The Philippines on July 21 became the first country to approve commercial propagation of Golden Rice.
For the past two decades, the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA-PhilRice) and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) have been developing Golden Rice to...
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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has expressed interest in investing in Indonesia's farming sector, specifically sugarcane plantations and the sugar industry, secretary general of the Agriculture Ministry, Kasdi Subagyono, informed on Monday.
"We have several offers, like from the United Arab...
2021.08.04
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With a searing heat wave scorching South Korea for nearly two weeks, heat damage to agricultural, livestock and fish farmers has been snowballing nationwide, officials said Friday.
Seoul and almost all parts of the country have been gripped by a prolonged heat wave that sent daytime highs above...
2021.08.04
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An apple orchard in Takayama, Japan recently used a robot to pollinate trees – pointing the way forward for the country’s agricultural industry that is currently facing labour shortage and the decline of bees.
The farm deployed a lightweight, unmanned ground vehicle produced by XAG, which has...
2021.08.04
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The Taiwan Coffee Laboratory and Alliance for Coffee Excellence (ACE) have announced the launch of the first Taiwanese specialty coffee Private Collection auction.
Through the program, which is being supported by the Taiwan’s Council of Agriculture, the central government’s executive branch and...
2021.07.14
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Tridge, the digital trading and market intelligence hub for food and agriculture buyers and suppliers, has completed Series C investment worth US$60 million from Forest Partners to help it scale and meet demand from food businesses searching globally for alternative sources as traditional supply...
2021.07.14
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A six-grade boy of Seki, Gifu Prefecture, has developed a trap to catch channeled apple snails using a plastic flower pot and a plastic bottle.
Chihiro Kuriyama won the Seki mayor’s prize with the invention, and the city plans to use the trap to get rid of the agricultural pest.
Kuriyama came...
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Charoen Pokphand Foods Public Company Limited (CP Foods) joined hands with “42 Bangkok”, a Thailand campus of 42 Network, a world-renowned coding and programming school, to host "Virtual Hackathon by 42 Bangkok X CPF" in an effort to cultivate more talents to accelerate agriculture and food sectors...