Nurasa, A*STAR’s Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI) and Trendlines Agrifood Innovation Centre (AFIC), along with the support of Enterprise Singapore have launched an open call for submissions to the inaugural Food Tech Start-Up Challenge in a collective effort to accelerate the production and commercialisation of sustainable foods in Asia
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ADB and BIWASE sign multi-million dollar loan to fund construction of WTE facility in Vietnam
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Binh Duong Water Environment Joint Stock Company (BIWASE) signed a US$13mn loan to finance the construction and operation of a composting plant and waste-to-energy (WTE) facility in Binh Duong province in Vietnam
IRRI partners with government to fulfil Indonesia’s goal of achieving rural prosperity
The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) organised an inception workshop in Jakarta, Indonesia where it proceeded with signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Ministry of National Development Planning (BAPPENAS), along with a letter of intent to collaborate with the Indonesian Agency for Agricultural Instrument Standardisation (IAAIS) of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Indonesia
Bangladesh to receive improved food security though IFC financing package
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is providing a US$32.5mn loan to Agrocorp International Pte Ltd to improve food security in Bangladesh
De Heus and Hung Nhon sign MoU to develop agriculture projects
The Dutch Royal De Heus Group and the Vietnamese Hung Nhon Group signed an MoU establishing a strategic partnership to set up a number of agricultural projects
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