Author: Suchetana Choudhuri
Asia-focused report by the Centre for Impact Investing and Practices (CIIP) and collaborators identifies 250+ priority climate adaptation and resilience solutions for Asia, based on over $100 billion in financing flows over 5 years The Centre for Impact Investing and Practices (CIIP), in partnership with Temasek, Invesco, and ImpactSF (CGIAR Hub for Sustainable Finance), and with support from Dalberg, today launched a new report on climate adaptation and resilience (CA&R) in Asia. Launching at Ecosperity Week’s Impact Investing Roundtable 2026 on 19 May, the report — Climate Adaptation and Resilience in Asia: Pricing Risk, Sizing Opportunities, Financing Solutions — examines…
Formed by the Philanthropy Asia Alliance, Temasek Foundation and Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, the Global Consortium Against Mozzies (GCAM) aims to help move proven and emerging interventions from research to regional deployment before climate change widens the threat The science to reduce mosquito-borne disease is advancing faster than the systems designed to deploy it. Vaccines, Wolbachia-based vector control, and genomic surveillance are each producing encouraging results, with Wolbachia alone having helped prevent more than one million dengue cases, according to the World Mosquito Program. What these advances are missing is a shared architecture for funding and coordination that matches their…
GEMA President Dr. C.K. Jain explains to AgroSpectrum why ethanol must be viewed as part of India’s larger strategy for energy resilience and rural growth In an exclusive interview with AgroSpectrum, Dr. C.K. Jain, President of the Grain Ethanol Manufacturers Association (GEMA), argues that India’s ethanol programme must be viewed through the broader lens of energy security, rural income generation, and agricultural surplus management rather than as a simplistic “food versus fuel” debate. He challenges widely cited claims around ethanol’s water footprint, asserting that modern grain-based ethanol plants operate with significantly lower process-water consumption while increasingly shifting toward diversified feedstocks…
How women sustain global agriculture beneath formal systems of land, labour, and finance—and why food systems remain structurally incomplete without them In the first light of day—before markets open their shutters, before satellites finish their quiet scanning of fields, before policy desks begin translating reality into reports—agriculture is already in motion. It begins in small, unrecorded acts: hands sorting seed by touch and memory, bodies tending livestock that recognise the rhythm of care more than clock time, labour moving fluidly between soil and stove, field and household, without the clean boundaries that economics prefers. Across much of the world, this…
The oversubscribed round brings total funding to approximately $12.4 million since inception UK-based biotechnology company Resurrect Bio has announced the final close of its Series A funding round at $10.3 million, exceeding its original target and underscoring strong investor confidence in next-generation crop protection technologies. The round was led by Corteva through its Corteva Catalyst platform, with participation from Calculus Capital, Pymwymic, UKI2S (managed by Future Planet Capital), SynBioVen, and AgFunder. The final close brings the company’s total capital raised since inception to approximately $12.4 million. The oversubscription follows growing momentum in agricultural biotechnology focused on durable, gene-based disease resistance…
Innovative hive treatments aim to improve colony resilience while supporting responsible beekeeping practices Global chemical and agricultural solutions provider BASF has announced an expanded collaboration with Canadian bee health specialist NOD Apiary Products Ltd. aimed at strengthening honey bee health management and supporting sustainable beekeeping practices through science-based innovation. The partnership builds on an established supplier relationship between the two companies and reflects a shared commitment to improving pollinator resilience, which is increasingly recognized as essential to global food security and agricultural productivity. At the core of the collaboration is the continued development and deployment of Formic Pro, a formic…
US farmers reported sharply rising input costs, with some reducing fertilizer use due to economic pressure A hearing of the United States Senate Agriculture Committee in Washington, D.C. placed global fertilizer markets under renewed scrutiny, with lawmakers, industry leaders, and farm representatives warning that rising input costs and supply chain disruptions are intensifying financial pressure on American agriculture. The discussion repeatedly referenced India’s large-scale fertilizer import programme and its role in shaping global demand dynamics, amid broader concerns about volatility in international fertilizer supply chains. According to testimony from industry stakeholders, global fertilizer markets have become increasingly unstable due to…
Korean technologies report higher dairy pregnancy rates and significant gains in milk output and rice farming efficiency The Republic of Korea is strengthening its agricultural cooperation with Uzbekistan through a series of new technology transfer initiatives aimed at modernising livestock production, improving crop yields, and accelerating the adoption of precision farming systems across Central Asia. The initiative is led by the Rural Development Administration, which advanced a multi-track partnership covering dairy breeding technologies, rice mechanisation, and livestock reproduction systems during a high-level visit to Uzbekistan. Administrator Lee Seung-don visited Uzbekistan over two days to deepen bilateral agricultural cooperation and expand…
The initiative brings together Japan and the Philippines to integrate agriculture, engineering, and sustainability science A new academic and institutional collaboration has been formalised between Japan and the Philippines as the University of Tokyo deepens its research engagement with Southeast Asia’s bio-based agriculture sector through a Memorandum of Understanding with the Philippine government’s sugar industry regulator. The agreement brings together the University of Tokyo’s Institute for Future Initiatives and Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology with the Sugar Regulatory Administration under the Philippines’ Department of Agriculture, marking a coordinated push to advance sugarcane-related life cycle research and technology development.…
Italian agricultural machinery group Maschio Gaspardo has reported continued growth for the year ended 31 December 2025, delivering double-digit revenue expansion and stable profitability in a global sector marked by broader contraction. The company posted revenue of €390 million, representing an increase of approximately 12 per cent year-on-year, underscoring its ability to outperform industry trends through geographic diversification, product breadth, and sustained investment in innovation. EBIT margin held steady at 11.5 per cent of revenue, matching the previous year and reflecting operational resilience despite volatile market conditions. Group net profit reached €11.2 million, while the net financial position improved by…