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The coalition is expected to publish its initial results of the collaborative work in the summer of 2024. (Image source: Adobe Stock)

The World Economic Forum (WEF) on 1 December announced the launch of its new First Movers Coalition for Food initiative, aimed at accelerating sustainable farming and production methods and technologies by leveraging collective demand for low-carbon agricultural commodities

VACS employs an innovative above-ground/below-ground approach to boost productivity and nutritional quality. (Image source: IFAD)

US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken recently announced that it will be contributing US$50mn to the Vision for Adapted Crops and Soils (VACS)’s new multi-donor trust fund, hosted by the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)

The project will see the first-ever commercial scale Aquagrain production facility built in Abu Dhabi. (Image source: Tadweer)

Abu Dhabi waste management company, Tadweer recently announced a US$2.5mn pilot project with UK start-up, Aquagrain, which has developed a unique soil enhancing technology that harnesses organic waste 

Transparency and traceability of NGTs are essential for breeders and farmers, as well as for processors, retailers, and consumers. (Image source: IFOAM Organics Europe)

Jan Plagge, president of IFOAM Organics Europe at an online press conference called on Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) and Member States to respect organic farmers and operators choice to not use novel genomic techniques (NGTs)