Author: Hithaishi CB

Real-time monitoring and analytics capabilities ensure efficient irrigation and fertigation, reduce nutrient runoff while enabling higher quality citrus nursery trees Hitachi Vantara, the modern infrastructure, data management and digital solutions subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501), and Golden Grove Nursery, the dominant supplier of citrus nursery trees to the Queensland citrus industry (Australia), have applied artificial intelligence (AI), advanced analytics and sensor technology to inform data-driven irrigation water management practices for sustainable, environmentally friendly food production. Golden Grove has installed an innovative combination of weight scales, soil moisture sensors, and analytics developed for horticulture use by Hitachi Vantara, Greenlife Industry Australia, Applied Horticulture Research,…

global campaigning NGO with headquarters in the UK, and playing vital role across Europe, in the US, China and South Africa aims to control measures in factory farming of livestocks A comprehensive three-year strategy by the global NGO, ‘Compassion in World Farming’ calls for far-reaching food and farm reforms as part of a global movement. Factory farming is the largest cause of cruelty on earth, driving all three crises, like climate, hunger and wildlife crises and it will be too late without action within this decade. A new online platform has been launched by an international animal welfare environmental charity…

Issued a Resolution on renovating the training of high-quality human resources aligning with Strategy for Agriculture and Rural Development to 2030 On April 3, in Hanoi, Deputy Minister Tran Thanh Nam had a meeting with Mr. Shishido Kenichi, Special Advisor to the President of JICA. The two sides discussed cooperation in training high-quality human resources for Vietnam’s agricultural industry. At the meeting, Deputy Minister Tran Thanh Nam said “Over the years, JICA has supported the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in human resource training. The Government of Vietnam has approved the Strategy for Agriculture and Rural Development to 2030, with…

Awards $450,000 Agricultural Trade and Market Access Cooperation (ATMAC) grant to APAL Apple and Pear Australia Limited (APAL) has been awarded a $450,000 Agricultural Trade and Market Access Cooperation (ATMAC) grant by the Australian Government, to investigate the combined effectiveness of orchard and packhouse practices in managing pests that restrict trade in fresh apples. The Agricultural Trade and Market Access Cooperation (ATMAC) program provides grants for projects that harness opportunities to access new markets and strengthen market presence through existing channels for agricultural commodities affected by market disruptions and which have restricted access to key destination markets. Minister for Agriculture,…

Dutch dairy industry moves towards sustainability with successful incorporation of Bovaer® into the regular farming activities of 158 dairy farms in the Netherlands  Dutch dairy company Royal FrieslandCampina, DSM, and feed supplier Agrifirm have successfully incorporated Bovaer® into the regular farming activities of 158 dairy farms in the Netherlands in the world’s first large-scale on-farm use of the methane-reducing feed additive for cattle. The six month program, which started in 2022, confirmed that Bovaer® can easily be introduced at scale without affecting animal health, milk production or milk composition. This work supports the quicker adoption of Bovaer® by the dairy…

The new One Health research project in the Philippines aims to create a more sustainable animal industry and health system that are risk-informed, adaptive, and responsive to the country’s agriculture sector. A new One Health research project in the Philippines will strengthen animal disease surveillance capacity against health security threats that severely impact the country’s livestock industry. Led by the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB), the project will improve policy and governance support for disease detection of African swine fever (ASF), avian influenza (AI) and antimicrobial resistance (AMR). These diseases are some of the most prevalent animal health threats in the Philippines. Recent outbreaks of ASF…

Philippines is the second country to allow commercial farming of genetically modified eggplants after Bangladesh. The Philippines has become the second country in the world to allow farmers allow commercial cultivation of BT eggplant varieties that are genetically modified to resist the devastating insect known as eggplant fruit and shoot borer (EFSB). Bangladesh had approved BT eggplant earlier in 2013 as the first country to do so. Bt eggplant, or talong, was the first biotechnology vegetable crop developed in the Philippines after 15 years of testing and safety trials. In the early 2000s, public sector scientists found that introducing a…

An array of organizations have suggested that political attention be drawn to Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), which poses a threat to animal health worldwide. The Global Leaders Group on Antimicrobial Resistance have convened in Barbados (island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies) to bring political attention to the issue of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) pertaining to animal health concerns. The Australian Chief Veterinary Officer, Dr Mark Schipp is an external adviser to the Global Leaders Group on Antimicrobial Resistance. AMR has been raised to the political forefront by the group at the G7, G20, and United Nations General Assembly.…

Leaders from Industry, Government and Academia Unite to Enter the Zero Carbon Era The 3rd Taiwan International Summit has witnessed the pledging of Taiwan’s leaders from Industry, Government and Academia Unite to to find solutions to put Taiwan on the zero carbon path. Taiwan is determined to accelerate the Transition to Net Zero Carbon Era, iterated President Tsai Ing-wen. According to Jason Huang, Stantec Consulting Services’ country manager in Taiwan, urban water projects must be resilient and sustainable if they are to succeed. Among the initiatives he presented were the development of a circular system, water harvesting, coexistence with water,…

Jiangxiaobai applies ESG philosophy to the entire industrial chain China-based Chongqing Jiangxiaobai Liquor Co., Ltd., a liquor manufacturer has outlined the company’s sustainable business practices in recycling and smart agriculture in its recent release of environmental, social and Governance (ESG) for 2022 on 30 March 2023. Jiangxiaobai has taken initiative to integrate sorghum cultivation, technology research and development, brewing, distillation, production and distribution. In addition to its innovations in green manufacturing, the company has achieved several economic and social milestones. Jiangxiaobai has built several infrastructures to ensure its presence in the whole industrial chain, such as the Jiangxiaobai Farm Sorghum…