The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) has announced the issuance of new and renewed biosafety certificates for genetically engineered (GE) events
Crops
Davao durian farms to supply China with Puyat variety
![The Philippines is estimated to export around 52,000 tons of premium fresh durian to China. (Image source: Adobe Stock)](/images/AdobeStock_210941775.jpg)
The Philippines is estimated to export around 52,000 tons of premium fresh durian to China. (Image source: Adobe Stock)
At least 62 accredited durian farms in Davao region are set to supply the fruit’s premium Puyat variety to China this year, according to the regional Department of Agriculture (DA-11) office
Asia-Pacific food security raises major concerns
![Poor diet quality drives overall increases in children being overweight and obese. (Image source: Adobe Stock)](/images/AdobeStock_523301267.jpg)
Poor diet quality drives overall increases in children being overweight and obese. (Image source: Adobe Stock)
Almost 55% of Asia’s population is expected to reside in urban areas by 2030, bringing severe consequences for urban food security and nutrition, according to the main findings of a new report by four United Nations agencies
DMCC and BSAF partner to boost agricultural commodities trade between UAE and South Asia
![Agri goods occupy an increasingly strategic role in DMCC’s commodities mix, which encompasses tea, coffee, soya, sugar, spices and many other commodities. (Image source: Adobe Stock)](/images/AdobeStock_247808312.jpg)
Agri goods occupy an increasingly strategic role in DMCC’s commodities mix, which encompasses tea, coffee, soya, sugar, spices and many other commodities. (Image source: Adobe Stock)
DMCC – the world’s flagship free zone and Government of Dubai Authority on commodities trade and enterprise – and the Bharat Subcontinent Agri Foundation (BSAF) have signed an MoU that will advance the global agricultural (agri) commodities sector between the UAE and South Asia
CH4 Global signs agreement with Ravensworth to slash agricultural methane emissions
![This agreement will enable both companies to make significant progress in reducing enteric methane. (Image source: Adobe Stock)](/images/AdobeStock_133778371.jpg)
This agreement will enable both companies to make significant progress in reducing enteric methane. (Image source: Adobe Stock)
CH4 Global Inc. announced it has entered a Letter of Intent for a commercial offtake agreement with Ravensworth to supply the large-scale food producer with its proprietary methane-reducing feed supplement formulation for beef feedlot cattle