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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
AKA Foods Ltd. today announced the completion of a 17.2-million-dollar seed funding round led by renowned AI experts and entrepreneurs Alex and Michael Bronstein. The funding marks the official launch of AKA Studio, a secure AI system and proprietary platform that enables food companies to create, optimise, and launch products much faster, smarter, and more […]
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 […]
The Hortiscience Innovation Center (HIC) has appointed Loet Rummenie as its first Director, effective June 16, 2025. Rummenie brings over six years of experience as Program Director at StartLife, Europe’s leading agrifoodtech accelerator, and has a strong track record in startup support and ecosystem building. HIC is a newly established initiative in Bleiswijk, founded by […]
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