Author: Shraddha Warde
The partnership aims to create a sustainable model for urban aquaculture and address food security concerns globally Blue Aqua International, Bahwan Services and Trading LLC (BSTL), and Muscat Investment House (MIH) have announced a strategic partnership to develop major aquaculture projects in Singapore and Oman. The partnership aims to support the sustainable growth of the aquaculture industry and address food security concerns globally. Blue Aqua International will partner with BSTL and MIH on a multi-phase aquaculture development project in Oman. This includes the country’s first state-of-the-art aqua feed mill with a production capacity upwards of 30,000 tonnes of feed, a…
MARI has also set up a seaweed drying platform or para para for drying fresh cottonii MARI Oceans have expanded its operations in South Sulawesi Indonesia, with its newest site in Takalar, onboarding 33 farmers bringing the total number of farmers benefiting from MARI’s community-based seaweed farming enterprise to 50. “We are proud to achieve this important milestone in the MARI journey. Takalar was the right place to expand because of its strong seaweed farming tradition. We especially thank Pak Boedi Sardjana, who strongly supports MARI’s expansion. Farmers’ response has been great so far in Takalar and we look forward…
An indoor multi-purpose vertical farming platform for fresh produce in partnership with ZERO marks the operational phase of ADQ’s AgTech Park ADQ, an Abu Dhabi-based investment and holding company, announced the operational phase of its cutting-edge AgTech Park ecosystem with the launch of a vertical farming project in partnership with ZERO, a high-impact technology company headquartered in Italy. The ZERO project is the first of several controlled environment agricultural concepts that will be housed in the AgTech Park and will aim to enhance indoor farming locally, as well as explore and push the boundaries of desert-climate farming in the UAE. …
China will formulate implementation plans for a new round of actions to increase China’s grain production capacity by 50 million metric tons. Xi Jinping, the Chinese president stressed that it is a strategic plan the CPC Central Committee has made to advance rural revitalisation across the board and accelerate the building of strong agriculture, with a view to building China into a great modern socialist country in all respects. He was speaking at the annual central rural work conference held in Beijing. He emphasized that a country must first strengthen agriculture to make itself strong, and only when agriculture is…
In 2022 Spain imported 376,450 tons of coffee, worth 1.37 billion euros ($1.46 billion), a year-on-year increase of 11 per cent in volume and 47.5 per cent in value. Vietnam is the largest supplier of coffee for Spain, reaching 113,550 tons, worth approximately 269 million euros ($287 million), up 21.6 per cent in volume and 78.9 per cent in value compared to 2021. According to Vietnam’s Import-Export Department (Ministry of Industry and Trade), citing data from the European Statistics Agency, in 2022 Spain imported 376,450 tons of coffee, worth 1.37 billion euros ($1.46 billion), a year-on-year increase of 11 per…
Super typhoon Odette (Rai) felled more than 10 million coconut trees in the country and gravely affected the copra industry With the goal to replant 100,000 coconut seedlings in Bohol Philippines, Cargill, CARE Philippines and local partners kick off the RISE Coco (Recovery Intervention for Severely Affected Coconut Farming Communities of Bohol by Super Typhoon Odette) project with a commemorative tree-planting ceremony in Brgy. Cabanugan, municipality of San Isidro. Super typhoon Odette (Rai) felled more than 10 million coconut trees in the country and gravely affected the copra industry. San Isidro is one of the municipalities that suffered a devastating…
The initial closures followed extensive surveys in 2021, which revealed sustainability concerns New Zealand’s Coromandel scallop fishery has been fully closed to commercial and recreational fishing to allow it to recover. Most of the Coromandel scallop fishery and all of the Northland scallop fishery was closed in 2021 due to sustainability concerns, says Emma Taylor, Fisheries New Zealand’s director of fisheries management. “In December 2022, new information led to a temporary emergency closure of the 2 remaining open areas, one around Little Barrier Island and the other in Colville channel. This new 2023 sustainability closure will see those areas remain…
Pure Harvest, known across the region for its fresh tomatoes, leafy greens and strawberries, is the first controlled-environment-agriculture (CEA) business to win the Gulf region’s Product of the Year award. UAE-based Pure Harvest Smart Farms (Pure Harvest), a world-leading, sustainable technology-enabled agribusiness announces receipt of the Gulf region’s ‘Product of the Year Award 2023’. The award is granted by the regional arm of the world’s most respected and comprehensive consumer research survey, conducted by researcher partner Nielsen IQ. Pure Harvest’s award of ‘Product of the Year’ accreditation for the entire product range is unprecedented, recognising excellence in twenty-six (26) varieties…
The organic certification validates the effectiveness and safety of LNC as a solution for organic farming Desert Control’s Liquid Natural Clay (LNC) receives official approval and certification for organic farming from the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technologies (MoIAT), in consultation with the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE), in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This recognition marks a significant milestone for the innovative solution that enables resilient and climate-smart agriculture and desert farming in a drying world. The organic certification validates the effectiveness and safety of LNC as a solution for organic farming. The certification ensures that LNC…
The country will fine-tune subsidy policy for corn and soybean producers, with steps to increase the total amount of subsidy China has rolled out a raft of policy measures to stabilise soybean production this year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. The policy mix, introduced by several departments under the coordination of the Office of the Central Rural Work Leading Group, covers multiple aspects of soybean production, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said. The country will fine-tune subsidy policy for corn and soybean producers, with steps to increase the total amount of subsidy, according to…