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IBI Ag, a pioneering crop protection company developing a wide array of bio-insecticides with a lower ecological footprint, today announced the successful completion of its Series A funding round for a total of $10 million. The investment was led by Corteva (“Corteva”) through its Corteva Catalyst platform, with the participation of The Trendlines Group (SGX:42T) […]
Unveiled during Singapore International Agri-Food Week (SIAW), a bold new innovation architecture is emerging from Southeast Asia. Alternate Futures, a fund-backed Innovation Centre was officially launched through a strategic alliance with Agrifood Futures, marking a decisive move to shape how climate, food and energy challenges are addressed across the region and beyond. At its core, […]
Oxfordshire-based agri-tech firm SugaROx has published new research showing that while awareness of biostimulants among UK wheat growers is high, confidence in their performance remains low. The company says stronger regulation is essential to build farmer trust. The survey of UK wheat growers found that 95 per cent see weather variability as a major challenge […]
GreenLight Biosciences (“the Company” or “GreenLight Bio”) recently announced the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) registration of Norroa™, the first-ever nature-based treatment specifically designed to combat varroa mites, the leading threat to honey bee colonies. This groundbreaking innovation provides beekeepers with a powerful new tool proven to protect these pollinators, which are critical to U.S. […]
GoMicro, an Adelaide-based GenAI agritech innovator, has partnered with Boratto Farms in Victoria to pioneer a breakthrough in leafy green quality control — delivering results that many in the industry have long believed were out of reach. Spinach leaves are notoriously difficult to assess: defects are subtle, leaves overlap, and even large-scale manual inspection efforts […]
Building on the success of the European dairy exports from Ireland to Asia, which exceeded €440 million in 2024, the European Union and Ireland launched the “European Dairy – Ireland, Where Nature Meets Science” campaign. This €3.2 million co-funded investment aims to strengthen Asia’s nutrition pipeline and foster long-term trade partnerships. Positioning Singapore as the […]
SugaROx, a UK-based venture leading the development of precision biostimulants, has announced a £400,000 strategic investment from a global player in the fertiliser industry, The Mosaic Company, as part of a £1 million seed round extension. Existing backers, including UK-based angel investors and sustainable growth-focused investment funds Future Planet Capital and Regenerate Ventures, contributed the […]
Farmers could soon apply microbes to crops to ‘reprogram’ them to be resistant against pests, diseases and environmental stress such as drought and heat, as a new research project gets underway. Azotic Technologies has been awarded half-a-million pounds from the UK’s Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA) to develop a low-cost, practical method of reprogramming […]
The UK will be a pilot location for a Europe-wide project designed to validate and verify the impact of regenerative farming practices in potato production. The project, led by agricultural AI pioneer Cropin and funded by a €700,000 (£605,000) grant from the EU’s EIT Food innovation agency, is thought to be the first to apply […]
In a multi-sectoral bid to develop agricultural cooperative-based models for resilient rural livelihoods, HSBC Philippines has provided philanthropic funding to support Philippine smallholder farmers and fisherfolk in adapting to climate change while scaling sustainable food production. Development sector group Bayan Family of Foundations is teaming up with Philippine agritech leader Mayani to jointly implement this […]
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