Author: Shraddha Warde

The Cropwise Grower app is now available in India in nine languages and will be progressively rolled out in Pakistan, Indonesia, Thailand, and Bangladesh. Syngenta and image recognition specialist, Plantix, have launched an artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled digital farming tools. Which is set to provide access to at least half a million smallholder farmers across the Asia Pacific. The partnership gives Asia’s smallholder farmers access to a global database of over 50 crops and 500 diseases, which will be available through Syngenta’s Cropwise Grower app for farmers. The app uses the power of data to protect crop yields with on-demand advice on agricultural best-practices crop…

Qinghai lake largest inland saltwater lake has seen a 5.1-per cent year-on-year growth in naked carp stocks this year. China’s Qinghai Lake had 114,100 tonnes of naked carp in 2022, over 44 times the figure in 2002, according to the Qinghai provincial department of agriculture and rural affairs. Qinghai Lake is Located in northwest Qinghai Province, the country’s largest inland saltwater lake has seen a 5.1-per cent year-on-year growth in naked carp stocks this year, according to the monitoring data recorded by Yangtze River Fisheries Research Institute. According to the Xinhua news agency, the carp species, known as “Huangyu” in…

For the research, three adult Bluefin tunas weighing 180kg to 300kg were equipped with trackers. Taiwanese and US researchers have conducted the study to track the spawning and migration patterns of Pacific Bluefin tuna. This is the first-ever study conducted by researchers of the Fisheries Research Institute Taiwan and Stanford University, According to the local media, Taiwan is one of the countries that harvest the Pacific Bluefin tuna and one of three species of Bluefin — that can live for up to 40 years, grow more than 4 meters long and weigh up to 700kg. For the research, three adult…

The Chinese authorities introduced a new customs registration system due to which the issue appeared. Chinese authorities have not given permission to more than 100 Taiwanese seafood exporters to ship their products to China. Taiwanese authorities are investigating for reasons, the Council of Agriculture (COA) said. According to the local media, due to this the affected products mainly include squid, Pacific saury and forefinger threadfin. applications from over 100 Taiwanese exporters are being held up, while only one exporter has been granted approval, the COA has asked the Taiwan Food and Drug Administration to clarify the matter with Chinese authorities.…

26 Seasons is currently using this method to produce microgreens, and while controlled environment growing systems are already being used around the world, this is the first of its kind in New Zealand. In New Zealand Spray free strawberries will be grown in 26 Seasons’ proprietary growing through a hi-tech system with the aim of extending the availability of the fruit in the country. “We’re focussed on innovations that lift the sustainability and productivity of our food and fibre sector and this project moves us along that path,” said Damien O’Connor, New Zealand agriculture minister. “We’re partnering with 26 Seasons…

The three biggest export markets for Vietnamese cashew nuts in 2022 include the US, China and the Netherlands. Vietnam’s estimated cashew exports reached 80,000 tons in November 2022, which is valued at $458 million, an increase of 80.6 per cent in volume and an increase of 72.4 per cent in value compared to October 2022; compared to November 2021, this is an increase of 58.1 per cent in volume and an increase of 39.1 per cent in value, according to the report by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD). Vietnam’s cashew nut exports tend to recover and increase towards…

While it’s impressive how resilient the agriculture sector has been, it shows how events like floods and droughts can impact regions and Australian farmers Australian agriculture is still on track for an outstanding 12 months, despite the impact of the devastating floods in the eastern states. Dr Jared Greenville, Executive Director of ABARES revealed that the release of the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) Agricultural Commodities and Crop Reports shows the sector setting new benchmarks in export commodities and high yields for winter crops. “The gross value of agricultural production is forecast to be a…

The total number of workers used by Australian horticulture farms decreased by around 20 per cent (29,300 workers) over the last three years. Labour use has decreased on Australian horticulture and dairy farms and increased on broadacre farms over the last few years, according to the latest Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) survey results. ABARES Executive Director, Dr Jared Greenville said despite the decline in labour use, agricultural production has increased over the same period, indicating that farms have adapted to constrained labour supply. “The total number of workers used by Australian horticulture farms decreased…

GI has enabled consumers to buy authentic specialities, such as wine, tea and agricultural products without fear of receiving substandard. China has approved 2,495 geographical indications (GI) products and seen the registration of 7,013 GI trademarks as of the end of October, according to China’s National Intellectual Property Administration. GI sign is used to show the specific geographical origin of a product and identify its qualities or reputation due to that origin. It is an important type of intellectual property right and a quality guarantee. China has rolled out a variety of measures for GI use and fostered GI protection…

The Chinese research team has completed the full life-cycle growth experiment of rice for the first time in the world. Chinese scientists have completed the life-cycle growth experiments of rice and Arabidopsis in the Chinese space station and successfully obtained their seeds, said the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). With the safe landing of the Shenzhou-14 spaceship’s return capsule at the Dongfeng landing site, the seeds of rice and Arabidopsis, which have undergone a 120-day life cycle, were delivered to China’s manned space program’s space application system along with other samples. According to the CAS website, previously, scientists worldwide have…