World’s first hybrid meat innovation centre to open in Singapore in 2023
Hybrid meat refers to a newer type of alternative protein where plant-based meat, animal cells and even fermented edible microbes or algae are mixed to form a fusion protein…
Agriculture
Kiwifruit farmer spurs high-altitude rural vitalization in Tibet
Farmer Zheng Tiancheng is a pioneer in planting the crop in Zayul county, as most villagers did not know what a kiwifruit was at first.
Cambodia’s rice crowned world’s No 1
Phka Rumduol, a type of long-grain jasmine rice, previously won the award four times.
Japan’s dairy farmers fear milk glut over New Year’s holiday season
With schools lunches set to stop, dairy farmers are once again facing a glut of raw milk — the base ingredient for dairy products — and may be forced to dump large amounts of…
Tempeh, cassava ‘the answer’ to staple-food insecurity
Tempeh could produce the same amount of protein as beef with four times less energy consumed, with twelve times less emissions released, at an eight times cheaper price.
Colourful chrysanthemums give new life to former tobacco field in Fukushima
The garden has become Fukushima’s largest chrysanthemum-viewing spot, with daily visitors sometimes totaling 500.
Vietnamese coffee exports set a new record
Despite inflation and difficulties in trade, Vietnam coffee exports recorded strong growth, according to experts.
Shizuoka’s wasabi farmers still reeling from September typhoon
Takamasa Yamazaki’s wasabi was growing steadily in preparation for the winter harvest, only to have a large portion of it washed away.
Barren terrain undergoes dramatic transformation
After three years' work to manage the salt-affected soil and cultivate salt-tolerant seeds, the once-barren land has been transformed into a productive area for seawater rice.
Mutated rice from space promises robust new varieties
Space breeding is a process in which seeds are exposed to cosmic radiation and microgravity in order to mutate their genes and are returned to Earth to generate new species.