Author: Hithaishi CB

The fossil fuel-free Aigen Element helps farmers reduce chemicals in food, and improve human and planetary health Aigen, a Seattle-based agricultural technology startup, unveiled a groundbreaking autonomous, scalable robotics platform, powered entirely by solar and wind energy. Leveraging proprietary, quantized AI, the Aigen Element service is the only farming solution that decreases fossil fuel use, while also providing farmers with invaluable real-time field insights, increased time savings, and reduced costs. Aigen connects farmers to breakthrough technologies, decarbonize agriculture, and improve human and planetary health. “Aigen was founded on the idea that there should be an alternative to the fossil fuels and pesticides…

Targets to provide up-to-date monitoring on global prices, futures markets and fertiliser outlook through the Agriculture Market Information System (AMIS) The Australian government has committed $250,000 to promote a global initiative focused on improving agricultural market intelligence in order to benefit farmers and exporters. Government aims to support greater price transparency across the food supply chain and predictable agricultural trade. Speaking from the 43rd session of the Food and Agriculture Organisation conference in Rome, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Murray Watt said “Australia’s new funding contribution would provide up-to-date monitoring on global prices, futures markets and fertiliser outlook through…

Partners with Beijing’s PhaBuilder to drive dider Synthetic Biology applications with launch of Joint Venture PHA factory in China Angel Yeast, the world’s leading yeast manufacturer, along with Beijing PhaBuilder in a joint venture, Hubei PHAngel Biotechnology, recently put a large polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) production line in Hubei province into construction. In early June, the two partners held a launch ceremony to mark the event and the opening of Hubei’s first synthetic biology (SynBio) industrial park. Academicians from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, government officials, Angel Yeast, PhaBuilder, and Siemens China executives were all in attendance. The PHAs factory, located in Yichang city, has a production line…

To reimagine smart energy solutions new office in S. Korea encompasses a CHINT Experience Center in collaboration with partners, stakeholders, and customers CHINT, a global leader in smart energy solutions, has officially expanded their smart energy and sustainability services to South Korea yesterday. The new office is driven by a dedicated team of the industry’s top scientists, engineers, and experts who have the local expertise to serve the South Korea market and support companies in their energy and resource transition journey to sustainable solutions. CHINT partners with businesses, governments, and communities to reimagine smart energy solutions globaly. CHINT’s South Korea office and its Experience Center are co-located at…

Sapro-Tech has raised a $1 million pre-seed round to harness the power of fungi, mycelium fibres to manufacture textiles The New Zealand-based start-up Sapro-Tech has raised a $1 million pre-seed round for its world-first process of creating leather alternatives from fungi for the global textile market. By harnessing the power of fungi, mycelium fibres are used to manufacture textiles that are comparable to traditional leather with less toxic effects on the environment. Globally, the leather goods industry contributes around $400 billion to greenhouse gas emissions. Aiming to make sustainable materials more widely available, Sapro-Tech owes to future generations to pioneer…

Aims to leverage responsible AI to support decarbonisation initiatives in the Philippines and beyond. Aboitiz Data Innovation (ADI) and Mila – Quebec AI Institute, a research community headquartered in Montreal, Canada and founded by ACM A.M. Turing Award recipient Prof. Yoshua Bengio, recently signed a partnership agreement to leverage responsible AI to support decarbonisation initiatives in the Philippines and beyond. “As an organisation, few areas get us as excited as advancing Science that impacts our resilience facing climate change. The focus in doing so via a decarbonised future is very high on that list. The partnership formalised between Aboitiz Data…

The MOU reaffirms Singapore’s and Qatar’s shared commitment to facilitating stable and resilient LNG procurement and supply chains for energy security, Singapore’s Minister of State for Trade and Industry Low Yen Ling and Minister of State for Energy Affairs and President & CEO of QatarEnergy Saad Bin Sherida Al Kaabi have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and Low-carbon Technology Collaboration at the sidelines of President Halimah Yacob’s State Visit to Qatar. The signing of the MOU was witnessed by President Halimah and Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim ibn Hamad Al Thani. Natural gas is…

Since joining Bayer’s Independent Research projects in India, Bangladesh, Kenya, and Mexico/Honduras, smallholder farmers’ income has increased by 70 to 90 percent Smallholder farmers say livelihoods have improved after participating in initiatives led by life sciences company Bayer. This is the result of research by independent social impact measurement company 60 Decibels on four Bayer smallholder projects in India, Bangladesh, Kenya, and Mexico/Honduras. In each of the four surveys, a clear majority of participants states that the programs have increased their yields and farming income and improved their way of farming as well as their quality of life, ranging from…

Vietnam has joined the tripartite cooperation with FAO, Japan, and South Africa to deploy many cooperation models to improvise rice, food crops and aquaculture. FAO and Vietnam are collaborating on many cooperation activities in the field of animal husbandry and veterinary medicine. Vietnam and the FAO have been cooperating for 45 years. Recently, the FAO was one of the supporting agencies that helped host the Global Food Summit under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. Deputy Minister Phung Duc Tien and Thanawat Tiensin, Director of the Department of Livestock and Veterinary Medicine are optimistic that Vietnamese-FAO cooperation will become…

TFDA aims to conduct inspections and sampling tests on liquid egg manufacturers in cooperation with local government health departments The liquid egg is the product obtained by removing the eggshell. It is widely used in the bakery and food service industries because it saves time and labor in egg breaking. However, it is susceptible to microbial contamination during production caused by raw egg shells, the production process, equipment, and personnel handling. In order to maintain the safety and hygiene of liquid egg products, the Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) is launching the “2023 Inspection Project for Liquid Egg Product…