The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has ranked China first in the world in the number of Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) said the Ministry of agriculture and rural affairs of China
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Kubota invests in production value optimising platform
Kubota Corporation, the Japanese agricultural machinery company has invested in Parcel THRIVE, Inc., a US agriculture technology startup company
Supporting food industry with insect breeding
Bühler Group, known for plant and equipment and related services for processing foods and manufacturing advanced materials is officially opening Insect Technology Center (ITC)
ICL partners with StartLife to accelerate agritech systems

ICL and StartLife join forces to develop the next generation of crop nutrition and food tech startups. (Image source: Guy Ackermans)
ICL, one of the leaders in global specialty minerals, recently announced its partnership with startup accelerator StartLife in its quest to invest in startups focused on new ways to address global challenges in food and agricultural production
Creating opportunities via mungbean sprouts
A global research collaboration led by the World Vegetable Center (WorldVeg) and supported by ACIAR aims to help countries around the world tailor new mungbean varieties to local conditions and markets