Author: Shraddha Warde

These international leaders, representing over 15 per cent of global broiler production, include Asian organisations Cargill, as the TRANSFORM lead, and the International Poultry Council announce eight private-sector organisations have recognised the importance of responsible antimicrobial use and are endorsing the council’s antimicrobial use stewardship principles. Advanced within Transformational Strategies for Farm Output Risk Mitigation (TRANSFORM), a USAID-funded activity, the principles guide poultry farmer actions to avoid the need for use of antimicrobials, yet when needed, ensure they are used according to stewardship principles. These international leaders, representing over 15 per cent of the global broiler production, include six associations and two…

In 2022–23, the aquaculture production value is forecast to increase by 11 per cent to $2.29 billion The gross value of Australian fisheries and aquaculture production is forecast to rise 8 per cent in 2022−23, hitting $3.63 billion. Jared Greenville, Executive Director ABARES said Australia’s aquaculture sector has been driving most of this growth.“In 2022–23, the aquaculture production value is forecast to increase by 11 per cent to $2.29 billion, driven by higher production values of salmonids, tuna and abalone,” Dr Greenville said. Salmonids production will see the largest growth, forecasted to increase by 13 per cent in 2022–23 to…

The company is working on its strategies to develop a sustainable, efficient, and integrated food system by adopting innovations and investment techniques, promoting good practices UAE-based Al Ajban Poultry won first place for the ‘Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Agricultural Excellence Award’ at the Sheikh Zayed Festival, in the category of Commercial Animal Production Farms for adopting the highest standards in the poultry production chain. Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri, Minister of Climate Change and the Environment Award for Agricultural Excellence, presented the award to Dr Mohammed Ezzat El Agamy, General Manager of Al Ajban Poultry, during a ceremony held at the…

The public-private partnership group committed to converting Vietnam’s rice industry from competition on price to compete in quality, nutrition and sustainability Vietnam Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development announced the decision to set up a group of public-private partnerships (PPP) in Vietnam’s rice sector, and at the same time, discussed with the partner the strategic orientation of this working group in the near future. According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, agriculture in general, the rice sector in particular, is changing production and trade to become a transparent, responsible and sustainable system, reducing emissions and pushing smart agriculture…

The MOU seeks to promote bilateral cooperation between the two countries on capacity-building, technology advancement, agricultural trade, agribusiness, and knowledge-sharing The Philippines and South Africa have proposed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Technical Cooperation in the Field of Agriculture. The MOU seeks to promote bilateral cooperation between the two countries on capacity-building, technology advancement, agricultural trade, agribusiness, and knowledge-sharing by conducting joint activities, projects, programs, and exchanges. Domingo F. Panganiban, Philippine Department of Agriculture (DA) Senior Undersecretary and Bartinah Ntombizodwa Radebe-Netshitenzhe South African Ambassador to the Philippines discussed potential areas for agricultural cooperation that can help boost the two…

The latest agreement is expected to secure a food-grade supply chain to support commercialisation requirements BlueNalu, a global leader in the development of cell-cultured seafood, announced the signing of a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Nutreco, a global leader in animal nutrition and aquafeed. Building on the success of earlier collaborations, this agreement represents a joint interest in the establishment and scale-up of a food-grade supply chain for cell-cultured seafood manufacturing. This LOI constitutes the third agreement between the two companies, which originated in December 2019, and coincided with the participation of Nutreco in the Series A round financing of BlueNalu. This next…

This digital connection will allow CropX users to access their Talgil controllers from within the CropX system for remote irrigation applications Israel-based CropX, a global leader in digital solutions for agronomic farm management, announced that it has completed an API integration with Talgil, a global producer of irrigation control systems with customers in over 80 countries. Connecting the CropX agronomic farm management system to Talgil controllers allows users to streamline their irrigation management process without having to handle several different user interfaces. Talgil irrigation controllers can be used on many types of irrigation systems. CropX connects data from the soil…

The acquisition of Even-Ari Green is important for Pelemix as it helps deepen its footprint in the Israeli market Pelemix Ltd. announced that it has acquired Israeli-based growing media manufacturer Even-Ari Green Ltd. (EAG). The deal will see EAG’s employees joining Pelemix’s growing global team. Danny Levinson, founder and CEO of EAG, will be remaining with the new company as CEO of the EAG division, reporting to Tal Brod, Pelemix global CEO. “The acquisition of Even-Ari Green is important for Pelemix as it helps us deepen our footprint in the Israeli market,” notes Brod. “It provides us with an opportunity to expand on our ability…

The initiatives in partnership with FAO are focused on fostering climate adaptation and resilience for smallholder farmers The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has welcomed the Green Climate Fund’s (GCF) decision to approve funding for three new projects in Bolivia, Cambodia and the Philippines, valued at $151.3 million. The national initiatives, supported by FAO, are focused on fostering climate change adaptation and resilience for smallholder farmers, local communities, and other value chain actors in three nations facing increasing weather and climate-related threats to their agricultural practices and livelihoods. “Innovation in climate finance can trigger transformative change…

This includes agricultural production and marketing, livestock production and marketing and creating sustainable projects by securing outlets for the sale of services and securing potential financing for projects. United Arab Emirates’ Ministry of Climate Change and the Environment launched the Food and Agriculture Entrepreneurs Programme, designed to help young participants hone their skills in managing agriculture and livestock projects. Set to be implemented from 2023 to 2025, the programme forms part of the ‘Transformational Projects’ initiative of the Council of Ministers and offers an integrated system that enables its target audience to establish their own companies in the UAE agriculture…