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A Malaysian company is transforming local crops into nutritious plant-based beverages, helping the nation reduce food imports while creating jobs. Pure Mylk's innovative technology keeps products fresh longer without refrigeration, making healthy food accessible across Southeast Asia.
A new agricultural robotics hub in Washington state is bringing together tech startups, growers, and researchers to solve one of farming's toughest challenges: finding workers for delicate crops. The initiative arrives as rising labor costs threaten orchards and vineyards across the Pacific Northwest.
Two food tech companies just cracked a major code in making lab-grown meat affordable and practical. Their breakthrough achieves 19 times more protein than previous methods, potentially bringing sustainable meat to your local grocery store.
A Canadian food tech company proved its pizza-making robot works at a major U.S. airport, selling 15,000 meals in 10 months. Now Appetronix is expanding to Toronto with a Mexican food robot and planning more locations across North America.
A Swedish company is solving chocolate's climate crisis with new technology that creates sustainable cocoa butter alternatives from palm oil. The innovation could help protect cocoa trees while cutting the chocolate industry's massive carbon footprint.
Central Asia's biggest ice cream producer is bringing South Korean technology to Kazakhstan, creating new engineering jobs and modernizing the region's food industry. The partnership aims to develop premium products that meet international standards.
Malaysian farmers are growing 50% more pineapples per acre using smart technology and new plant varieties, proving small countries can compete on quality over quantity. The innovation just attracted over half a billion dollars in agricultural investment.
A South Korean startup just held the country's first tasting of cell-based coffee grown without traditional farms. As climate change threatens to wipe out half the world's coffee-growing regions by 2050, this breakthrough could keep your morning cup sustainable.
Thailand's science agency is giving small businesses the tools to create high-value health products and tap into a $40 billion market opportunity. More than 1,000 entrepreneurs have already used the platform to reach two million consumers.
Food delivery just got a futuristic upgrade in Chicago, Los Angeles, and Alexandria, where autonomous robots are now bringing meals to customers' doorsteps. Over 300 restaurants have joined the program that's making deliveries more efficient while giving the public a glimpse of tomorrow's technology today.
Three companies are building technology to grow fresh food on the lunar surface, turning science fiction into reality. NASA plans to use their innovations to feed astronauts at a moon base starting in 2028.
Indian farmers are ditching risky outdoor strawberry crops for high-tech hydroponics that grow fruit 365 days a year. Meanwhile, scientists are developing India's first homegrown strawberry variety to end reliance on expensive foreign plants.