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January 13th 2026 Starch sachets release fertilizer in a controlled manner and can replace petroleum-derived polymers. An innovative product with the potential to replace polymers used in soil fertilizers is being developed in São Carlos in the state of São … Continue reading →

December 30th 2025 Season’s Greetings

December 15th 2025 Researchers revive old pea varieties in huge seed collection: ‘An untapped gold mine for the future’. The Nordic gene bank, NordGen, contains almost 2,000 different types of peas. Using a new AI method, researchers from the University … Continue reading →

December 03rd 2025 CRISPR-Cas9 mediated editing of starch branching enzyme, SBE2 gene in potato for enhanced resistant starch for health benefits. Researchers from Himachal Pradesh University, ICAR-Central Potato Research Institute, and ICAR-Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research in India … Continue reading →

December 02nd 2025 Scientists have developed a gene-editing technique that improves canola yield for farmers by introducing a particular starch-producing enzyme. Scientists at the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada, have developed a gene editing technique that improves canola yield … Continue reading →

November 23rd 2025 14th Asia Starch Value Chain & Fermentation. When: 26-27 Feb, 2026, Bangkok, Thailand Unlocking new opportunities across Asia’s starch value chain through sustainability, ingredient innovation, fermentation technologies and collaboration. Thailand today stands at a pivotal moment in … Continue reading →

November 20th 2025 Dei Biopharma opens a $50 million cassava plant in Namasagali, Kamuli (Uganda). Uganda’s quest for pharmaceutical self-reliance is set to take a decisive step this month when Dei Biopharma commissions a cassava starch manufacturing plant in Namasagali … Continue reading →

November 18th 2025 Sweden and Denmark advance CRISPR-edited starch potato trials. Project Oppotunity, a collaboration of 12 European organisations in the starch potato chain, has completed its first field trials with CRISPR-Cas-edited starch potatoes developed for late blight resistance. The … Continue reading →

October 23rd 2025 Trade Kings Group commissions Zambia’s first glucose and starch plant. Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema on October 21 inaugurated the country’s first industrial glucose and starch production plant in the Lusaka South Multi-Facility Economic Zone (MFEZ). The $110 … Continue reading →

October 19th 2025 Engineers built a new kind of concrete 2x stronger than the real thing. The secret ingredient? Potato starch. Engineers from the University of Manchester say their concrete is twice as strong as conventional concrete. The engineers believe … Continue reading →