The open burning of rice straw in fields is not only a source of pollution but also an enormous waste of organic material. Researchers at Aston University in Birmingham are therefore looking at how to make inedible rice straw into the next generation...
The crises in both the Panama Canal and the Red Sea have highlighted the vulnerabilities of global agricultural trade, especially in the US, to environmental and geopolitical factors. Research concludes that sustainable and flexible supply chain solutions...
Transforming global food systems would lead to socio-economic benefits summing up to 5 to 10 trillion USD a year, equivalent to between four and eight percent of global GDP in 2020, according to a new global policy report produced by the Food System Economics...
AgTechNavigator caught up with the French start-up to hear how and why urine can be leveraged as a local and renewable natural resource for agriculture.
Proposals to loosen EU rules on gene edited crops have passed a significant barrier after the European Parliament’s Environmental Committee voted in favour of a proposal to introduce a new regulatory framework for New Genomic Techniques (NGTs).
The world’s favourite yellow fruit risks a slow march to eradication unless growers invest more in early detection methods such as aerial mapping, AgTechNavigator hears.
In 2023, Israel's agriculture and food tech sector showcased resilience amidst global economic and local challenges, reveals the latest annual report from Startup Nation Central.
Plastic pollution in agricultural systems, much of it from fertilisers, has negative impacts on human health and productivity but little is known about concentrations of microplastics in soils. That is slowly changing, and recent studies examine both...
Biotech company HutanBio has just received £2.25 million to speed its plans to supply algae-based fuel to the global shipping and aviation sectors. We spoke to its chief executive Paul Beastall to learn how a new species of microalgae was found to enable...
The food, feed, and fibre agribusiness has unveiled what it claims is the largest certified regenerative agriculture programme globally in the cotton supply chain.
With the EU set to bring in strict rules aimed at limiting global deforestation, Rainforest Alliance Certified coffee and cocoa farmers can now opt-in to specific criteria that align with European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) requirements in...
Most urban farms are decidedly low-tech such crops grown in soil on open-air plots. But owing to infrastructure, supplies such as fertiliser and irrigation water, they have a higher carbon footprint than conventionally grown produce, claims new research.
An open letter signed by 35 Nobel laureates and more than 1,000 European scientists has been sent to Members of the European Parliament, pleading with them to ‘reject the darkness of anti-science fearmongering’ and vote in favour of new genomic techniques...
Tree intelligence platform SeeTree claims it is poised to encompass new crop types and expand into new markets after a successful US$17.5 million fundraising round. AgTechNavigator caught up with CEO Israel Talpaz.
Part of Horizon Europe, the EU's key funding programme for research and innovation with a budget of €95.5 billion, Wageningen University and Research (WUR) will investigate nematodes (or roundworms) which are threatening major crops such as tomato...
AgTechNavigator caught up with Croatia’s Agrivi for its thoughts on the mega trends underpinning the need for innovation throughout the food and agriculture sector.
The AgTech Trends 2023 survey unveiled by the Yield quashes the idea that farmers are instinctively wary of adopting digital solutions. Many simply still grapple with deriving actionable insights from their data.
Gene-editing techniques have helped to identify a temperature tolerance factor that may protect wheat from the increasingly unpredictable challenges of climate change.
Barley seedlings grow on average 50% more when their root system is stimulated electrically through a new cultivation substrate, according to research.
To say that genetically modified (GM) crops have met past resistance from campaigners is an understatement. Might the potential environmental benefits of GM crops prove a tipping point?
Collaboration between industrial or commercial organisations and academic institutions is not as common as it should be, but such ventures provide a “huge benefit” for Australia’s agtech sector.
FA Bio claims to be revolutionising sustainable agriculture with the discovery of superior microbes for game-changing bio-products which can increase crop yields, protect biodiversity and replace chemical inputs, minimising the environmental impacts of...
It is no secret that global agtech investments were hit in 2023. But Fiona Choppe-Magal from Cukierman Investment House stresses the reasons to be cheerful in the coming year.
Damage to crops caused by birds costs millions of dollars each year. Now, researchers from the University of Florida and the University of Rhode Island in the US are investigating the effectiveness of laser scarecrows – a high-tech solution using light...
Industrial filtration specialist Pall Corporation tells AgTechNavigator why it wants to help the brewing industry transition to more sustainable manufacturing processes by avoiding the use of diatomaceous earth.
Indonesian agtech start-up Semaai has raised US$4.7 million in a mix of equity and debt financing to expand its digital offerings for farmers and agri retailers in Central Java.
In 2024, the rise of gen AI, the impact of digital twins on field trials, and the evolution of cloud-based technologies are expected to continue to revolutionise the agtech landscape.
A widespread lack of consumer knowledge of regenerative, sustainable or nature-friendly farming marks a golden opportunity for organisations to adopt nature-friendly techniques to respond to their customers’ demands, research reveals.
Chemical engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIS) have developed a coating that protects nitrogen-fixing bacteria from heat and humidity, which they claim could allow them to be deployed for large-scale agricultural use.
A new European Union project aims to make digital farming accessible to thousands of small farmers in the region. AgTechNavigator caught up with project coordinator Dionysios Solomos to learn more.
Krishna Kumar, co-founder and CEO of intelligence provider Cropin, shares his agri-food predictions for 2024, among them a growing convergence between healthcare and agtech sectors.
While regenerative agriculture associated with strategies for reducing negative environmental impacts of ‘conventional agriculture,’ research has found that some strategies are better than others in improving soil productivity and, more importantly, maintaining...
