RP Agriculture Research and Innovation Centre designated as the lead centre of the newly announced Urban Agriculture Centre of Innovation, in partnership with Temasek Polytechnic
Signing of memoranda of understanding (MOU) with Priva Group, Ripe Fresh and Sembcorp Industries
SINGAPORE, 27 October 2022 – Republic Polytechnic (RP) today organised its inaugural Sustainable Urban Agriculture Forum, in collaboration with IPI Singapore and the Trendlines Agrifood Innovation Centre.
The hybrid forum held at Sands Expo & Convention Centre is one of the highlights of the Agri- food Tech Expo Asia 2022 bringing together the Asia Pacific the agriculture ecosystem through sharing different perspectives and trends on urban agriculture, food security and sustainability issues.
The event was graced by Minister of State for Trade and Industry & Culture, Community and Youth, Mr Alvin Tan, who launched the Urban Agriculture Centre of Innovation (UA COI), established with support from Enterprise Singapore (EnterpriseSG).
Þ First dedicated food-grade precision fermentation laboratories in Singapore and amongst few in the world truly catered towards start-ups and emerging food tech companies
Þ Offering end-to-end Contract Development Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) services from lab to market, including business and technicaladvisory, industry partnerships and investoraccess
Þ Backed by ADM and Temasek’s Nurasa, formerly Asia Sustainable Foods Platform
Join 900+ international delegates in Singapore and online for the 5th annual Asia-Pacific Agri-Food Innovation Summit on October 26-28, to focus on building agri-food capacity and resilience in Asia, network, and forge partnerships for future growth.
Singapore, 27 September 2022 – The Ecopetrol Group, Colombia’s largest company and one of the leading energy groups in Latin America, officially launched their office in Singapore during APPEC 2022, the premier oil and gas industry meeting in the Asia-Pacific region. In four months since operations began, the subsidiary has secured sales that surpass initially forecasted plans by 55%. This has been possible thanks to a specialized regional on-site team that has allowed the Company to seize opportunities in real time, develop close relationships with current and potential clients, as well as gain a better understanding of the local environment. “We are pleased to continue moving forward with Ecopetrol Group’s international operations plan through the opening of this new office in Singapore. Asia is our main export destination, and a physical presence here allows us to develop closer relationships with our customers and capture more and better opportunities,” announced Felipe Bayón, CEO of the Ecopetrol Group, during the first customer relations event organized by the company in Asia.
Dubai – UAE: 27 September 2022 – A selection of 30 innovative Agri tech and food tech start-ups from around the world, working to address food security challenges, were today named as shortlisted teams vying to win the global Food Tech Challenge that has a pooled prize of US $2 million.
The second edition of the Food Tech Challenge seeks to find the next wave of technology innovations on the cusp of transforming traditional agriculture practices efficiently and sustainably. Officially launched at Expo City in Dubai in March 2022, the competition is organized by the UAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment and Tamkeen, with ASPIRE as the lead partner.
The 30 shortlisted start-ups have been selected from 667 submissions across 79 countries, representing a 52% increase in entries compared to the first edition of the competition, which saw 437 applications from 68 countries, with previous winners announced from Australia, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and the UK.
