FarmByte and Singapore’s Archisen Establish Joint Venture in Smart Vertical Farming
Building on the memorandum of understanding (MoU) announced in August 2023, FarmByte, a digital-first agrofood company under the Johor Corporation (JCorp) Group, and Archisen, a leading agritech company from Singapore, have today embarked on a 70:30 joint venture agreement to…
FarmByte Partners with Singapore’s Archisen for Vertical Farming Development in Johor
L to R: Mohd Faris Adli Shukery, Managing Director, Kulim (Malaysia) Berhad; Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dr Ismail Bakar, Deputy Chairman, Johor Corporation; YB Dato’ Salehuddin Hassan, State Financial Officer of Johor; Syed Aiman Kifli Syed Jaafar, CEO, FarmByte Sdn…
FarmByte Food Hub Set to Revolutionise Johor’s Agrofood Industry
A new technology-driven agrofood ecosystem, the FarmByte Food Hub has been established to consolidate and build the resilience of the agrofood sector, increase agricultural output, and uplift the livelihoods of farmers and the wider community. Developed by FarmByte Sdn Bhd…
AEON Malaysia Wins Praise for Comprehensive New Animal Health and Welfare Policy
Malaysia-based retail chain AEON Co. (M) Bhd (AEON or the Company) won praise for publishing a comprehensive new animal health and welfare policy that protects the “Five Freedoms” of animals in the company’s supply chain, from egg-laying hens to cows,…
New Book on Commercial Cage-Free Egg Production Released in Malaysia
A new guidebook on the commercial-scale production of cage-free eggs has been released in Malaysia this month in coordination with local egg producers and industry groups. The release follows the book’s publication in China last month by China Agriculture Press,…
Canada Releases its 2022 New Wheat Crop Report
Each fall, farmers work against the clock to harvest their wheat crops. It’s then up to the technical staff at Cereals Canada and the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) to assess the quality of the crop and provide the information to…
Asian Agri and Apical Celebrate First RSPO Certification for Independent Smallholders Under SMILE Programme
Asian Agri, one of the largest oil palm plantation companies in Asia, and Apical Group, a leading global vegetable oils processor, have jointly announced that an inaugural batch of 239 independent smallholders under the Smallholder Inclusion for Better Livelihood &…
Origin Agritech Receives a $35 Million Order from Muyuan Foods
Origin Agritech Ltd., an agriculture technology company, announced today that the company has received an order for its hybrid corn worth RMB240 million, or roughly $35 million, from Muyuan Foods. Muyuan Foods is a publicly traded company on the Shenzhen…
A Survey Conducted by NGO Sinergia Animal Shows that 70% of Companies are Transitioning to Cage-Free Egg supply Chains
A new report just released by the international NGO Sinergia Animal has surveyed more than fifty food companies and highlights that 70% of them (thirty-five) are already phasing out the use of eggs produced in battery cages—a farming method that…
Sunway XFarms to Launch Largest Indoor Vertical Farm in Kuala Lumpur City Centre
Sunway XFarms, a Malaysia based agritech company, will launch Kuala Lumpur city centre’s largest indoor vertical farm in the third quarter of 2022. The urban farm will occupy three floors spanning 37,000 square-feet in Sunway Tower. The farm is expected…
