Syngenta Group has announced the launch of ‘Shoots by Syngenta’, a global platform designed to help tackle agriculture’s most complex challenges, increase innovation, and advance more sustainable agriculture
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Vietnam's agriculture sector sees lower trade value in Q1
The trade value of agro-forestry-fisheries products in the first quarter of this year was estimated at US$20.63bn, down 11.2% year on year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD)
IRRI, USAID, and Bayer agree to support 'Scale Direct' initiative for smallholder farmers in Asia and Africa
On 9 March, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and Bayer agreed to support and co-invest in a four-year project Scale Direct that aims to accelerate the global efforts of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) on direct seeded rice (DSR) research and development for smallholder farmers in Asia and Africa
Dupont to host masterclass on purifying liquid food
The next Life Sciences Academy webinar is scheduled for 13 April at 4pm CEST, where subject matter experts will share valuable insights about purifying liquid food using ion exchange resins (IER) and macroporous adsorbents
Cambodia PM outlines new strategies for agriculture development
Cambodia’s Prime Minister, Hun Sen, has outlined the government’s new strategies for the development of the agriculture sector to create the fifth economic pole in the northeast part of the country