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Future Fit Asia Announces Two Winners of Inaugural Grantham Foundation Detox Awards, sharing USD 90,000 in Prizes, at Landmark 10th Edition

Future Fit Asia (formerly Future Food Asia) concluded its landmark 10th edition conference on 13 May 2026 at Goodwood Park Hotel, Singapore, with the announcement of the winners of the inaugural Grantham Foundation Detox Awards. Pandawa Agri Indonesia (Indonesia) for their technology to reduce herbicide use, and Prof. Eric Chan and Dr. Dachuan Zhang (Bezos […]

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AgTech AI Sustainability

IBI Ag Announces Successful Development of AI-Driven De Novo Protein Design Platform for Bioinsecticides

IBI Ag Ltd. (“IBI Ag”), a leader in sustainable agricultural solutions, has announced the successful completion of its proof of concept (POC) for the AI-driven platform for de novo design of novel bioinsecticide proteins. This groundbreaking advancement marks a significant step forward in the quest for innovative, environmentally friendly pest control solutions. The POC included […]

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AgTech AI Sustainability

KOLTIVA Pioneers AI-Powered Food Supply Chain Visibility for Smallholder Farmers

Koltiva, a Swiss-Indonesian AgriTech company operating in 94 countries and enabling over 19,000 businesses, is launching a groundbreaking AI-powered traceability initiative to transform global agribusiness supply chains. The first pilot project will be implemented with SUGATA PTE. LTD, a sustainability-driven coffee and cocoa supplier based in Aceh, Indonesia, and will introduce the region’s first AI-enabled […]

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AgTech BioTech Fund Raise

IBI Ag Completes $10 Million Series A Round Led by Corteva

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) […]

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AgTech FoodTech Startups Sustainability

Alternate Futures Launches as a Fund-Backed Innovation Centre to Shape How the World Builds Sustainable Systems

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, […]

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Weather variability tops list of UK farmers’ challenges in new biostimulants survey 

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 […]

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AgTech BioTech Sustainability

GreenLight Biosciences Launches Norroa, the First RNA-Based Treatment for Varroa Mites, Offering New Hope Amid Record Bee Losses

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. […]

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AgTech Food Processing Fresh Produce

GoMicro and Boratto Farms Lead the Way in AI-Powered Green Leaf Quality Assessment

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 […]

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Food Processing Investments Milk

European Dairy Exports from Ireland to Asia Top EUR440 Million in 2024 as Ireland Launches EUR3.2 Million EU Campaign to Strengthen Partnerships

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 […]

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UK-based SugaROx secures £1 million investment to accelerate field testing biostimulant research

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 […]