South Korean POSCO International Corp has signed a MoU with the Rural Development Administration (RDA), a move that is set to boost Myanmar’s rice sector
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Bayer and Temasek form Unfold, a vertical farming venture
Leaps by Bayer, Bayer AG’s impact investment arm, and Singapore-headquartered Temasek have formed a new company, Unfold that will focus on innovation in vegetable varieties, while lifting the vertical farming space in terms of efficiency and sustainability
FAO taking initiatives to combat COVID-19
In the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is taking initiatives to protect the vulnerable or marginalised farmers that are on the receiving end of the after-effect of the pandemic
&ever uses automation solutions for indoor vertical farming
The indoor vertical farming company &ever is using automation and machine learning technologies to grow healthier and better tasting crops
Arrigoni’s solutions for greater plant uniformity and better quality of fruit
Arrigoni, international producer of agrotextiles for agriculture, has unveiled PRISMA thermo-reflective agrotextiles and BIORETE insect screens solutions, particularly for melon and watermelon