022. TOMRA Fresh Food’s Field Research Manager, Richard Pickard, explained: “The orchard’s purpose is to monitor the flowering and fruiting of plants at each stage, adding…

Commences a new project to improve pig farming value chain in Vietnam’s Ninh Binh province The Center for Digital Transformation and Agricultural Statistics (DTS) in collaboration with the People’s Committee of Vietnam’s Ninh Binh province held the ground-breaking ceremony at the Tam Diep Nuclear Pig Breeding Research Station for the project “Setting up a smart farm” on July 8. To set up the smart farm and improve the pig farming value chain in Ninh Binh province Korean Government has released a grant of 3.5 billion Won (equivalent to more than 3.1 million USD). Aiming to improve the pig farming value chain…

Water-insoluble biopolymers to provide a next-generation alternative for crop nutrition and signals a new era in agriculture, advancing global practices and innovations at fertilizer industry Lucent Bio, an industry leader in sustainable crop nutrition, has been granted a patent for its innovative biodegradable nutrient delivery technology (US Patent No. 11,691,928). Transformative technologies like this signal a new era in agriculture, advancing global practices and creating opportunities for investments in the future. Lucent Bio is actively fostering fertilizer innovation with new biopolymer-based seed coatings and controlled-release NPK coatings under development that are plastic-free and biodegradable. The patented technology fundamentally reimagines the…