Author: Hithaishi CB

Russia, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, China, and Pakistan, adopted the Smart Agriculture project under the Chairmanship of India On 12 May 2023, the 8th meeting of Agriculture Ministers of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member countries was held under India’s Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar’s chairmanship. A number of SCO member countries, including Russia, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, China, and Pakistan, adopted the Smart Agriculture project. The discussions among SCO Agriculture Ministers strengthened the multinational cooperation in food security and nutrition. India’s Union Minister Tomar said “India values its relations with SCO in promoting multilateral, political, security,…

A collaborative effort in Europe region is ensuring supply chain transparency and traceability to assist farmers, investors, and consumers by combining traditional agricultural expertise with digital technology Poland’s Sandomierz City Government has collaborated with Swiss based WMBT International Investment Group through its Sad Sandomierski to pioneer a new era of digital agriculture. The collaboration aims to lead the Digital Agriculture Revolution to provide investors with transparent and sustainable investment opportunities in agriculture arena. WMBT Holdings and Poland’s Sad Sandomierski have signed a cooperation agreement to list and finance the digital agriculture project on the GDE exchange. The collaborative effort not…

Finds pooling resources for technological innovation, cultivate talent, and coordinate production, education, and research essential China is retrospecting its efforts to boost self-reliance and accelerate breakthroughs in agricultural technology to ensure National food security. In an inspection tour of east China’s Jiangsu Province, Chinese Vice Premier Liu Guozhong said that Agricultural technologies need to meet the diversified demand for development across all agricultural sectors. Liu stressed that technological innovation plays a critical role in agricultural modernization, and the country must take steps to remove bottlenecks in agricultural technology development. According to Liu, the country should pool resources for technological innovation,…

Aiming stabilization of farm animals’ gut health, company has doubled the capacity for producing the leading probiotic portfolios such as Ecobiol®, Fecinor® and GutCare®. Evonik, the global leader in specialty chemicals, with a dedicated portfolio of animal health nutrition, has modernized and expanded probiotics production at its site in León, Spain. This lays the foundations for further growth in the Gut Health Solutions business for the company. Company has doubled the capacity for producing the leading probiotic portfolios such as Ecobiol®, Fecinor® and GutCare®. The León site can now produce 6,000 metric tons of blended final probiotic product per year.…

Shunfeng Biotech obtained the country’s first gene editing safety certificate for genetically engineered soybeans with high-oleic acid The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs in China has approved the country’s first plant gene editing safety certificate. Shunfeng Bio, a leading domestic gene editing company has obtained the certification during the release of “2023 Agricultural Gene Editing Biosafety Certificate Approval List”. With this China reaffirms its commitment to strengthening biological breeding and safeguarding seed safety. China has granted approval to produce genetically engineered soybeans with high-oleic acid. This is the country’s first global standard biotechnology project fully supported by the Jinan…

Semtech’s LoRa devices and gateways utilizing LoRaWAN® help to improve farming practices, lower operational costs and increase crop yields Semtech Corporation, a global firm specializing in high-performance semiconductors, IoT systems, and Cloud connectivity services is enabling Greater Malaysia’s Durian fruit farms by enabling local firm Sustainable Hrvest Sdn Bhd (SH) with its LoRa-enabled sensors and LoRaWAN-based gateways. Durian trees are challenging to grow and harvest as they are sensitive to weather and moisture conditions and need 24X7 maintenance for high yields. LoRa-enabled sensors will enable Malaysian farmers with real-time data on the condition of their farms at every step of…

Bexoveld™ Active is a innovative proprietary Herbicide molecule discovered by Corteva Corteva Agriscience has launched “Bexoveld™ active” as the newest herbicide brand from its robust innovation pipeline. The active ingredient will offer cereal farmers another tool for controlling broadleaf weeds. Bexoveld is expected to launch in North America in 2028 and in Europe in 2030, pending regulatory approval. “Bexoveld demonstrates Corteva Agriscience’s commitment to bringing farmers innovative, sustainable crop protection solutions. With Bexoveld, Corteva will continue adding value to the cereal herbicide market by providing an expanded spectrum of weed control through differentiated products” said Robert King, Executive Vice President…

Fluence’s partnership with Israel-based Trichome demonstrates efficient and standardized vertical cultivation model Fluence, a leading global provider of energy-efficient LED lighting solutions for commercial cannabis and food production, has successfully cultivated premium quality medicinal cannabis in association with Israeli firm Trichome. The innovative facility grows world-class medicinal cannabis using two-tier vertical farming in an urban center. To successfully launch an urban vertical growing facility in Qiryat Gat, Israel, Trichome is collaborating with the right solution partners to maximize space and optimize quality and automation. For designing the compact, intricate indoor environment and tiered growing systems in accordance with the complexities involved,…

Pepper accounted for 69.4%; cinnamon 20.6%; Star Anise 5.1%; nutmeg and mace 2.3%; ginger and turmeric 1.6%; and chili peppers 0.8% in Vietnam’s during FY2022 Vietnam’s pepper exports have reached $1.1 billion in 2022, and is expected to reach $2 billion according to President of the Vietnam Pepper Association (VPA) Hoang Thi Lien. President Lien further stated that, pepper and spices export revenue reached $1.4 billion, by referencing to the highest growth rate of this industry in post-COVID periods. In addition, Vietnam has standardized its production process along with boosting Organic production which is greatly expected to influence a improved…

The novel Plasma Ozone Storage is designed to eliminate bacteria, viruses and harmful substances from the honey by trapping the impurities outside the hive Korea’s Daesung SmartHive, has launched a innovative honey collection unit to strengthen the apiculture industry. The innovative Plasma Ozone Storage has a built-in eco-friendly technology that provides advanced sterilization, disinfection and odor removal impacts from the honey collected from natural sources. The innovative product is designed to eliminate bacteria, viruses and harmful substances from the honey by trapping the impurities outside the hive. Plasma Ozone Storage and Wasp Trap were installed in various bee farms in Korea,…