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July 2024: Phoenix Pro Landscaping, a prominent landscaping services provider based in Gilbert, Arizona, unveiled its pioneering program, "Water-Wise Landscapes." This initiative is designed to revamp residential and commercial properties in Gilbert, introducing sustainable landscaping solutions tailored to the area's arid climate to enhance aesthetics while notably curbing water usage.

January 2024: Ruppert Company, a prominent national landscape contractor, acquired The Greenery of Charleston, which is highly regarded for its premier services in commercial landscape maintenance and installation, particularly in the Charleston region. Through this acquisition, the company aims to bolster its presence in South Carolina.

April 2023: Davey Tree Expert Company partnered with Mickman Brothers Inc., a company based in Minnesota that specializes in landscaping, irrigation, landscape maintenance, and snow removal services in the Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul region. The objective of this partnership is to expand its range of products and services both locally and nationwide.

• October 2023: Evergreen Farms, a company that deals with Christmas trees, introduced innovative cultivation methods using advanced agricultural technology. These techniques optimize growth conditions and ensure high-quality trees.
• December 2022: Whitehill joined other scientists and state and university leaders to mark the launch of construction on a new facility dedicated to the care of the trees' seeds, funded by a grant from the North Carolina Tobacco Trust Fund.
• October 2020: The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service modernized its approach to selling Christmas trees. USDA has permitted and made them available to purchase through Recreation.gov.

• December 2023: India extended the exemption from mandatory inspection certificates for rice exports to select European countries for another six months. This extension applies to both basmati and non-basmati rice exports destined for EU member states and the United Kingdom, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland.
• July 2022: Mitsui & Co. signed an agreement with Rol-Ryz, a leading European pulse and rice distributor and a subsidiary of Euricom, to purchase a 28.6% stake in Rol-Ryz.

• June 2024: India's guar gum exports reached 61 countries, totaling an increase of 11,160 metric tons in comparison to the previous year, according to export data from APEDA.
• May 2022: The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) issued an amendment to the notification dated September 29, 2017, to export guar gum to the European Union and the United Kingdom.

• February 2024: The Ministry of Social Affairs established an inspection team to guarantee that 75% of the fruits and vegetables sold by cooperative societies are sourced from local farmers, thereby supporting them and overseeing the produce at retail outlets.
• January 2024: Under the leadership of President Musab Al-Mulla, the Union of Cooperative Societies in Kuwait launched a new initiative under the "Sahel" program to bolster price control on essential commodities, fruits, and vegetables within cooperative societies. The Sahel system is used to update prices.

• January 2023: The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA), China, authorized the import of two types of genetically engineered (GE) alfalfa for processing. These approvals, effective from January 5, 2023, to January 4, 2028, mark the first time US GE alfalfa has been approved in China, a significant importer of hay and other forages.
• January 2023: Spain adopted a Common Agriculture Policy where fodder-growing farmers can receive Basic Income Support for Sustainability and Redistributive Payment. They can also choose to participate in eco-schemes voluntarily. Additionally, those who grow fodder crops like vetches and alfalfa may qualify for the Coupled Payment for Protein Crops.

• June 2023: AeroFarms, a respected company in indoor vertical farming and recognized as a Certified B Corporation, expanded the distribution of its highly regarded microgreens in retail stores, such as Walmart and Stop & Shop, in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions.
• May 2023: AeroFarms teamed up with Amazon Fresh, both online and in physical grocery outlets, broadening its reach and microgreen offerings across the United States. This collaboration addresses the surging appetite for microgreens among American consumers.

• December 2023: Pure Harvest Smart Farms acquired RedSea, a Saudi Arabian player that deals with climate-smart technology solutions. According to the acquisition terms, Pure Harvest took over RedSea’s existing six-hectare controlled-environment agriculture (CEA) production facility near Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Through this acquisition, the company aimed to increase its production of fresh produce in the Saudi Arabian market.
• September 2023: Pure Harvest Smart Farms partnered with Richel Group (Richel), one of the leading organizations providing turnkey, mid- to high-tech greenhouse solutions worldwide. With the main focus on the Middle East and Asia, the partnership aimed to deploy over USD 150 million worth of smart growing systems promoting the production of fresh produce with the flexibility to expand the partnership into new markets of different geographies.
• March 2023: AeroFarms expanded its indoor vertical farming ventures in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar. The company signed a joint venture agreement with the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia and established a vertical farm producing 1,100 metric tons of crops annually.

• January 2024: The Ministry of Municipality (MoM) in Qatar initiated a project focusing on 'protected farms' and climate-smart agriculture. The objective is to transform open farm areas into enclosed spaces, thereby curbing evaporation, minimizing water loss, and addressing soil challenges.
• March 2023: QSTP's (Qatar Science & Technology Park) pioneering VFarms Lab unveiled an experimental farm that operates without external water sources by using a solar-powered atmospheric water generator. This innovative technology extracts water directly from the air, making a significant stride toward sustainable and self-sufficient agriculture in Qatar.

• June 2024: The Misr Fertilizers Production Company (MOPCO) partnered with Scatec, a Norwegian Company, to build a green ammonia production plant that produces 150 thousand metric tons in Damietta, Egypt. The Egyptian government supported the project and invested USD 10 million.
• March 2022: The Misr Fertilizers Production Company (MOPCO), which produces 2 million metric tons of urea annually, expanded its existing ABB DCS (distributed control system) to the latest version to optimize its operational efficiency, maximize uptime, and minimize downtime.