Agriculture and Nutrition

Conventional fermentation has long been in use, especially for food production. Fermentation applications have expanded to the production of alternate proteins and other ingredients. Traditional fermentation employs microorganisms in their natural state to produce bio-based ingredients for industrial chemicals, biomaterials, pharmaceuticals, food a...

Nanotechnology is gaining the interest of the food and beverage (F&B) industry thanks to its promising solutions to the challenges of global food security, the prevalence of anemia, changing consumer demand, food safety during transportation, food spoilage, and sustainability. This creates an auspicious growth opportunity for technology developers ...

21 Dec 2022  |  Global

Promising Digital Innovations in the Agriculture Sector

Transformational Growth of Crop Yield due to High-Accuracy Data Collection, Real-time Communication, and Precise Analytics

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The global population is estimated to increase by 25% and reach 9 billion by 2050. The rising population, coupled with an improved standard of living, results in increased nutrient consumption per capita, driving food demand. Freshwater resources are declining, and frequent cropping to meet the growing demand damages the soil. Water and soil are am...

Over the last two decades, the agriculture industry has dealt with challenges pertaining to rapid climate change, biodiversity loss, global population growth rate, and water scarcity. The ongoing changes in the agriculture industry have created a lucrative growth opportunity for agrochemical technology developers, as agricultural chemicals are perc...

Cannabinoids as an ingredient for use in pharmaceuticals, F&B and other industries is steadily gaining in interest across the globe, While R&D and technology developments are on the rise, the industry is still emerging considering the regulatory scenario and the technology limitations. With many technology developers focusing on overcoming challeng...

The rise in demand for high quality protein is driving up livestock production, which can lead to increased pressures in land and water use, possible resource scarcity and even increase in green house gas emissions. Red meat, being a popular choice of protein can potentially cause health issues on regular consumption. In addition, there is a growin...

This research service, “Disruptive Innovations in Enzyme Technologies,” focuses on the leading technology and business trends that are making it possible to implement cutting-edge innovations that enable to face the present and future challenges of the bioprocessing and biomanufacturing sectors from an enzymology perspective. The tendencies dep...

Growing consumer demand for naturally derived additives and raw materials and concerns about health issues due to consumption of artificial sweeteners have led to the increasing research activities on sugar substitutes and alternatives. Currently, a major trend in the F&B industry is the “clean label” trend that is being actively pursued by ing...

Food safety has gained momentum in recent years mainly due to rising consumer awareness towards the type of food and beverage products consumed. Incidents of food recalls mainly due to contamination by microorganisms and other toxins/ chemicals that can cause foodborne illnesses have also raised the need for proper food safety measures from “farm...