Author: Hithaishi CB

Certified by TÜV AUSTRIA, ABA & DIN CERTCO Sinclair, a global leader in fruit labeling technology, and Zespri, the world’s largest kiwifruit marketer, have launched the newest and most innovative compostable fruit label. This innovative product marks a significant step forward in produce packaging and environmental responsibility. Key features of the compostable fruit sticker:Certified compostableThe home and industrial ‘Finished Products’ certification from TÜV AUSTRIA and the home composting certification from ABA and DIN CERTCO demonstrate that the Sinclair – T55 fruit sticker is safely compostable, breaking down and biodegrading completely without leaving harmful residues in the environment. Consumer convenience &…

The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) and the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) held a ‘K-smart farm roadshow’ in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the State of Kuwait, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from 7 to 14 October 2024 to ensure that K-smart farms can be more widely recognized in the Middle Eastern market. At the trade show, 12 Korean smart farm companies and 50 buyers had 369 business meetings to create export and import opportunities. In AgraME, the largest agricultural trade show in the Middle East, held in the UAE, the MAFRA opened its first…

The alliance is empowering farmers to adopt climate-smart practices such as Alternate Wetting and Drying (AWD) and Direct Seeded Rice (DSR) to generate carbon reductions across 9 Indian States The Good Rice Alliance (TGRA), formerly known as the Sustainable Rice Carbon Programme, which is focused on advancing sustainable rice farming practices in India, has thus far enrolled more than 10,000 farmers in the program, covering over 25,000 hectares of farmland. It will reduce approximately 100,000+ tCO2e of methane emissions from rice cultivation, annually. TGRA now aims to expand the program by adding nearly 8,500 hectares, streamlining the scientific measurement of…

Signed agriculture, education and energy sector development financing loan agreements with the Republic of Serbia  The Saudi Arabian Fund for Development (SFD) has signed three development financing loan agreements with the Republic of Serbia to provide $205 million in funding for major projects in the sectors of agriculture, education and energy. The partnership, the first of its kind with Serbia, aims to boost the country’s long-term socio-economic growth. The agreements were signed by Sultan Almarshad, CEO of SFD, and Serbia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Sinisa Mali, in a ceremony attended by Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Ambassador to Bosnia…

Global innovator in AI-driven visual inspection technologies Oxipital AI, a leading innovator in artificial intelligence-driven visual inspection technologies, will unveil its advanced Visual AI platform at the Global Produce and Floral Show held in Atlanta at the Georgia World Congress Center on October 18 – 19 in booth BC 1212. The event will provide produce processors and manufacturers with a firsthand look at how AI-enabled vision systems can revolutionize quality control, optimize production, and reduce operational costs. Attendees visiting the Oxipital AI booth will experience the company’s state-of-the-art AI-powered vision system as it detects, measures, and classifies various produce products and defects with precision.…

Collaboration brings advanced AI-powered recommendations and conservation-focused services to boost farm productivity and profitability Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC, a global leader in crop protection, announced that Syngenta and Taranis, the world’s leading AI-powered crop intelligence platform, have entered into a multi-year collaboration to bring Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven agronomic productivity and conservation-focused innovation to agricultural retail partners in the US. Starting in 2024/2025 and over a three-year period, the collaboration will involve a significant investment aimed at supporting ag retailers in the adoption of Taranis’ AI-powered agronomic platforms so retail partners can benefit from AI-derived leaf-level remote scouting insights and generative…

Strategic relationship combines Chevron Renewable Energy Group’s industry knowledge and global reach with Terviva’s innovative, lower carbon agriculture practices to drive feedstock growth Terviva, Inc., an agricultural innovation company working with farmers to grow and harvest pongamia for food, feed and fuel, today announced its investment from Chevron Renewable Energy Group. Together, the two companies expect to scale Terviva’s pongamia-growing operations and drive greater availability of pongamia as a feedstock for renewable fuels production. The new arrangement signals Terviva’s strategic growth and global scalability as well as the advancement of pongamia as a lower carbon resource for biofuels production. “We are…

The strategic relationship will contribute to a more informed, efficient and profitable agricultural future. Regenerative agriculture pioneer Advancing Eco Agriculture (AEA) announced a global partnership with Topraq, a Turkish precision agriculture technology company. Topraq specializes in optimizing inputs such as water, energy, and fertilizers using sensor data to enhance farm profitability across Turkey and surrounding regions. The partnership, which includes an investment from Topraq in AEA, will strengthen both companies’ offerings to growers seeking to adopt regenerative practices for their citrus, grape, cotton and other high value crops. It will provide them with more robust technology – including precision testing and plant nutrition…

The registration and land transaction procedures are estimated to be completed before February 2025. Angel Yeast a global leader in yeast manufacturing, is partnering with Indonesian agricultural company PT.Tunas Baru Lampung Tbk (TBLA) to set up a subsidiary in Lampung Province and acquire land to develop yeast production projects, in a move to further optimize Angel Yeast’s global yeast production operations and carry forward its international strategy, boosting its competitive advantages in the Asia-Pacific markets. The subsidiary has a registered capital of 381 million yuan ($54.29 million), of which Angel Yeast will contribute about 305 million yuan ($43.46 million) and hold 80 % of the shares, while TBLA will contribute about 76 million yuan ($10.83…

By incorporating Acadian’s unique biostimulants with BASF Agricultural Solutions, the two organizations will complement crop care input Acadian Plant Health™ and BASF Agricultural Solutions, two leaders in biostimulant technologies and global agriculture, have announced they are collaborating to develop innovative agricultural solutions to market climate-resilient products for the protection of crop yield and quality. BASF will leverage Acadian’s biostimulant technology to complement its chemistry and biological portfolio and increase solutions that will grow more, and sustainably better crops. “Combining our knowledge and skills creates new agricultural solutions that enhance productivity, sustainability, resilience to climate change, and market access,” says Nelson Gibson, President…