Agriculture and Nutrition

The TechVision division of Frost & Sullivan has evaluated the advances in food security technologies, and identified key innovations that will have an impact on empowering food security in the near-, medium-, and long-terms. As the food security industry has high standards for machines and components, it is critical to design sensors, especially fo...

Improvements and new gene editing techniques are constantly that have a high disruptive and revolutionary impact within the application for healthcare and other verticals. Accurate and highly precise manners of manipulating genetic content has not been present until the recent developments across the space of gene editing techniques. These tools, t...

Additive Manufacturing (AM) technologies have been undergoing tremendous growth in the recent years. The breath of innovations is increasing and the objective is to optimize the overall performance of these technologies according to the growing requirements of different industries. Since additive manufacturing technologies have immense advantages r...

Microspheres are being touted as the next generation materials in a broad range of applications. These are characteristically free flowing powders which are loaded with proteins or synthetic polymers having a particle size ranging from 1-1000 micrometers. There are various approaches to production methods of microspheres which is based on the form ...

Phytases have well-recognized and documented benefits in the animal feed industry, particularly for poultry and pig feeds. The identification and establishment of additional benefits beyond the reduction of the environmental impact of phosphorus pollution has increased market penetration and encouraged the entry of more market participants, thereby...

Growing demand for vegetarian protein options drives the demand for microalgae-based options, including high-protein content chlorella powder. However, price-related uncertainty is a key challenge affecting the markets growth. This study covers the state of the global chlorella powder ingredients market in terms of market size, growth, competitive...

This Frost & Sullivan briefing offers an overview of the impact and implications of low crude oil prices on the chemical industry across developed and emerging economies. The two sectors that have been analyzed are polymers and specialty chemicals. The impact on different types of polymers and specialty chemicals has been discussed and trends and s...

The market for technologies enabling food safety has gained momentum in recent years mainly due to the recent food product recalls across the world. These recalls are mainly due to contamination by microorganisms and other toxins/ chemicals that can cause foodborne illnesses and contribute significantly to the cost of healthcare. The need for food ...

This strategic insight presents key trends impacting the global food and beverage market in 2015. With respect to the market and its associated value chain, key trends expected to have a direct impact on industry performance can be grouped into 3 primary categories: the impact of socioeconomics, the rise of freedom food, and continued demand for en...