SEEDesign company, Inari recently announced the completion of a US$103mn fundraise to develop and commercialise higher-yielding seeds by utilising AI-powered predictive design and multiplex gene editing
Agriculture
WeedOUT secures US$8.1mn to combat weed resistance
Ag-tech start-up WeedOUT Ltd., has announced that it has secured US$8.1mn in A-round funding
Organic movement underscores limitations of PEF methodology for agrifood
Emphasising the limitations of the Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) methodology for certain product categories, IFOAM Organics Europe on 14 February, welcomed the vote on grain claims, with the European Parliament’s Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) and the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) confirming these limitations, that were already highlighted in the Commission proposals
Collaboration promotes agricultural transformation in Malaysia
In collaboration with FGV Agri Services Sdn Bhd (FGVAS) and NAFAS Agri Services Sdn Bhd (NASSB), life-science-based agricultural company, Pandawa Agri Indonesia (PAI) has introduced WEED Solut-ioN to the rice smallholder ecosystem through government distribution channels and open markets in Malaysia
China's photovoltaic agri practices offer promising solutions to climate change challenges
While critical global issues such as climate governance, energy security, and sustainable agriculture were highlighted at COP28 last year, Chinas practices in photovoltaic agriculture stood out as a promising solution to climate change challenges