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Aqua Schools are revolutionising fish farming in Uttar Pradesh
17-Apr-2024 - 0 Comments.
Shail Kumari, a farmer associated with Urra Shobha Purva SHG in the Mihinpurva block of Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh, faced challenges in supplying sufficient food grains for her family due to seasonal flooding.
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Kerala’s ornamental fish sector revives after COVID losses
23-Mar-2023 - 0 Comments.
Over 500 start-up units in the ornamental fish sector are on a course of revival after they suffered a heavy loss during the COVID-19 pandemic, thanks to efforts of the Kerala Aqua Ventures International Limited (KAVIL), a government of Kerala undertaking.
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Telluris Biotech plans to raise 12mn US $ by March 2023
28-Jan-2023 - 0 Comments.
Telluris Biotech, a Hyderabad-based company engaged in the manufacturing and supply of crop protection solutions for farmers and growers receives Biochemical Classification it received from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA).
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Fermenta Biotech commissions fortified rice kernel manufacturing facility in Andhra Pradesh
01-Jan-2023 - 0 Comments.
Fermenta Biotech Limited ('Fermenta') has commissioned a new facility to manufacture Fortified Rice Kernel ('FRK') located in Pennepalli, Tirupati district in Andhra Pradesh.
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Nutrition Technologies closes USD 20m equity financing
21-Sep-2022 - 0 Comments.
Agri-biotech business Nutrition Technologies, based in Singapore, secured USD 20 million in equity capital.
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Ecuador to organize Aqua Expo 2022 congress from Oct 17 to 20
20-Sep-2022 - 0 Comments.
The most important shrimp technical event of the region will be held from 17 to 20 October 2022 at the Guayaquil Convention Center. The commercial exhibition will feature an area of 7 thousand square meters approximately, where more than 200 stands will be set up.
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Insect biotech startup Loopworm raises $3.4M from Omnivore, WaterBridge
06-Sep-2022 - 0 Comments.
India's leading insect biotech startup, Loopworm, announced today that it has raised a $3.4 million Seed round co-led by Omnivore and WaterBridge Ventures, with participation from Titan Capital and leading angel investors including Nadir Godrej (Godrej Agrovet), Sanjiv Rangrass (ex-ITC), and Akshay Singhal (Log9 Materials).
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A S AGRI AND AQUA LLP invests in Agri Tourism Development Corporation
A S AGRI AND AQUA LLP, widely recognized as a pioneer in Hi-tech soil-based Vertical Farming in India and one of the largest turmeric producers has announced their investment in Taware's startup Agri Tourism Development Corporation (ATDC).
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Aquaconnect raised USD 8m from Trifecta Capital for business expansion
22-Mar-2022 - 0 Comments.
Aquaconnect, a Chennai-based network for aqua farmers, has raised USD 8 million in a venture debt funding round led by Trifecta Capital.
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UpajGuru, agri fintech platform launched
15-Mar-2022 - 0 Comments.
Dr Chandrasekhar, Secretary of DST, Govt of India; Dr Krishna Ella- CMD of Bharat Biotech launched the platform developed by Grus & Grade (G&G) and unveiled 'UpajGuru' agri fintech Platform.
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ICAR's CIBA Chennai signs MoU with Aqua farmers producers organization
06-Aug-2021 - 0 Comments.
The ICAR-Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture, Chennai signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Aqua-Farmers’ Producers’ Organization (FPO), M/s Betterwell Pvt Ltd, Cochin, Kerala.
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Sea6 Energy raises USD 9 million in funding for Ocean farming
22-Jul-2021 - 0 Comments.
Bengaluru-based ocean farming startup Sea6 Energy has recently raised USD 9 million as a part of its Series B funding round led by Netherlands-based aquaculture fund Aqua-Spark. Silverstrand Capital a Singapore-based company also participated as a part of this round.
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Biotech KISAN Programme gets special call from DBT to improve agriculture productivity in NE Region
21-Jun-2021 - 0 Comments.
The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) has issued a Special Call for the North East Region as a part of its Mission Programme “Biotech-Krishi Innovation Science Application Network (Biotech-KISAN)”, with the aim to understand the local problems of the NER farmers and provide scientific solutions to those problems.
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Hi-Tech soil-based vertical farming revolutionized by A S Agri and Aqua LLP
14-Jun-2021 - 0 Comments.
A S Agri and Aqua LLP one of the leading Agriculture Development and Agro-tech Solutions companies in India, is transforming and revolutionizing the Indian agricultural ecosystem with the introduction of Hi-tech Soil-Based Vertical Farming (SBVF) in India and overseas countries.
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Alliance for Agri Innovation celebrates 25 years of growing GM crops
22-Jul-2020 - 0 Comments.
Alliance for Agri Innovation (AAI), a special interest group of Federation of Seed Industry of India (FSII) celebrates 25 years of planting biotech crops globally.
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Alltech Coppens Aqua Centre becomes company's fourth bioscience center
27-Aug-2018 - 0 Comments.
The world-class research capabilities of the Alltech Coppens Aqua Centre (ACAC) and its capacity to provide a practical platform for product development and solutions for the aquaculture industry have been recognized today with the announcement that the ACAC is to become an Alltech bioscience center.
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IISS: MPEDA, Switzerland's COOP tie up to boost organic aqua farming in India
28-Jan-2018 - 0 Comments.
In a first-of-its-kind tie-up in India’s marine sector, COOP Cooperative, one of Switzerland's biggest retail and wholesale companies, is partnering the Government of India's Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) to develop export-oriented organic aqua farming in India to cater to the growing demand for organic seafood products across the EU.
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AgraME inks partnership with Aqua NorEnter
09-Oct-2017 - 0 Comments.
With an aim to work in close collaboration towards cross-promoting the development of the aquaculture and fishing industry in both markets, AgraME has inked a partnership with AquaNor, Norway’s largest exhibition dedicated to the burgeoning Aquaculture industry
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Alltech, Coppens International opens new aquaculture research centre
11-Sep-2017 - 0 Comments.
The Alltech Coppens Aqua Centre, an aquatic research facility focused on excellence in feed solutions for aqua producers around the world was opened recently.
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MPEDA creates database of aqua farmers in Andhra Pradesh
30-Sep-2016 - 0 Comments.
In a major initiative to align the marine industry with the Centre’s ambitious ‘Digital India’ programme, the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) has presented to the Andhra Pradesh government a digital list of the state’s farmers in the aqua sector, which would provide spot prices of seafood products in international markets on a real-time basis.
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ITC acquires potato seed firm
25-Mar-2016 - 0 Comments.
India’s leading snacks producer, ITC Ltd has acquired the India unit of Australia-based agri-biotech company Technico Pty Ltd for $18.10 million.