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Agriculture BioTech FoodTech

Brevel, Wave Group Build Illuminated Fermentation Biomanufacturing Plant

Climate biotech innovator Brevel, Ltd. signed a 50/50 joint-venture agreement with India-based conglomerate The Wave Group. The collaboration will open a full-production biomanufacturing facility, funded by The Wave Group, based on Brevel’s illuminated fermentation technology. The signing took place at an official ceremony in New Delhi attended by the Deputy Head of Mission of the […]

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AgTech AI Precision Agriculture

Greeneye Technology establishes North American headquarters in Salina, Kansas following record 2026 season

Greeneye Technology, a global leader in AI-powered targeted spraying technology, announced it is establishing its North American headquarters in Salina, Kansas. The investment follows a 2026 season of expanded commercial use: Greeneye-equipped machines have sprayed more than 500,000 acres across 12 U.S. states with a weed detection accuracy rate of over 98%. Use of the […]

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AgTech AI Startups

The United Planters’ Association of Southern India (UPASI) and ProfilePrint (Singapore) bring AI into tea competition

The United Planters’ Association of Southern India (UPASI) and Singapore-based AI company ProfilePrint announced the use of artificial intelligence alongside human tea experts in the 21st edition of The Golden Leaf India Awards: Southern Tea Competition (TGLIA: STC). It is the first time AI has been incorporated into the evaluation process: a model trained on […]

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Agriculture BioTech Sustainability

Asia Biologicals Platform moves into deployment with first crop programmes across Southeast Asia

One year after convening its first regional dialogue on what it would take to advance agricultural biologicals across Asia, the Asia Biologicals Platform is moving into implementation. Convened by Agrifood Futures, the Platform is developing its first crop deployment programmes across rice, cassava and cocoa, generating comparable evidence and learning what it takes for biologicals […]

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AgTech Precision Agriculture

Greeneye Technology Expands Dealer Network with Intellifarms Northern Division

Greeneye Technology, a global leader in AI-powered targeted spraying technology, announced a new dealer partnership with Intellifarms Northern Division, expanding Greeneye’s sales, service, and customer support network across the Upper Midwest. Based in Britton, South Dakota, Intellifarms Northern Division serves growers throughout South Dakota, North Dakota, Iowa, Kansas, and surrounding agricultural regions. The company has […]

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Natural Ingredients Nutrition

SuanNutra, a Carbyne Equity Partners Portfolio Company, Expands Product Portfolio with Specialty Natural Ingredients Businesses from IFF

SuanNutra, a global provider of science-backed branded and functional ingredients, and Carbyne Equity Partners announced that SuanNutra has signed an agreement to acquire a portfolio of specialty natural ingredients businesses from IFF (NYSE: IFF). The businesses will merge with SuanNutra’s existing operations to create an enlarged global group in science-backed natural ingredients. The transaction is […]

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Agriculture Sustainability

China’s €11B Wood and Rubber Trade Faces Growing Pressure as Global Buyers Demand Supply Chain Traceability

Global trade in forest-risk commodities is entering a new era, defined not by scale alone, but by the ability to prove origin through verifiable supply chain traceability. For China, the world’s largest processor and exporter of wood and rubber derived goods, the implications are immediate and structural.  China exports over €7.1 billion in wood-based goods and […]

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Food Processing Sustainability

PACE launches Europe’s first full-scale retrofitted biorefinery to transform potato juice into sustainable bio-based chemicals

A new European flagship project is set to demonstrate at industrial scale, how an underutilized side-stream from the potato processing industry can become a valuable source of sustainable chemicals. PACE (Potato Juice to Fatty Acids for New Bio-based Value-Chains in Europe) will demonstrate a first-of-its-kind flagship biorefinery by retrofitting part of Royal Avebe’s existing production […]

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FoodTech Nutrition Startups

Brevel, Coffeesai Team Up to Optimize Production with Illuminated Fermentation

Brevel, Ltd. enters fully into the plant cell-culture market to help companies scale-up production and enhance nutrients yield, utilizing its proprietary illuminated fermentation platform. Brevel is partnering with Coffeesai, a coffee cell-culture company to use light as a key factor in promoting the growth of coffee cells, and accelerate the transition from lab to commercial […]

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FoodTech Fresh Produce

Fresh-Frozen Herbs Get a Makeover with a Soft, Scoopable Format

Kad Bnei Darom, Ltd., with more than a half century in herb and vegetable processing, launches a leap forward in fresh-frozen herbs. Kad has crafted a new line of frozen herbs in 200 ml containers. The herbs scoop effortlessly straight from the freezer.  Kad also introduces popular spreads, traditionally sold in the refrigerated aisle, into […]