Philippine Conglomerate Metro Pacific Agro Ventures (MPAV) recently announced that it is targeting PHP 1 billion (USD 18.2 million) in revenues over the next four years, driven mostly by its dairy business, for which MPAV is committed to double its revenues. In June...
Aleph Farms, the first company to grow cultivated steaks directly from non-modified cow cells, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with ESCO Aster, a vertically-integrated contract manufacturing organization, to produce cultivated meat in Singapore. In...
FAO, in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA)’s Data and IT Center (Pusdatin), launched an agricultural digitization strategy in Indonesia. The national e-agriculture strategy aims to provide the Ministry with the necessary tools to speed up...
Nutrition Technologies, a manufacturer and supplier of sustainable animal feed ingredients and biofertilizers, has been granted permission by Malaysia’s Ministry of Agriculture and the European Union to export its insect meal and oil to the EU and UK markets....
Japanese tractor manufacturer Kubota has recently made the headlines for having developed an app designed for the Southeast Asian market that allows the monitoring of smart farming equipment. The solution lets farmers enter data whenever they till the soil or spread...
Vietnam’s Minister of Planning and Investment (MPI) led a Vietnamese delegation to Germany and the Netherlands in February 2023 to enhance cooperation in smart agriculture and innovation. At the Netherlands-based World Horti Center (WHC), the Minister discussed the...
The GrowHub Innovations Company is a technology-driven one-stop shop for farm-to-table solutions, catering to the food traceability and data analytics needs of consumers. The company leverages innovative technology to address three significant food safety and security...
Vinamilk, a leading Vietnamese dairy brand, has announced that its Optimum Gold recently became Asia’s first dairy formula product to be awarded the Clean Label Project (CLP) Purity Award 2022. The Clean Project is a U.S. non-profit organization with the goal of...
Aqquua, Thailand’s leading producer of farmed grouper, has announced a new partnership with American company EverCase, a specialist offering cold-chain solutions for transporting fresh fish. Aqquua is the only Aquaculture Stewardship Council-certified producer...
PLS Plantations’ 51%-owned unit PLS LESB has entered into an of agreement with Millennium Agriculture Technology Sdn Bhd (MAT) and its parent, MyFarm Inc Japan. The parties will collaborate in the commercial exploitation of up to 1,000 ha of durian plantation being...
Demand for pet food in the Philippines is on the rise, according to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). The FAS in Manila projected that the pet food industry in the Philippines will reach USD 434 million in 2023. The report also indicates that the dry dog food...
US private equity firm General Atlantic has invested USD 130 million in PT Cisarua Mountain Dairy Tbk, an Indonesian dairy and food products company. Cimory has been in business for over 20 years and has become one of the leading dairy and food product brands in...
