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Organic movement applauds renewed recognition of PEF’s limitations for agrifood

Brenna ShumbamhiniJuly 31, 2024July 31, 2024

by Brenna ShumbamhiniJuly 31, 2024July 31, 20240234

Emphasising the limitations of the Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) methodology for certain product categories, IFOAM Organics Europe on 14 February, welcomed the vote on grain claims, with the...

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Yeast-based technology to boost disease resistance and immunity in pigs

Brenna ShumbamhiniJuly 31, 2024July 31, 2024

by Brenna ShumbamhiniJuly 31, 2024July 31, 20240335

Leading Canada-based bioengineering company, Renaissance BioScience (RBSC) recently announced its strategic partnership with the University of Saskatchewan’s Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organisation (VIDO) to target two...

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Bolstering food security in African and Asian drylands

Brenna ShumbamhiniJuly 31, 2024July 31, 2024

by Brenna ShumbamhiniJuly 31, 2024July 31, 20240222

The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) has introduced a first-of-its-kind pigeonpea speed breeding protocol, thereby significantly boosting food security in Asia...

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DLG to launch FarmRobotix platform at trade fair in Germany

Brenna ShumbamhiniJuly 31, 2024July 31, 2024

by Brenna ShumbamhiniJuly 31, 2024July 31, 20240190

The FarmRobotix platform celebrates premiere at the DLG Feldtage 2024, which will take place from 11-13 June at the estate Brockhof in Germany Aimed at...

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Global food and vegetable industry to gather at Macfrut 2024

Brenna ShumbamhiniJuly 31, 2024July 31, 2024

by Brenna ShumbamhiniJuly 31, 2024July 31, 20240241

The 41st edition of Macfrut 2024 is all set to welcome the global fruit and vegetable supply chain at the Rimini Expo Centre, from 8-10 May...

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Ministry of Agriculture conducts meeting to assess Eritrea’s agricultural activity progress

Brenna ShumbamhiniJuly 31, 2024July 31, 2024

by Brenna ShumbamhiniJuly 31, 2024July 31, 20240369

Focusing on the first quarter’s progress and the five-year strategic plan, the Ministry of Agriculture conducted an activity assessment meeting on 30 May in the...

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WeedOUT raises US$8.1mn to combat weed resistance

Brenna ShumbamhiniJuly 31, 2024July 31, 2024

by Brenna ShumbamhiniJuly 31, 2024July 31, 20240505

Ag-tech start-up WeedOUT Ltd., has announced that it has secured US$8.1mn in A-round funding Leading the round is prominent US agri- focused VC, Fulcrum Global Capital. The infusion of new capital...

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Automating oyster farming through groundbreaking technologies

Brenna ShumbamhiniJuly 31, 2024July 31, 2024

by Brenna ShumbamhiniJuly 31, 2024July 31, 20240346

New Zealand-based oyster-farming system FlipFarm, recently announced its plans to launch two new products at the upcoming Oyster South Industry Symposium, held from 29 February...

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Keeping salmon stress-free with BioMar’s Calm

Brenna ShumbamhiniJuly 31, 2024July 31, 2024

by Brenna ShumbamhiniJuly 31, 2024July 31, 20240301

Leading aquafeed company, BioMar recently introduced its new product Calm, aimed at complementing the SmartCare range of products in Salmon feeds While in their natural...

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Progressing towards nature-positive agriculture with million dollar fundraise

Brenna ShumbamhiniJuly 31, 2024July 31, 2024

by Brenna ShumbamhiniJuly 31, 2024July 31, 20240319

SEEDesign company, Inari recently announced the completion of a US$103mn fundraise to develop and commercialise higher-yielding seeds by utilising AI-powered predictive design and multiplex gene editing...