Author: Hithaishi CB

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…

By Chuck Magro, Chief Executive Officer, Corteva Corteva delivered a solid start to 2023, reflecting focused execution coupled with continueddemand for our innovative technology solutions. Our strategic actions to focus our portfolio inareas where we deliver differentiated value to customers are translating into accelerated growth innew product sales, continued margin expansion, and higher quality earnings. Ag fundamentals remain constructive as tight global grain supply continues to put pressure onending stocks, keeping crop prices above historical averages and farm income levels healthy. Wealso see customer buying behaviors beginning to normalize as supply chain reliability improves. We are on track to deliver…

“Investment in global hubs to improve supply security, cost position and sustainability profile with Annual cost savings of €200 million from 2025 onwards”, explains Johann-Caspar Gammelin, President of Evonik’s Nutrition & Care division. At Evonik we are transforming the operating model of its Animal Nutrition business to further increase its customer focus, ensure competitiveness and enable further profitable growth. Moving forward, the amino acids business and the specialty nutrition business will operate separately and according to different models – in line with their respective requirements and market conditions. Additionally, Evonik is optimizing the production setup for the manufacture of MetAMINO®…

JACA aims to form policy recommendations about cultivated meat Japan Association for Cellular Agriculture (JACA), a Japan-based non-profit research institute hosted the inaugural meeting in Tokyo to promote and foster the domestic cultivated food industry. JACA aims to form policy recommendations about cultivated meat, contributing to key issues in Japan such as food security and sustainability. JACA convened around 150 stakeholders from the Japanese Parliament, government officials from Japan and abroad, industry associations, member companies, and academia to build a consensus on necessary measures on food safety requirements for cultivated food. The consortium also discussed measures to protect Japanese farmers’…