Author: Hithaishi CB

Bioeconomy Corporation supports Malaysian Agri biotech companies through fiscal incentives, grants, and guarantees Malaysian Bioeconomy Development Corporation (Bioeconomy Corporation) has announced the appointment of YBrs Dr Lee Boon Chye as its new Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors on 11 July 2023. Appointed by the Honourable Prime Minister, Dr Lee Boon Chye succeeds YB Datuk Iskandar Dzulkarnain Abdul Khalid who retired on 16 December 2022. Bioeconomy Corporation facilitates the development of BioNexus Status companies in Malaysia. BioNexus Status is an accreditation given to international and Malaysian bio-based companies that qualify them for fiscal incentives, grants, and guarantees administered by…

Brought to you by Timac Agro USA and Rainbow Plant Food, BLUE is an ammoniated, homogeneous granular fertilizer formulated with award-winning, patented ingredients proved to improve fertilizer efficiency. Timac Agro USA, a global innovator in crop nutrition and Rainbow Plant Food, a legacy brand, have collaborated to bring a new generation of fertilizer efficiency tools to the agricultural market. “BLUE is a new fertilizer efficiency tool harnessing the innovation and technology of Timac Agro USA and elevating the high-quality precision nutrients and micronutrients offered by Rainbow Plant Food so that ultimately growers can realize higher profitability and higher performance with a layer of protection to…

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…