Milk manufacturer PT Frisian Flag Indonesia (FFI) has begun developing a new production facility worth IDR 3.8 trillion (USD 264.6 million) at the Cikarang industrial district, West Java. The unit of Dutch manufacturer Friesland Campina BV plans to produce liquid milk...
The Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (JAKIM), which is the agency responsible for overseas halal certification in Malaysia, has released a draft of the Malaysia Procedure for the Recognition of Foreign Halal Certification Bodies (FHCB) 2021, as a measure to...
High tech shrimp farming is gaining traction in Vietnam. For instance, the province of Bac Lieu, in the Mekong Delta, recently revealed plans to expand super – intensive shrimp farming. The province is one of the Vietnam’s key areas for the farming of shrimp,...
Singapore’s first commercialized vertical farm company Sky Urban Solutions has launched a new micro-farming system that combines aquaculture, vertical vegetable farming, and customizable spaces for storage. The company uses minimal land, water and energy...
German pharmaceutical and agricultural firm Bayer has built a second vegetable farm in the Philippines in line with its push for sustainable farming. Situated beside Southville 7 in Barangay Dayap in Calauan, Laguna, the 2,200-square meter farm is intended to support...
Agro-industrial and food conglomerate Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL (CP Foods) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Chiang Mai University to develop insect-based protein from black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens). According to Dr. Pairat Srichana, Senior...
The Indonesian Ministry of Agriculture recently signed an agreement with Microsoft to provide smallholder farmers with technology-oriented solutions such as cloud-based technologies, machine learning and advanced analytics. FarmBeats, a purpose-built,...
The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) is establishing an SGD 60 million (USD 44.7 million) Agri-Food Cluster Transformation (ACT) Fund to support the transformation of the agri-food sector into one that is highly productive, climate-resilient and resource-efficient. The ACT...
The Departments of Agriculture (DA), Transportation (DOTr), and Energy (DOE) joined forces to provide farming and fishing communities in the Philippines access to refrigerated container vans or reefer vans. This is expected to benefit both producers and consumers. On...
According to the governor of the Tobacco Authority of Thailand (TOAT), the business value of cannabis and hemp could reach THB 10 billion ten (USD 315 million), which can compensate the state-held TOAT for a decline in tobacco income stemming from a decline in...
Vietnam’s agricultural products are benefiting from the country’s increasing integration into global value chains. However, industry experts highlight how the sector has yet to develop modern production methods due to its small scale and lack of technology...
World’s largest food and beverage manufacturer, Nestlé has partnered with South Korea’s leading fried chicken brand, KyoChon to introduce a meat-free menu via its all-new Harvest Gourmet plant-based range in Malaysia. This marks the companies’ expansion into the...
