Author: Shraddha Warde

This is expected to create more than $150 million of exports to Dubai every year. Dubai International Chamber, one of the three chambers operating under Dubai Chambers, has facilitated the expansion of Nhimbe Fresh Exports, one of Zimbabwe’s largest vegetable and fruit exporters. Based in Zimbabwe, Nhimbe is one of Africa’s premier exporters of blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, and peas. The company predominantly exports to the US and Europe and has recently entered Dubai. It currently exports strawberries to the emirate and is scaling production with the support of the Dubai International Chamber to increase the visibility of its products in…

The MoU aims at contributing to achieving food self-sufficiency in Saudi Arabia and ICIEC Member States. The Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Al-Rajhi International Investment Company (RAII) of Saudi Arabia whereby the two parties would cooperate in synergizing coordination, business development and efficient implementation of projects in the vital agricultural and food security sectors in ICIEC’s Member States. RAII is a subsidiary of Sulaiman Abdulaziz Al-Rajhi Awqaf Holding, which is one of the largest business groups in Saudi Arabia, whose core activities include investments in the agricultural…

The DTI will implement an SRP of P250 per kilo on red onions. Philippines’ Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) will impose a suggested retail price (SRP) on onions to control price and ensure sufficient supply in the market, Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. President said. The DTI will implement an SRP of P250 per kilo on red onions. “We will stick firmly to the recommended price. The DTI will continue to monitor. We’re trying to find ways to bring the smuggled onions that have been caught na ilagay na sa market para mabawasan ang supply problem,” President Marcos said as…

The project will also be used for agricultural irrigation and will help improve the ecological environment of both the Huaihe River and Chaohu Lake. A mega water project to divert water from the Yangtze, China’s longest river, to the Huaihe River started trial operation. The water diversion project, which is 723 km long and took six years to construct, will supply water to 15 cities in east China’s Anhui Province and central China’s Henan Province. It is expected to benefit more than 50 million people. The start of construction of the second phase of this mega project with an investment…

US and China regulatory authorities and industry dialogue on cultivated meat   The AgFood Future Centre of Excellence (AGF) and the Agriculture Food Partnership (AFP) co-organised an online event where, for the first time, regulatory experts from two of the largest potential markets for meat innovation, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and China National Centre for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA), conferred on the regulatory approval process and prospects for cultivated meat in these two major markets. The event was supported and attended by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) and the China Meat Association (CMA),…

Himax and Seeed Studio will showcase the SenseCAP A1101 sensor which has already been applied to real smart agriculture cases. Himax Technologies, Inc. a leading supplier and fabless manufacturer of display drivers and other semiconductor products, and Seeed Studio, the IoT hardware partner providing services that empower developers to implement their projects and products for digital transformation, announced the joint showcase of the SenseCAP A1101 LoRaWAN Vision AI Sensor, embedded with Himax WiseEye™ smart image sensing solution (WiseEye), at the upcoming CES 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Seeed Studio, with its tinyML Edge AI platform enabling expertise, has created a…

The MVC2 project will develop inclusive business models that will contribute to increasing the income of vegetable farmers in the country. The Philippines Department of Agriculture (DA) and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed the Minutes of the Meeting to Amend the Records of Discussion for the technical cooperation project of DA and JICA on Market Driven Enhancement of the Vegetable Value Chain in the Philippines (MVC2). Domingo F. Panganiban, Senior Undersecretary (DA) and Sakamoto Takema, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Chief Representative were present. The project, which commenced in early 2022, aims to strengthen vegetable value chain models in…

Water conservation in the arid areas of northwest China has seen remarkable results, with increasing efficiency of water use and the expansion of areas using water-saving irrigation. The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) released a series of reports revealing that China has made great achievements in its ecological environment over the past decade. The reports show that the total amount of freshwater resources available in China’s lakes and reservoirs has increased significantly. The transparency of most lakes has steadily improved, as has the biodiversity in some important lakes. The reports also point out that the overall area of China’s wetlands…

The project is that over 10 million tons of carbon assets will be traded on the market in the next five years, with revenue of more than $70 million. Luokung Technology Corp., a leading spatial-temporal intelligent big data services company and provider of interactive location-based services (LBS) in China, announced that its operating affiliate, Luokung Remote Sensing Technology Co., Ltd. (Luokung Remote Sensing) has signed agreements with the government of PingYuan county, MeiZhou city in Guangdong province to provide carbon sink project development and carbon emission and carbon neutrality data services covering the entire county, including but not limited to the fields of forestry, agriculture,…

The manufacturers have developed emergency relief food with Korean rice as the main ingredient for 3 years to contribute to sustainable communities. Under the Fortified Food Project funded by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA), for the purposes of vendor registration for UN procurement and development of the export business model, a consortium has been formed by the Korea Institute of Procurement (KIP), BSR KOREA Corp and Korea Food Research Institute (KFRI) for the three beneficiary Korean food manufacturers (Soul Nature Food, J Food Service and KEIL Corp). The manufacturers have developed emergency relief food with Korean…