Tackling counterfeit seeds with ‘unclonable’ labels
Fake seeds can cost farmers more than two-thirds of expected crop yields and threaten food security. Trackable silk labels could help.
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Borouge: 25 years of India operations
Established in 1998, Borouge is a petrochemical company providing innovative and differentiated polyolefin solutions for the healthcare, energy, advanced packaging, infrastructure, mobility, and agriculture...
FAO, Duke, and WorldFish report on Illuminating Hidden Harvests
The recently published report by the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) based in Rome Illuminating Hidden Harvests is subtitled – Illuminating Hidden...
Mitigating food fraud in the alternative proteins market
The alternative proteins market presents an exciting opportunity for brands, but it also comes with risks, not least the risk of food fraud and...
ICRISAT, Zuari to promote sustainable agricultural practices
Zuari Farmhub has announced a new research partnership with the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) aimed to promote sustainable agricultural...
Focus on higher education in agriculture at ICAR-World Bank conference
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), the apex body for coordinating, guiding, and managing research and education in agriculture, and the World Bank...
ICRISAT & IOPEPC collaborate
The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) and the Indian Oilseeds & Produce Export Promotion Council (IOPEPC) signed a Memorandum of...
Vietnam farmers get aid for sustainable growth
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the UN’s rural development agency, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam have signed a loan agreement to...
Packaging solutions for agricultural sector from UFlex
UFlex Limited, one of India’s largest multinational flexible packaging and solutions companies, exhibited its wide range of innovative, sustainable, and value-added packaging formats for...
Climate change, extreme weather and food security
In our last editorial, we referred to the International Food Policy Research Institute’s Global Food Policy 2022 report, which estimates that climate change could...
