Author: Hithaishi CB

Ministerial-level multinational inter-regional roundtable agreed on many important contents to promote the food and food system through South-South cooperation Agriculture and Food Ministers from Vietnam, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Ghana, Malawi, Rwanda and St. Vincent and the Grenadines joined the Ministerial Roundtable to Promote Sustainable Investment and Innovation, digital transformation, opportunities for gender mainstreaming in the food and food system through South-South cooperation. South-South cooperation is a form of cooperation to promote effective development through learning and sharing experiences, practices, and technologies among developing countries. The international community agrees that South-South cooperation plays a crucial role in the global partnership for development…

Bilateral cooperation to enhance trade in agriculture and fishery products for commodities such as pineapples, mangoes, avocados, mangosteen, durian, buko juice, and tuna. Agnes Catherine Miranda, Undersecretary for Administration and Finance at the Philippines Department of Agriculture (DA) interacted in a formal discussion with United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ambassador to the Philippines His Excellency Mohamed Alqataam Alzaabi at the UAE Embassy in Taguig City, Philippines. Coordination and collaboration between the two countries to strengthen agriculture and fisheries trade were discussed by the officials. UAE Ambassador and Undersecretary Miranda were joined by UAE First Secretary Obaid Alshehi, DA-International Affairs Division Assistant…

Establishes new subsidiary to expands Company’s business from Web-Based E-Commerce to High Growth Social Media Influencer E-Commerce Shanghai headquartered Jowell Global Ltd. has established a new wholly owned subsidiary, Shanghai Lianfu Information Technology Co., Ltd. (“Lianfu”) to expand agricultural and fishing products business through social media marketing. Lianfu will work with social media influencers at the source of freshly grown agricultural products, where they will live stream and show oranges, pears, and apples just being harvested on-site and offer them for sale to viewers. Lianfu will also have influencers selling fresh fish caught by fishing boats back to the harbor…

Global firms signed a MoU to build data sharing and aligning information systems to standardize government regulations in empowering farmers, feed suppliers and stakeholders The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC), the world’s leading certification scheme for aquaculture and Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at Seafood Expo Global formalising their common goal of increasing the sustainability of aquaculture production and practices around the globe. The MoU builds on work by the ASC and SFP on data sharing and aligning information systems. The ASC and SFP are currently building a work plan for the next steps of the collaboration. The…

EXOSOMM introduces proprietary immune supportive natural exosomes from upcycled whey Jerusalem headquartered, Israeli BioFoodTech start-up EXOSOMM, Ltd., has explored the natural mechanisms inherent in human breastmilk to create a novel bioactive ingredient that can potentially support millions of adults with inflammatory disorders. Based on its scientific findings EXOSOMM developed an innovative technology that isolates exosomes—natural particles in maternal milk that play an important role in the healthy development of the immune system. EXOSOMM upcycles byproducts of the traditional cheese making process to create this potent functional ingredient. While still a young start-up, it has already reached commercial production capacity of…

Partnership lunches a new brand ONE SMART SPRAY for value creation to farmers and manufacturers and commercialization activities As a joint venture between Bosch and BASF Digital Farming, Bosch BASF Smart Farming has launched its new brand name: ONE SMART SPRAY. This distinctive new brand name also applies to its product, which was previously referred to as the Smart Spraying Solution. With the change in name, a new logo, visual identity, and messaging will be introduced in all markets worldwide. The singular ONE SMART SPRAY brand was developed based on farmer feedback gathered in North America, South America, and Europe…

The World Food Forum today officially unveiled its theme for 2023: “Agrifood systems transformation accelerates climate action” and launched its activities for the year culminating in a series of global events, competitions and actions taking place from 16-20 October at the Rome headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The announcements were made at a side-event organized on the sidelines of the 172nd Session of the FAO Council, and in the support of the UN’s concurrent Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Youth Forum, sub-titled: “Youth Leadership: agrifood systems transformation accelerates climate action”. “Last year, one in ten people…

The ADB has supported 47.5 million small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and approximately 10 million farmers through its portfolio of private sector projects. Asian Development Bank (ADB) reported its Development Effectiveness for the year 2022 around its Private Sector Operations in a recent report. According to the report, $1.1 billion was invested in contracts with a double increase in the percentage of climate change financing projects since 2021. ADB currently has 68 member countries, including 49 countries from Asia-Pacific, with the objective of creating a prosperous and sustainable region. ADB Private Sector Operations Department (PSOD) prepared the report, which focuses…

MARD identified the challenges at poultry farming enterprises and assured localities and businesses with better policies to support poultry farmers Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) is evaluating the government policies to address the challenges and requirements to revive domestic poultry and livestock industry. MARD held a conference in Hanoi discussing “Assessment of the current situation and proposed solutions to poultry production in the new situation” chairing Deputy Minister Phung Duc Tien. The Deputy Minister of Agriculture Phung Duc Tien identified the challenges faced by poultry farming enterprises and assured localities and businesses that support policies for poultry…

Chinese vice premier extends cooperation with ASEAN members on green agriculture, smart agriculture, digital agriculture, and poverty relief and rural revitalization A new level of cooperation on agricultural development and food security will be achieved through collaboration with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), announced the Chinese Vice Premier Liu Guozhong. Following the event, Li said, “China is eager to deepen cooperation with ASEAN members on green agriculture, smart agriculture, digital agriculture, and poverty relief and rural revitalization,” Bilateral cooperation is expected to improve agricultural development resilience and sustainability and to ensure food security in an improved manner. Liu…