Author: Hithaishi CB

Syngenta Crop Protection partners with Aphea.Bio to bring novel agricultural technology to markets across Europe to reduce fertilizer use A new collaboration between Syngenta Crop Protection and Aphea.Bio will benefit wheat farmers by increasing yields while reducing fertilizer inputs. Aphea.Bio and Syngenta will join forces to build a more sustainable and profitable future for European farmers. The collaboration aims to accelerate the introduction of a novel biological seed treatment solution across multiple countries in Europe over the next five years, pending regulatory approval. A much-needed technology is now available to farmers seeking to improve the sustainability of their farming operations,…

South China’s Guilin city is excelling in monk fruit industry invigorating Xinhua Silk Road in the region Monkfruit or luohan guo (Siraitia grosvenorii spec.), a natural sweetener fruit form a herbaceous perennial vine native to southern China is known for creating a sweetness sensation 250 times stronger than sucrose. The fruit extract, called mogrosides has been used as a low-calorie sweetener for drinks and in traditional Chinese medicine. Monk fruit is known as the “oriental god fruit”. The monk fruit industry in Guilin City of south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region is known as the “home of monk fruit” as…

Chinese agri-tech firm XAG partners with Thailand’s Chia Tai to launch autonomous agricultural drones to introduce smart agriculture approach in Thailand XAG (HQ:China), a smart agri-tech firm, has collaborated with FarmInno (HQ: Thailand) by Chia Tai Group, Thailand’s leading innovative agricultural company, to introduce fully autonomous agricultural drones in Thailand. XAG focuses on developing drones, robots, and AI technology to advance farming processes with a vision to build a smart agriculture ecosystem for the future. Through the strategic partnership with XAG, FarmInno (Thailand), one of Chia Tai’s new businesses, aims to tackle challenges in agriculture industry, including an aging farmer…

Under I-CLEAN project Syngenta invests Rs 3.3 cr ($24.5 million) to expand its state-of-art market facility over 51020 sq feet, in Southern Indian state Telangana, Wanaparthy (Dst) Global Agriculture solution company, Syngenta is investing Rs 3.3 crore ($24.5 million) to build a state-of-art market spread over 51020 sq feet, in Southern Indian state, Telangana, Wanaparthy (Dst). Upon completion, the facility will be handed over to the Agriculture Marketing Board for operation and maintenance. This market will cater to over 20,000 farmers by providing them a safe place to do their business and consumers of over 30 villages and urban areas…

Asia will likely continue its path to being the fastest-growing market for the dairy category in Asia, with projected growth in the mid-single digit range over the next five years, reports DKSH statistics. DKSH, (DiethelmKellerSiberHegner) the Swiss holding company specializing in market expansion services, having its exclusive presence and deep rooted connectivity in Asia-Pacific recently presented its analysis report around the trends in APAC dairy industry for the CY 2023. DKSK expert research analysis indicates that China, with more than 40 percent contribution will continue to be the largest dairy market in Asia, followed by India and Japan. These three markets alone constitute…

International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) and Plasma Waters inks a MoU to advance Plasma-ized Water technology to enable faster growth, deeper root mass, disease resistance & stress tolerance levels in plants The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) based at Hyderabad (Southern India) & the US Water Tech Company, Plasma Water Solutions India Pvt Ltd based at Mumbai (India) have signed MoU to initiate genetic studies to address the challenges of dryland farmers. The initiative will be enabled by germplasm and genetic studies with ICRISAT gene bank accessions, and technology trials with different…

More than 200 wine and cider businesses will share in $10 million of funding, under latest round of the Wine Tourism and Cellar Door Grant Program Australian Government has announced funding of AU$10 million in country’s wine and Cider industry. The Cellar Door Grant Program is expected to help businesses attract visitors to Australian wine regions and promote agri tourism. The grant program is administered by Wine Australia, which carries out application assessments and distributes the funding directly to wine and cider businesses. Over 200 wineries will receive grants this round, including 79 in South Australia, 45 in Victoria, 35…

“Perfecta Care” series support special care segment in pet food category and maintains good health by preventive care Betagro (HQ: Bangkok) has introduced Perfecta Care, a premium pet food that contains special formulae of nutrition. Betagro offers special formulae of nutrition that will keep pets in good health and reduce the chance of illness and hospitalization. On 1 March, Betagro posts robust 2022 results with 7,938 million baht in net profit spurred by growth in all businesses, to declare 1 baht dividends of a share. Its revenue for the calendar year edged up 31.3% over 2021 to 113,877 million baht while…

Nutrition Technologies to support sustainable pet food supply The Malaysian Ministry of Agriculture has authorized the local firm, ‘Nutrition Technologies’ to export its insect meal and oil into the EU & UK markets, the first in Malaysia to receive such approval. This approval allows the rapidly growing sustainable pet food sector in Europe to access high quality, low-energy insect-based materials in South-East Asia. The Nutrition Technologies Sdn Bhd, are the manufacture and supplier of insect protein meal, oil and frass (insect manure) fostering the evolving agriculture and feed industries globaly. Using a combination of beneficial microbes and Black Soldier Fly…

Acquires Novus International giving EW Nutrition ownership of a feed preservative, a feed mill processing aid, feed ingredient and a state-of-the-art production facility in Spain. Global animal nutrition solutions provider to the feed industry, EW Nutrition with its South East Asia/Pacific headquarter in Singapore has acquired the Feed Quality and Pigments business from the US based Novus International, Inc. Under the terms of the agreement, EW Nutrition becomes the owner of world-renowned brands such as Santoquin® feed preservative, SURF●ACE®, a feed mill processing aid, and feed ingredient Agrado®. The acquisition also gives EW Nutrition ownership of a state-of-the-art production facility in Constantí, Spain. “This…