IFC Supports SeABank to Issue Vietnam’s First Blue Bond, Boost Climate Finance. (Image source: SeABank)

IFC is providing a financing package of US$150mn to Southeast Asia Commercial Joint Stock Bank (SeABank) to catalyse a viable blue finance market, foster green bonds and support smaller businesses in Vietnam

As part of that, IFC's $25 million subscription in blue bonds will allow SeABank to expand its funding for sustainable economic activities associated with ocean and water. These include aquaculture and fisheries, water supply, etc. IFC's US$50mn subscription in green bonds will help the bank increase financing for green assets. 

As the implementing entity of the UK's Market Accelerator for Green Construction (MAGC) Programme, IFC will provide a performance-based incentive of up to US$0.48mn targeting retail borrowers to help offset the incremental greening costs associated with green housing units purchase. 

Moreover, IFC's US$75mn loan to SeABank is aimed at promoting financial inclusion through boosting financing for SMEs, including women-owned businesses. Alongside the investment, IFC will advise SeABank on adopting green and blue bond frameworks, while helping SeABank identify eligible green and blue assets and develop a pipeline.

"Vietnam's green transition relies heavily on private capital, and the launch of innovative financing instruments such as blue and green bonds offers a new source of funding for climate-related projects," said Thomas Jacobs, IFC country manager for Vietnam, Cambodia, and Lao PDR. "With investment in a leading player, IFC is establishing new asset classes while mobilizing capital and strengthening the capacity of local financial institutions to drive increased climate finance in Vietnam."

All the project proposals are required to justify how they are bringing significative sustainable solutions to overcome challenges of the swine or poultry industry. (Image source: Adisseo)

Building on the success of the previous edition, this Grant will allocate US$1mn over the next three years to fund research projects addressing key challenges in animal nutrition

Through this initiative, Adisseo aims to foster international collaboration among leading laboratories and drive innovaton in the industry. The selection process of this research grant will be overseen by a prestigious Scientific Committee with numerous academic professors present. 

In order to ensure that the selected projects align wih the grant objectives, the committee will rigorously evaluate proposals to confirm their potential to address complex industry challenges. For the third edition, the grant will support projects investigating nutritional approaches for monogastric (swine and poultry). 

This year, the pre-proposal application period is open from 2 September. The pre-proposal research projects will be announced on 21 October and the full dossier submission deadline is 29 November. 

For more information and to apply, visit: https://www.adisseo.com/en/adisseo-research-grant-2024/ or contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

Collaboration of Eurofins Agro Testing and trinamiX. (Image source: trinamiX)

Renowned laboratory, Eurofins Agro Testing Wageningen has announced its collaboration with trinamiX to enable the optimisation of forage analyses without sending samples to a laboratory

The partnership brings together Eurofins Agro Testing’s expertise in state-of-the-art analysis, their global network of laboratories and extensive knowledge of the agri-food industry with trinamiX’s technology to offer on-the-spot analytics in a fraction of the time it takes for a traditional sample to be analysed. 

The collaboration is set to revolutionise the way feed suppliers, nutritionists, and farmers capture feed data to enable more accurate nutrition management. Bringing trinamiX’s technology and Eurofins Agro Testing’s analysis together in this partnership is set to provide high quality analysis with the flexibility to provide data and insight anywhere in the world.

Hans Martin, managing director of Eurofins Agro Testing Wageningen, emphasises that its customers rely on best-in-class laboratory services to run their businesses profitably and sustainably. Combining this analytical data with trinamiX’s technology is the best way for the industry to improve livestock health and productivity.

Further details of the partnership will be will be revealed at EuroTier 2024 taking place from 12-15 November in Hannover.

NOVUS will present four abstracts across production topics. (Image source: NOVUS)

Researchers at NOVUS will be sharing their insights at the Poultry Science Association (PSA) Annual Meeting which is scheduled to take place from 15-18 July in Louiseville, Kentucky

NOVUS will host a symposium titled, 'Achieving Reproductive Performance and Quality Chicks with Modern Broiler Breeders' and present a research representing the combined efforts of the poultry technical and R&D teams across the international company to support the poultry industry. The leader in intelligent nutrition will present the following four abstracts across production topics:

1. Use of different sources of zinc and combinations of zinc with copper and manganese in broiler chickens.

2. Effect of replacing inorganic Zn, Cu and Mn by chelated sources with Methionine-Hydroxy-Analogue on performance para.meters and mineral excretion in broiler.

3. Evaluation of trypsin inhibitor contents in different types of soybean meal from various world areas analysed by near-infrared spectroscopy technology.

4. A Review of Mineral Recommendations in Broiler Breeders.

NOVUS global poultry solutions executive manager, Alfred Blanch highlighted that in addition to demonstrating the company's commitment to research, the activities at PSA 2024 will also show the company’s partnership with customers to help animals meet their full potential.

The event, which is open to all PSA 2024 attendees, also includes presentations from PhD of Cargill, Henk Enting; PhD of Wageningen University & Research, Rick van Emous; PhD of Aviage, Felipe Kroetz Neton; Estella Leentfaar of Hendrix Genetics and NOVUS’ Hugo Romero, PhD.

For a full schedule of NOVUS at PSA 2024, visit https://www.novusint.com/psa-2024/.