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Biotechnology, precision agriculture, flavour science and advanced breeding technologies are reshaping the future of citrus production and flavour innovation. FoodBev's Leah Smith explores how hybrid fruits and novel flavour profiles are creating differentiation opportunities for manufacturers.

In this piece, Consultus Sustainability's Natalie Dunbar emphasises that heatwaves should be treated not as a short-term disruption for the food and beverage industry, but as a long-term resilience issue.

Beanstalk AgTech has launched Monsoon Ventures, a new Singapore-based venture studio aimed at commercialising agtech innovations.

PT Yanmar Diesel Indonesia, Faeger and IPB University have launched a research project examining whether a combination of water management and biochar could reduce greenhouse gas emissions from rice cultivation while maintaining yields.

Tyson Foods has announced plans to close two of its US facilities, and to pursue the sale of another, amid a broader restructuring of its beef operations.

Meat giant JBS has partnered with Danantara Investment Management, an arm of Indonesia’s sovereign wealth fund, to establish a new joint venture that will manage JBS’ operations in Australia and New Zealand.

ADM has announced a series of investments across four US oilseed crush facilities.

Oxford-based agricultural biotechnology company Moa Technology has raised £22.2 million in a Series C financing round to advance its pipeline of herbicide technologies.

General Mills, ADM and Walmart have announced a strategic collaboration to accelerate regenerative agriculture across 40,000 acres of wheat-growing land in the US Midwest.

Rize, an agri-tech start-up based in Singapore, has raised $31 million in Series B funding to scale its AI-led sustainable rice farming technology across Southeast Asia.

CPI has joined a €6.3 million Horizon Europe project investigating how engineering biology and AI could help create more sustainable supply chains.

McCain Foods has launched a new grower pilot programme with agricultural intelligence company Ceres AI.