Seafood giant Thai Union has signed up to be part of the Aquaculture Stewardship Council’s (ASC) new sustainability booster programme, with 15,700 metric tonnes of shrimp in its supply chain to be included by 2026.
The Japanese government has approved the applications of over 50 companies looking to implement agritech-focused improvements to their businesses, offering support and tax incentives in a bid to hit its national Green Food System sustainability goals...
China has pledged to continue support African countries in upgrading their agricultural sector and helping the local populations fulfil self-sufficiency, following collaborations spanning hybrid rice cultivation, irrigation and crop variety.
The valorisation of spent mushroom substrate (SMS) could be a key driver of sustainability in mushroom production, according to researchers in Norway, Sweden and Greece.
New research has indicated that the greenhouse gas emissions associated with indoor vertical farms (IVFs) could vary significantly based on operational conditions, and highlighted the critical role operational decisions, resource consumption and yield...
Intelligent cold chain systems could play a greater role in reducing food loss and waste through the use of real-time data exchange and dynamic environmental parameter control, but widespread integration of Internet of Things (IoT) and blockchain technology...
Using poultry litter for bio-gas production could lead to significant reductions in methane and ammonia emissions, resulting in a decrease of over 50% in key environmental indicators such as climate change, terrestrial acidification and freshwater eutrophication,...
Coconut coir dust (CCD) may be instrumental in facilitating the use of bio-fertilisers as an alternative to harmful chemical fertilisers often used in coffee production in Thailand.
The mobilisation of heavy metals in the environment continues to cause serious concerns due to their toxic effects on ecosystems, human health and wildlife, but inexpensive and abundant bio-sorbents derived from fibrous plant-based food waste materials...
Oishii, a vertical farm growing Japanese omakase strawberries with 2-3x the sweetness of conventional US-grown strawberries, has closed $50m in Series A funding led by SPARX Group to scale its business for mass market consumption.
