Amanda Lim

Collaboration wanted: Vietnam seeks Chinese investment and expertise to boost garlic industry

Vietnam is seeking deeper cooperation with China as it looks to strengthen its garlic industry by reducing supply constraints and developing higher-value products

Robotics for early detection: TerraSense prepares for commercial expansion with multiple international pilots

Saudi ag robotics startup TerraSense is moving from research to commercial deployment, with pilot projects planned in China, Italy and Saudi Arabia

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Who’s paying? IKEA, Royal Canin and Yara back regen ag but funding remains unresolved

IKEA, Royal Canin and Yara are among a growing number of companies backing regenerative agriculture, but a key question remains unresolved: who should bear the costs and risks of the transition?

A bold new era: AI transforms crop breeding as first genomics centre opens in the Philippines

Artificial intelligence is helping identify valuable crop traits faster than ever, as the Philippines opens its first agricultural genomics centre to accelerate the development of more resilient and productive crops.

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‘Nothing is integrated’: SEA regenerative agriculture ambitions face risk management gap

The fragmented approach to managing agricultural risk remains one of the biggest barriers to scaling regenerative agriculture across South East Asia, says a leading regional policy expert.

Sharing the load: Building resilient food supply chains requires shared costs across the value chain

Building resilient food supply chains across Asia Pacific will require a collective effort from governments, businesses, development financiers and consumers, according to the Asian Development Bank (ADB)

From farm to border: Vietnam develops traceability system to secure future of durian exports

Vietnam is positioning traceability as a cornerstone of its fast-growing durian export industry, as the sector approaches US$2bn in exports this year and seeks to strengthen the resilience of its durian sector

‘Creating eighth sea’: Japan’s ARK secures over $8m in Series A funding to expand RAS tech to UAE, Indonesia

A Japanese land-based aquaculture startup, ARK, has raised JPY1.3bn (US$8.23m) in a Series A round to fund its expansion plans to the United Arab Emirates and Indonesia

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‘Strongest evidence’: Vietnam’s million-hectare rice programme proves regen ag can pay farmers – IRRI chief

Vietnam’s flagship low-emission rice initiative is one of the strongest examples that regenerative agriculture can boost farmer incomes while reducing environmental impacts, says the director general of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)

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How pork giant Muyuan Group deploys AI to manage the world’s largest pig herd

China’s Muyuan Group, the world’s largest pork producer relies on artificial intelligence to strengthen animal welfare and optimise resources across its vast farming operation.