Author: Hithaishi CB

The Singapore International Agri-Food Week (SIAW) 2025 returns from 3-6 November 2025 at the Sands Expo & Convention Centre, uniting global leaders and innovators under the theme ‘Accelerating Climate Resilience in Asia-Pacific’s Agri-Food System’. SIAW is organised by the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) and Temasek, with the support of Enterprise Singapore (EnterpriseSG), and organising partners Constellar and Rethink Events. Building on the momentum of SIAW 2024 which drew over 8,200 attendees, 270 exhibitors and 380 speakers from more than 70 countries and regions, SIAW 2025 will convene an even broader spectrum of policymakers, industry leaders, researchers, investors, and entrepreneurs to exchange ideas, spark partnerships, and accelerate change. Investment…

AI-Powered insights to identify the best vegetable varieties for growers worldwide; Heritable, a spinoff from Google parent Alphabet’s innovation lab, will use AI-tools to help accelerate data-driven decisions for the best placement of vegetable varieties to offer growers Vegetable seed companies with hundreds or even thousands of varieties are often faced with the difficult job of identifying the best placement of varieties for growers in diverse markets. It’s not just about yield – growers need varieties that are best suited for their unique growing conditions and climate patterns. Traditionally, seed companies spend countless hours evaluating data, trialing different varieties and…

Vertical Harvest farms represent scalable infrastructure for the future Raiven Capital (Dubai) announces a strategic investment in Vertical Harvest, Inc., a vertical farming company recently profiled by The Washington Post as leading Vertical Farming 2.0. Vertical Harvest’s new flagship farm in Westbrook, Maine, demonstrates scale and efficiency: producing the equivalent of 250 acres of traditional farmland on just half an acre, using 95% less water, with the lowest energy consumption per pound of food. With partners Elevated Signals and Siemens advanced digital systems, Vertical Harvest built a replicable, scalable platform for sustainable food production in the Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) space. farm floor (CNW Group/Raiven Capital) “Traditional agriculture is at a breaking…

Focus on feasibility studies and Environmental & Social (E&S) screenings to validate market demand, optimizing costs, and ensuring the program’s long-term commercial sustainability. Tiryaki Agro Holding, Türkiye’s leading and one of the world’s foremost agricultural supply chain companies, has entered into a new collaboration with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, in Iraq. The signing ceremony took place on September 13, 2025, during the IFC Partnerships Day in Iraq, held under the patronage of His Excellency Mr. Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani, Prime Minister of Iraq, marking IFC’s two decades of impact in the country. This initiative marks the launch…

LanzaJet’s Alcohol-to-Jet technology for the production of sustainable fuels is essential to enable the development of industry in Australia while strengthening the country’s economic opportunities and energy security. LanzaJet, Inc., a leading next-generation fuel technology company and producer of sustainable fuels, has partnered with the Australian Government’s significant investment in the future of renewable fuels. This funding, part of the Cleaner Fuels Agenda, will strengthen Australia’s ability to decarbonize its transport sector, provide critical support for the nation’s energy security, and provide a new long-term revenue stream for the nation’s agriculture industry. The unique geography and industrial profile, Australia is…

DIPPER™ platform accelerates development of drought-tolerant, high-yield, and resilient crops worldwide PlantArcBio has been granted patents in the United States and South Korea for its proprietary DIPPER™ platform, a breakthrough technology designed to optimize gene expression for gene-editing processes in crops. The DIPPER™ platform represents a significant advancement in plant biotechnology, enabling researchers and breeders to enhance the efficiency and precision of processes using gene-editing tools such as CRISPR to improve crop performance. Unlike traditional trial-and-error approaches, DIPPER™ employs a high-throughput, in planta system to systematically identify regulatory and coding DNA elements that maximize gene expression and trait performance across a wide range of…

STEP up for Ag strengthens farmer-facing organizations by providing tools, training, and funding to accelerate adoption of sustainable practices and build resilient supply chains PepsiCo and Unilever have launched Supporting Trusted Engagement and Partnership (STEP) up for Agriculture (STEP up for Ag), a pre-competitive initiative designed to strengthen the capacity and sustainability of farmer-facing support organizations across North America.     “PepsiCo is rooted in agriculture, and farmers are at the heart of our food systems. STEP up for Ag is about investing in the organizations that support farmers every day, aiming to ensure they can grow, innovate and lead the…

New precision algorithms are opening up unprecedented opportunities for vegetable farming, especially broccoli, cauliflower, and other varieties of cabbage Ecorobotix SA has reached a new milestone with the launch of its new 2026 crop algorithms. For the first time, an Ultra-High Precision (UHP) sprayer allows non-selective herbicides to be used in vegetable farming. This unique breakthrough radically transforms vegetable weeding: less manual labor, greater profitability, and a sustainable solution to the economic, environmental, and societal challenges facing producers. “For the first time, we are demonstrating that it is possible to use a non-selective herbicide in a sensitive crop such as broccoli…

Terra Oleo’s tunable platform harnesses precision fermentation to transform agro-industrial waste into sustainable ingredients for personal care, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and food industries Terra Oleo, a Singapore-based biotechnology company, has secured US$3.1 million in funding from a group of investors, and support from Breakthrough Energy’s prestigious Fellows Program. As part of this highly selective global initiative, Terra Oleo is advancing microbial technology to create sustainable alternatives to palm oil derivatives and cocoa butter for use in personal care, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and food. To date, Terra Oleo has raised US$3.1 million a strategic corporate investor from the palm oil industry, and other…

A strategic treaty that protects global marine resources and the conservation of marine biological diversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ) Philippines Department of Agriculture is providing all out support to the Department of Foreign Affairs in promoting the ratification of the Agreement on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ), a strategically important treaty for an archipelago like the Philippines and in protecting global marine resources. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ratified the treaty in 2024–a year after the BBNJ was adopted—but failed to secure Senate concurrence. Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu…