Food security stories
Mandalay Venture Partners has secured its first strategic investor as Malaysia's Segi Fresh joins its agritech portfolio to enhance fresh food supply chains.
Mandalay Venture Partners and Hatcher+ have joined forces to drive agrifood innovation, starting with Cropify's AI tech to boost grain grading accuracy and efficiency.
Chirp Network partners with Farmsent to bring IoT connectivity to over 160,000 farmers, aiming to optimise the global food supply chain and increase small farmers' profits.
Singapore's 2025 Budget launches extensive measures to boost SME competitiveness, featuring a USD $3 billion productivity fund and AI integration support.
Agritech startups from eight countries are converging in Brisbane for Agventure Downunder, aiming to connect innovative solutions with Australian agriculture.
Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison and AIonOS have signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding to enhance Indonesia's AI ecosystem, promoting economic growth across key sectors.
DAS is leveraging geospatial data to assist fire services in Australia, enhancing fire risk management during bushfire season with crop intelligence.
Thanks to PlasmaLeap's new green technology, Australian farmers could see a 10% cut in fertiliser costs, potentially saving AUD $400 million annually.
DAS has launched a geospatial crop insurance solution in Australia, tackling a USD $113 billion crop protection gap and enhancing policy accuracy.
DAS unveils detailed regional crop growth data using satellite tech and AI, spotlighting sharp disparities in Australia's winter crop yields amid climate uncertainties.
Mandalay Venture Partners deploys QIC funded investments into Queensland startups Nbryo and Naturo, driving innovation in livestock genetics and milk processing.
Climate shocks at key sea lanes could lift costs for Kiwi exporters, though New Zealand is expected to be less exposed than other regions.
Sprout Agritech invests $1m in Metrovate, a startup marrying computational methods and agri-science to produce precision biostimulants.
Australia's SmartSat and the New Zealand Space Agency unite in a landmark MoU, strategising to boost innovation, R&D, and workforce development in their local space industries.
A UN University report warns that water, food, heat and insurance systems are nearing tipping points that could trigger collapse.
FarmByte Food Hub launched in Johor to strengthen the agrofood sector, increase agricultural output, and uplift farmers' livelihoods.
New Zealand growers could face higher food costs and poorer water security if reform leaves storage projects harder to finance, IrrigationNZ says.
Councils face tighter limits on rezoning fertile farmland for housing, as ministers say it is needed to safeguard New Zealand’s food supply.
Kiwi architects and builders could gain work as the island's new runway opens direct flights, boosting trade and tourism links.
Strong Asian demand kept dairy, meat and horticulture afloat, lifting New Zealand's land-based exports by nearly GBP £500 million year-to-date.
