Author: Hithaishi CB

Minister Sun Dongwei proposes boosting China’s peanut industry as an essential part of rural revitalization and increasing agricultural income China is looking out to stabilize grain output and advance rural revitalization by promoting the production of oilseed crops and fostering rural industries with local features to create more channels for increasing rural income. During China’s two sessions (annual meetings held by National People’s Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) separately), Sun Dongwei, the member of the 14th NPC and the secretary of the CCP and chairman of Shandong Luhua Group, made a proposal that China should strive to develop the peanut…

PrecisionView™ Mobile tool captures and maps aerial images by drones and satellites together with mobile data helping farms deliver better crop yield and quality Esri, the global market leader in geographic information system (GIS) software, has partnered with advanced data analytical company Pollen Systems to develop a analytical tool PrecisionView™ Mobile to assist farmer to capture a 360-degree digital twin of their farm. The novel tool by Pollen Systems can arrange drone or satellite aerial data capture anywhere in the world to fuel their PrecisionView™ Platform. Built entirely on, and powered by, Esri’s ArcGIS system, the PrecisionView™ Platform maps out spatially…

Orbia’s Precision Agriculture Business Netafim to boost sustainable agriculture in key African Agribusiness Hub Netafim, an Orbia business and a global leader in precision agriculture solutions, unveiled its first manufacturing plant in North Africa to enhance the successful implementation of precision irrigation in Morocco and strengthen the country’s agricultural sector. Investment in this plant illustrates the company’s long-standing commitment to helping countries in the region achieve food security and combat climate change. “Netafim’s factory is built right in the heart of an agricultural region to enable farmers in Morocco and across North Africa to derive enormous benefit from precision irrigation.…

Texas Crop Science (TCS) and GDM have established a strategic collaboration to combine TCS High-Yielding Technology and GDM Proprietary Elite Soybean Germplasm to produce high yielding crop varieties Texas Crop Science (TCS), a developer of cutting-edge and sustainable crop yield traits, and GDM, a leading company in plant genetics with U.S. headquarters in Champaign, Illinois, has entered a strategic collaboration to develop higher-yielding soybean varieties for global farmers. By incorporating TCS high-yielding technology into GDM’s world-leading soybean genetics using gene-editing and advanced plant breeding techniques, the collaboration aims to develop new soybean varieties that deliver higher yield under a wide range…

The programme aims to improve food security and nutrition in the least Developed Countries The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and the UN Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) have jointly launched the Agrifood Systems Transformation Accelerator (ASTA), a global programme designed to help Least Developed Countries make their agrifood systems more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable by fostering partnerships and generating public-private investments. The launch took place during a bilateral meeting between FAO Director-General QU Dongyu and his UNIDO counterpart, Gerd Mueller, on the sidelines of the Fifth UN Conference on Least Developed Countries (LDCs) in Doha,…

Protects canola and soybean plants from sclerotinia and white mould Corteva Agriscience, global pure-play agriculture company has expanded its fungicide portfolio in Canada with the launch of Viatude™ fungicide, a new solution to protect against sclerotinia in canola and white mould in soybeans. Viatude fungicide offers multiple modes of action for resistance management and contains a unique combination of two highly effective active ingredients that includes Onmira™ active, which provides holistic and long-lasting coverage. “Sclerotinia and white mould have the potential to significantly impact yield in both canola and soybeans,” said Kirsten Ratzlaff, Portfolio Marketing Manager, Corteva Agriscience Canada. “That…

Promotes Sustainable and Resilient Agriculture practices by deploying agricultural remote sensing tools to assist onsite farm decisions; Initiates with smallholder farms in India and commercial farms in Brazil, aiming to expand globally Agmatix, a start-up AgTech business specializing in turning agronomic big data into powerful models and insights, has partnered with NASA Harvest – NASA’s global Food Security and Agriculture Consortium. The initiative aims to support sustainable practices for crop production at the field level and mitigate the impact of climate change globally. The collaboration is expected to help even food manufacturers meet consumer expectations for more sustainably sourced products.…

Australia’s first ever national agricultural traceability strategy aims to strengthen the traceability system around food safety, provenance and biosecurity. The first meeting of the Australian Agricultural Traceability Governance Group was held in the first week of March 2023 to launch Australia’s first ever national agricultural traceability strategy. Traceability will enhance Australia’s ability to track products throughout production, processing, and distribution, thereby boosting its export competitiveness. Working with industry and states and territories, the department will be supporting the development of a national approach to improve traceability in agricultural and livestock supply chains. Traceability is the ability to follow the movement…

The strategic partnership between C-BIO and Mitsui & Co. to enhance, improve and boost overall growth strategy of C-BIO’s biostimulant products Ireland (Donegal) headquartered C&B Agri Enterprise Ltd (C-BIO) has announced the acquisition of a share in its Irish biostimulants manufacturing unit by Japanese firm Mitsui & Co. Ltd. (Mitsui). C-BIO and Mitsui & Co. will partner to enhance, improve and boost the overall growth strategy of C-BIO’s biostimulant products. C-BIO produces and distributes biostimulant products derived from seaweed and marine-derived amino acids. The products are highly competitive, organic and perfectly in accordance with historic Irish farming methods and make…

Under the five-year accord, SEARCA and AgriPortal collaborate in a number of areas of common interest such as education, training, and research. AgriPortal Advocates Philippines, Inc. (AgriPortal) and the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to promote sustainable agriculture in the region. Under the five-year accord, SEARCA and AgriPortal have complementary objectives and a mutual desire to collaborate in a number of areas of common interest such as education, training, and research. Signatories are Dr. Glenn Gregorio, SEARCA Director, and Dr. Junifen Gauuan, Chairman of the AgriPortal…