Austrade, Australia’s trade and investment promotion agency, has taken an initiative called Australia for Agriculture 4.0, aiming to build impressive record in agricultural innovation to facilitate foreign investment, exports and collaboration in both agtech and foodtech

The International Tropical Timber Technical Association (ATIBT) has discussed forest management strategies for promoting a sustainable tropical timber industry

The Ethiopian Embassy in Beijing has organised an “Ethiopia-China Pulses, Oilseeds and Spices Sellers-Buyers Matchmaking Seminar” on 11 January 2019 and a few days later in Hohhot, capital of the autonomous region of Inner Mongolia, to promote opportunities in agriculture and livestock processing in Ethiopia

ExxonMobil and Renewable Energy Group (REG) have signed a joint research agreement with Clariant to evaluate the potential use of cellulosic sugars from sources such as agricultural waste and residues to produce biofuel, which has the potential to play a role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions

Leading agriculture organisations from Africa and Asia have collaborated on major staples products