Author: Hithaishi CB

Pre-fabricated seafood industry booms in E China’s Rizhao City boosting cold chain warehousing and logistics project Prefabricated seafood is the largest subcategory and the most potential market segment in the prefabricated food industry in China. Seafood and aquatic products in Rizhao City, Shandong Province in east China, are tapping the novel business model to expand their market in response to the burgeoning “prefabricated food” industry in China. At present, there are more than 100 prefabricated food enterprises in Rizhao, among which seafood-related enterprises account for 40 percent. More than 200 enterprises in the city are engaged in the production and…

Invests more than €2.8 billion per year in Research and Development (R&D) for agriculture globaly The 20th edition of Tecnoshow Comigo, a multinational agricultural trade event, will take place between the 27th and 31st of March in the municipality of Rio Verde (GO), the U.S. Participating in the major event, Bayer is presenting its Innovations in seeds, an unprecedented fungicide for soy farming, state-of-the-art digital tools and new business models at the occasion. With global investments of more than €2.8 billion per year in Research and Development (R&D) for agriculture, the multinational will present the most advanced in biotechnologies, crop…

Minister Watt presented ongoing combined industry and government preparedness with reference to ABARES analysis report indicating the potential concerns of ASF while Australian Ministry is set to invest $2.54 billion to avoid African swine fever (ASF) becoming endemic in Australia’s feral pig population. A new economic analysis by the experts from Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARES) as an reminder of the risks diseases like African swine fever (ASF) would have on Australian agricultural industry. Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Murray Watt said the report was a timely reminder of the importance of keeping Australia’s biosecurity system…

Aims to advance biodevice business with regional training and demonstration centers Zoetis is raising customer service in Asia Pacific with a new Biodevice Learning Center in Pathumthani, Thailand. This is the company’s first in the region and will provide regular training and routine device demonstrations for customers of the Embrex line of in-ovo vaccination biodevices. “We have observed growing demand for biodevice equipment for in-ovo vaccination and service among hatcheries throughout Southeast and South Asia. We have made it a priority to contribute to the learning and advancement of our biodevice colleagues,” said Arkhom Cheewakriengkrai, Vice President of Southeast Asia…

UHP-spraying solution is efficient and more cost-effective solution which can be used for both selective and non-selective herbicides Ecorobotix has introduced a UHP-spraying solution for spot-spraying herbicide application, making it more efficient and more cost-effective solution which can be used for both selective and non-selective herbicides. The ARA Precision Sprayer is a revolutionary ultra-high precision sprayer with an ability to treat plant-by-plant with an unprecedented accuracy of 6×6 cm and a breakthrough in targeted herbicide delivery. ARA’s technology can accurately detect, classify, and spray only individual weeds (avoiding surrounding soil and crops), thanks to its AI based plant recognition capability…

The 2023 Radicle Inclusion Challenge to invest $1.5 million in early-stage ag-tech companies to advance a sustainable food value chain Nutrien, the world’s largest provider of crop inputs and services, and Radicle Growth have partnered to launch the “2023 Radicle Inclusion Challenge Presented by Nutrien” inviting early stage ag-tech companies to win their share of venture capital fund. The opportunity is open to worldwide Ag-Tech start-up firms. The challenge aims to invest $1.5 million in early-stage ag-tech companies worldwide, led by or supporting underrepresented groups while advancing a sustainable food value chain. The Inclusion Challenge will focus on less than 3% of US venture…

Invests RM20 million to bring cost-effective portfolio of cultivated meat, starting with tuna and eel Malaysian firm Cell AgriTech Sdn Bhd is setting up the country’s first cultivated meat production facility in Penang worth some RM20 million. The new facility will span three to four acres in size, with a 1,000-liter production volume. Cultivated meat is made by growing the stem cells of meat from animals in a device called a bioreactor. Cultivated meat as being safer than meat from slaughtered animals – supposedly being free of antibiotics and zoonotic diseases Cell Agritech’s plant will start by focusing on cultivating…

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​The facility will focus on training and upskilling dealer staff, employees and customers/operators and the state-of-the-art centre is enabled by a virtual reality space with the latest technology to train new operators​ New Holland Agriculture, a brand of CNH Industrial, has introduced a new training centre in India (Greater Noida) to enhance the technical skills of employees, dealer teams and customers. The facility offers technical and commercial training for tractors, harvesters, and balers. Currently, it has a capacity to train 75 individuals at a time and will be soon increased to 90 trainees in the coming months, for various training…

Under IFAD funded project ‘ATMI-ASEAN’ and in collaboration with SEARCA Myanmar stives to develop of agricultural value chains and support farmers in Myanmar and Southeast Asia The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Irrigation (MOALI) of Myanmar has launched its national pulses roadmap for Scaling Up Myanmar Pulses Value Chain (2021–25). The roadmap was developed under the recently completed International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)-funded project, “Agricultural Transformation and Market Integration in the ASEAN Region: Responding to Food Security and Inclusiveness Concerns” (ATMI-ASEAN). The project was co-implemented by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the Southeast Asian Regional Center for…

Yili obtains international water footprint verification both at the product and organizational levels for its liquid milk and the yogurt product factory Chinese firm Longyou Yili Dairy Co., Ltd., one of Yili’s liquid milk plants in Zhejiang Province, and Yili’s AMBPOMIAL Greek-style Yogurt has received water footprint verification issued by Bureau Veritas, making them the first liquid milk factory and the first yogurt product in China’s dairy industry to obtain water footprint certification in compliance with the international standard ISO 14046. After incorporating water conservation projects into its value chain and mitigating water scarcity risks in 2022, Yili Group has reached another milestone…