Protenga raises investment to scale smart insect farms
Protenga, a developer of insect technology and animal foods, recently closed a US$2mn venture debt facility with a syndicate of Singapore-based investors
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Promoting sustainability by turning food waste into personal care
Chia Tai Farm by Chia Tai Group, one of Thailand’s leading innovative agricultural companies, has launched personal care products made from Thai melon extract
FAO to endorse the International Day of Plant Health annually
According to FAO, protecting plants from pests and diseases is far more cost-effective than dealing with plant health emergencies. (Image source: FAO)
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has welcomed a UN decision to establish an annual International Day of Plant Health, an issue said to be critical in addressing global hunger as plant pests and diseases cause massive crop losses and leave millions without enough food
BioBetter announces breakthrough with tobacco in cultivated meat
BioBetter extracts growth factors for scaled cultivated meat production from tobacco plants. (Image source: BioBetter)
Isreali foodtech start-up, BioBetter has announced a new role for the Nicotiana tabacum plant upon discovering it can overcome the hurdle of scaled production in cultured meat
Developing resilient and sustainable agrifood systems is the need of the hour: FAO
Ministers discuss upscaling digitalisation of agriculture, greater mitigation efforts against the climate crisis and tackling animal, pest diseases. (Image source: FAO)
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has recently wrapped up its largest-ever regional conference in Asia and the Pacific, with more than 1,100 participants from 42 Member nations
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