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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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AgTech FoodTech Sustainability

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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Agriculture AgTech Startups

UK-developed biostimulant gains international attention as SugaROx joins inaugural cohort of US-based agri-tech programme

UK crop biostimulant developer SugaROx has been selected for the inaugural H.A.R.V.E.S.T. AgTech programme, a global initiative led by The Yield Lab Institute in the US to accelerate the development and commercialisation of next-generation agricultural technologies. The Harpenden-based venture is one of just seven companies chosen globally, reflecting growing international interest in its technology for […]

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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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FoodTech Nutrition Plant-based Foods

Brevel’s Illuminated Fermentation Brings Pure Chlorella to the Nutraceutical Space

Microalgae innovator Brevel, Ltd. introduces Purallis™, a clean-label chlorella for nutraceuticals that is cultivated in a closed system indoors. The company produces standardized chlorella using its proprietary illuminated fermentation biomanufacturing platform. This will allow high yields and solve some of the bottlenecks of sourcing chlorella that comply with consumers’ expectations of purity and standardization. The […]

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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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AgTech BioTech Sustainability

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 […]