April 5, 2024 | Company News

Egg Innovations set to introduce in-ovo technology

By utilising this in-ovo sexing technology, Egg Innovations will be able to implement practices for more humane egg production that avoid the practice of male chick culling As the continuous…

April 3, 2024 | Academic

SFU researchers to develop Canadian local blueberries for first time

The research is being done in partnership with B.C.-based agritech company BeriTech Inc. with $1 million in support from the Weston Family Foundation A team of Simon Fraser University (SFU)…

March 29, 2024 | Ingredients

Research confirms genetic uniqueness of New Zealand Mānuka honey

Peer-reviewed testing of mānuka honey samples and mānuka trees (Leptospermum scoparium) found that New Zealand varieties have a distinct genetic makeup to plants and honey from other regions New scientific…

March 26, 2024 | Academic

Wild fish consumption can balance nutrient retention in farmed fish: research

The researchers found that consuming one-third of current food-grade wild-feed fish directly would be the most efficient way of maximising nutrients from the sea A recent study, published in Nature…

March 25, 2024 | Academic

Discovery in peanut defence mechanisms offers hope for disease resistance

This study offers insights that will be pivotal for breeding groundnut varieties that are fully resistant to Aspergillus infection in the future The discovery of a natural defence mechanism in…

March 22, 2024 | Academic

Chinese scientists decipher genetic code of double-grain rice

The research team conducted large-scale chemical mutagenesis on clustered-spikelet rice germplasm, creating about 10,000 clustered-spikelet rice muted lines, and studied their panicles one by one in the field Chinese scientists…

March 20, 2024 | Academic

How home food availability affects young children’s nutrient intake: study

A new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign looks at changes in home food availability and nutrient intake for children from 2 to 4 years old Early childhood is an important time for…

March 5, 2024 | Company News

CapGen Seeds introduces Colima F1 hybrid papaya

The papaya has optimum fruit size, ranging from 0.8 kg to 1.2 kg, which makes it an ideal choice for markets demanding medium-sized papayas CapGen Seeds introduced Colima F1, a low-growing…

March 1, 2024 | Company News

Thermo Fisher Scientific to inaugurate new office in Indonesia

Company to support advancements in the country’s science and technology sector, with a focus on progressing healthcare, environmental solutions, and food safety Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving…

February 28, 2024 | Academic

Common plants could help reduce food insecurity, researchers find

The researchers found that the Carolina strain of Azolla is more digestible and nutritious for humans than Azolla varieties that grow in the wild and also are cultivated in Asia…