Author: Hithaishi CB

The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) determined on June 1 that revoking the existing antidumping duty orders on frozen warmwater shrimp from China, India, Thailand, and Vietnam would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time. As a result of the Commission’s affirmative determinations, the existing orders on imports of this product from China, India, Thailand, and Vietnam will remain in place. The antidumping duty orders will next be subject to another sunset review in June of 2028. Chairman David S. Johanson and Commissioners Rhonda K. Schmidtlein, Jason E. Kearns, Randolph J.…

Ginkgo leverages ultra high throughput encapsulated screening capabilities AgBiome®, Inc., a leader in global microbial innovation, and Ginkgo Bioworks, which is building the leading platform for cell programming and biosecurity, have collaborated to optimize the performance of products in AgBiome’s pipeline of agricultural biologicals. Organizations developing next generation agricultural inputs can access Ginkgo’s platform to accelerate discovery and deployment of new products. By leveraging Ginkgo’s ultra high throughput encapsulated screening capabilities, AgBiome aims to provide growers with new and improved live microbial strain products. The biological crop protection market has significantly grown in recent years as growers have increasingly sought…

China has set ambitious goals of achieving carbon peak by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060 Lingshan Island in the eastern Chinese city of Qingdao has launched an all-out war against carbon emissions, converting farmland into forests, adopting clean energy, and creating a “carbon credit bank.” By achieving carbon-negative status, the island on the West Coast New Area of Qingdao now stands as China’s first carbon-negative sea island, demonstrating the country’s commitment to environmental preservation. By 2030, China aims to achieve a carbon peak and become carbon neutral by 2060, playing a crucial role in the global fight against climate…

Novel program to build on-farm resilience, disaster preparedness and risk management to promote competitive sustainable production at Tasmanian dairy sector Australia’s Dairy Tasmania has rolled out a successful farm business resilience pilot program designed to help Tasmanian farmers adapt to a changing climate and prepare for risk management. DairyTas is leading the way to build on-farm resilience, disaster preparedness and risk management to promote competitive sustainable production at Tasmanian dairy sector. Governments have committed over $4 million to the new Tasmanian Farm Business Resilience Program, under the Australian Future Drought Fund. Federal Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Minister, Murray Watt said,…

Yulex has partnered with PEFC by investing in smallholders to support Equitable Agriculture and reduce systemic inequalities in the natural rubber supply chain As part of its commitment to smallholder rubber farmers in Vietnam and Thailand, Yulex is investing in smallholder rubber farmers by sharing premium profits back with the smallholders. U.S.-based Yulex LLC is a company with operations in the U.S. and Southeast Asia that creates Deforestation-Free supply chains for major US | EU consumer brands. With its proprietary technology and patents, Yulex is able to replace petroleum-based products with natural rubber products. Globally, 85% of natural rubber is…

As part of its agricultural land management system, Indonesia began the use of remote sensing devices to identify and analyze various problems. A remote sensing research collaboration for estimating oil palm productivity, modeling areas prone to forest fires, and oceanographic studies in Lamandau District, Central Kalimantan was also established by the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) with the Lamandau Polytechnic from Lamandau District, Central Kalimantan. The signing of the cooperation between the two parties was carried out by Rahmat Arief as Head of the Remote Sensing Research Center (PRPJ), Aviation and Space Research Organization (ORPA) BRIN with A. Adhityawan…

Introduces EQUENTO® with best-in-class PLINAZOLIN® technology, a novel seed treatment for next-gen sustainability in pest control Syngenta Crop Protection’s Seedcare business introduces EQUENTO®, a novel seed treatment that provides outstanding control of various soil pests while helping farmers increase the sustainability of their farming operations. Syngenta will mark its global launch of EQUENTO® in Australia later this year, under the trademark EQUENTO® Extreme. Further registrations are expected to follow in other markets worldwide. EQUENTO®, based on Syngenta’s cutting-edge PLINAZOLIN® technology, is applied onto seeds, protecting the crop right from the start of its life. Based on a new mode of action (IRAC…

By Mohd Khairul Fidzal Abdul Razak, Chief Executive Officer, Malaysian Bioeconomy Development Corporation (Bioeconomy Corporation) The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) of Malaysia envisions biotechnology as one of the key solutions to address Malaysia’s food security challenges. Malaysian Bioeconomy Development Corporation (Bioeconomy Corporation), which drives biotechnology growth for economic development under MOSTI, supports this viewpoint. The agency upholds MOSTI’s vision by providing biotechnology entities with the necessary resources and support to encourage the development of innovative solutions that can help address the challenges facing Malaysia’s food security, including food supply shortages, increased production costs, and surging food prices.…

Vietnam vigorously focuses on its Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishery industries The Agriculture and Rural Development Ministry reports production and agribusiness reports for May 2023. Agri-commodities According to the department, Vietnam is currently focusing on the cultivation of winter-spring crops in southern localities. Rice, is one of the major staple foods of Vietnam’s South East Asian culture, the country cultivated nearly 4,255.8 thousand hectares of rice. The harvest reached 2,589.4 thousand hectares with an average yield of 67.4 quintals/ha, up 1.0 quintals/ha. In summary, the harvested output reached 17.46 million tons. Especially, “winter-spring rice” is another variety of rice in the…

Dr Mohamad Maliki Bin Osman Minister, Minister for Education (Second) and Minister for Foreign Affairs (Second), Members of Republic Polytechnic’s Board of Governors, Singapore While Food Security had always been a national priority for Singapore, recent global events have reinforced the importance of ensuring a safe, stable and sustainable food supply. As a land-scarce nation, Singapore imports most of our food. For Singapore to be more self-sufficient and resilient, we will need to increase the amount of locally-produced food and reduce our dependence on food imports so as to cushion the impact against supply disruptions. In 2019, Singapore set an…