Harmoniz acquires HW seeds to strengthen its bet on flavor-driven tomato breeding

Harmoniz has acquired Dutch tomato breeding company HW Seeds, bringing together two businesses with a shared focus on ge…

Symbiomics and Valeouro partner to bring genome-edited biologicals to Brazil

The companies aim to combine Symbiomics’ proprietary microorganism discovery and genome-editing platform with Vale…

Cotierra raises $3 Million to scale decentralised biochar systems

Swiss biochar company Cotierra has raised $3 million in a new funding round as it looks to take its decentralised biocha…

Australia advances multibreed genetic evaluation for beef cattle

Australian beef producers, breeders and industry stakeholders can now access a dedicated online resource explaining the …

Expana launches Expana IQ Connect to bring trusted agrifood intelligence into enterprise AI

The next battleground for enterprise AI may not be the model itself, but the quality of the data feeding it. Expana is m…

Researchers identify four policy bottlenecks holding back bio-breeding in China

Biotechnology-based breeding could help improve crop resilience, resource-use efficiency and reduce dependence on chemic…

Vittia secures R$153 Million as Brazil’s biologicals market enters new phase

Brazilian biologicals company Vittia has secured up to R$153 million ($26.8 million) in financing from Finep, Brazil’s i…

Philippines prepares P45 Billion El Niño response as food prices accelerate

The Philippines is stepping up efforts to protect food supplies and contain prices as a combination of weather disruptio…

China’s new oilseed rape variety delivers record yield in high-altitude trial

A new spring oilseed rape variety developed by the Oil Crops Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural S…

Vylor completes Spin, launches as standalone, advanced seed and genetics market leader

Vylor has begun trading as an independent, publicly listed seed and genetics company, completing its separation from Cor…