Author: Hithaishi CB

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…

The platform can help reduce animal testing as a alternative model while improving development outcomes, reducing costs, and improve patient safety in consumer health industry Bayer, the global health care and nutrition expert is developing a platform to reduce or replace animal testing with a alternative model of “organ-on-chip” (OoC) technology and interactive computational software. The pilot project, supported by esqLABS, Dynamic42, Placenta Lab of Jena University Hospital, and Bayer’s Consumer Health Division aims to generate clinically relevant data, a key step in evaluating new drug candidates in preclinical research. The effort is first-of-its-kind collaboration in the consumer health industry.…

Arbiter Carbon Monitoring System is designed to continuously monitor and quantify Soil Carbon Flux Agrology, a global leading Predictive Agriculture company, has launched the Arbiter Carbon Monitoring System, the only available system that continuously monitors and quantifies soil carbon flux for farmers. The Agrology Arbiter System helps growers track and quantify soil carbon, delivering carbon flux data and soil health data to growers on their mobile and desktop devices. With Arbiter, growers receive critical alerts for anomalies and complex challenges like soil carbon flux and soil microbiome health, the pinnacles of regenerative farming. Agrology’s Predictive Agriculture Platforms makes it easy…

Initiates projects to strengthens rice supply chain by equipping local rice farmers in Southeast Asia’s Laos with Farm Machinery BENEO (HQ: Belgium), the global market leader in the production and sale of rice starch has initiated sustainable value chain projects in Southeast Asian Laos regions by provisioning harvesting and threshing machinery to regional farmers to improve farmers working conditions. BENEO has partnered with Indochina Development Partners Lao (IDP), a rice milling Company and long-term logistic partners to further the project. The project aims to invest in enhancing and strengthening its farm level partnerships throughout its entire supply chain. The rice ingredients…