Thailand has 81 agricultural startups, with less than 15 focusing on deep technology, and investment in the agri-tech industry surpassing THB1.7 trillion.
The National Innovation Agency (NIA) is driving the growth of agricultural startups through its AGROWTH project this year. The project seeks...
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Prothom Alo
2024.04.22
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Demand letters for part-time workers are coming from South Korea on a regular basis, and perks include accommodation and round-trip airfare borne by employers in addition to the opportunity to earn a high salary. Yet, private recruiting agencies cannot send workers to South Korea due to...
Edie
2024.04.18
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The food processing giant’s new Climate Transition Plan, published on Thursday (18 April), outlines several “climate levers” that can be addressed to tackle emissions by 2030 across a range of subjects.
These levers showcase the contribution that identified solutions can have in building toward...
Focus Taiwan
2024.04.10
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Taipei, April 10 (CNA) The Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) has launched an electronic pet identification system to help enhance animal welfare and root out illegal breeding and smuggling.
Chiang Wen-chuan (江文全), head of the MOA's Animal Welfare Department, said Wednesday at a press conference that...
Al Jazeera
2024.03.07
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Once a housewife in rural India, Sharmila Yadav always wanted to be a pilot. She is now living her dream somewhat, remotely flying a heavy-duty drone across the skies to cultivate the country’s farmland.
Yadav, 35, is among hundreds of women trained to fly fertiliser-spraying aircraft under the...
Focus Taiwan
2024.03.07
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Amid concerns over banned dye found in chili powder imported from China, as of Thursday all cities and counties in Taiwan had announced temporary bans on the use of chili and curry powder in school lunches.
New Taipei was the first local government to announce a suspension Wednesday, prompting...
AgFunderNews
2024.02.27
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US-based vertical farming company Oishii has raised $134 million in Series B funding.
Japanese telecom giant NTT led the round with participation from Bloom8, McWin Capital Partners, Mizuho Bank, Mitsubishi Shokuhin Co., Ltd., the Japan Green Investment Corporation for Carbon Neutrality (JICN),...
FAO
2024.02.23
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The Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition – Statistics and Trends 2023 reports for five regions are now available in PDF and in device-friendly formats, with downloadable datasets on the latest trends related to hunger and malnutrition and an interface enabling easy comparison across...