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Agriculture ministry to promote exports of smart farming tech, foster young experts
The government will nurture young farmers with ideas for promising growth models, underpinned by increased financial support, training and educational opportunities to advance the traditional industry, the agriculture minister said, Wednesday.
Bluu claims "Europe's first market-ready" cell-cultured seafood
Bluu Seafood, the lab-cultivated seafood startup, claims to be the first company in Europe to have produced market‐ready products made from cultivated fish cells.
A digital insight into the benthic impact of salmon farms
Experts in underwater imaging technology are trialling the use of 3D digital models to map out and monitor complex marine environments and habitats close to Scottish salmon farms.
Ecuador’s shrimp sector gets $45 million loan from IFC
The new investment hopes to build the sector’s resilience as it targets swapping diesel machinery for electric and improving farm productivity.
USDA-FAS unlocks new export opportunities on Philippines trade mission
Foreign Agricultural Service Administrator Daniel Whitley led a USDA trade mission to the Philippines, 18-21 July.
Seaweed pioneers sign deal to tackle dairy emissions
Blue Ocean Barns has contracted Blue Evolution for a project to commercialise large-scale farming of Asparagopsis taxiformis for their seaweed-based cattle feed supplement, Brominata.
France expects wine production to rebound from frost-hit 2021 despite drought
Wine production in France is expected to rebound this year from frost-hit output in 2021, although deepening drought may curb volumes, the country's farm ministry said on Tuesday.
Scientists offer blueprint for sustainable redesign of food systems
New research describes food systems designed not by the logic of growth such as efficiency and extraction, but by principles of sufficiency, regeneration, distribution, commons, and care.
USDA publishes organic livestock and poultry standards proposed rule
On Friday, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) previewed the Organic Livestock and Poultry Standards (OLPS) proposed rule in the Federal Register.
Dutch seaweed farmers boast first offshore mechanical harvest
Netherlands-based North Sea Farmers says it has completed the world’s first mechanical harvest of an offshore seaweed farm, marking an important milestone in the development of Europe’s seaweed industry.