News and Analysis on Global Agri-Tech Innovation, Investment and Regulation
China’s ag ministry touts seed security as home-bred crop varieties reach 95% and domestic livestock and aquaculture brood stock surpass 80%, marking strong gains over its five-year seed revitalisation drive.
The U.S. and Mexico are continuing their fight against the New World Screwworm with sterile fly technology and government collaboration
Will a bailout for U.S. farmers raise fertiliser prices?
The UK’s largest supermarket is expanding its environmental baselining programme and calls for consistent standards to help farmers capture soil, water, and nature data at scale – critical for resilience and sustainability
Indonesia’s palm oil smallholders face mounting pressure to meet the Regulation on Deforestation-free Products (EUDR) traceability and certification standards, underscoring the need for stronger collaboration across public and private sectors.
Political influence over fertiliser markets is a major challenge slowing the adoption of biological solutions across the ASEAN region, says experts
McCain Foods has issued a stark warning to government and industry leaders: farmers must be supported if the agtech sector is to thrive
As the US moves to approve the world’s first protein-based biofungicide, Biotalys’ flagship product remains in Europe’s regulatory pipeline. Is cautious oversight holding back innovation?
Only resilience, innovation, and open markets will keep Europe competitive, says the one-time Brussels insider
Europe’s livestock sector is ready to transform - but progress is being held back, claim industry players
Japan’s new agriculture minister Norikazu Suzuki has suggested a review of the rice production policy, citing farmers’ worries of rice oversupply next year.
Argentina becomes another flashpoint in U.S. trade policy — this time over a plan to import beef
The Trump administration’s ongoing trade negotiations with China is hurting U.S. soybean farmers, as tariff-induced trade volatility enters a new normal
Farm machinery manufacturers across the UK and Europe are warning of serious disruption to transatlantic trade following the United States’ expansion of tariffs on steel and aluminium components
ECCA urges EU to remove barriers to post-patent plant protection products PPPs, arguing it will boost farm profitability, sustainability – and attract younger farmers
Dimitra and coffee union NACCU launch tech-driven compliance platform for over a million smallholders
Agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi tells Japan’s Shine Muscat grape producers to gear up for export “as soon as possible” after criticism over licensing agreements to produce the prized fruit overseas.
Vietnam’s rice sector faces mounting pressure as the Philippines import ban could stay in place until year-end, raising concerns over further price falls for the top exporter.
Industry leaders express cautious optimism as the European Commission signals intent to overhaul crop protection rules, potentially unlocking faster access to biopesticides and post-patent products
Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) five-year plan aims to slash rice production costs by more than 60% through farmland consolidation and agricultural technology.
The US drone company’s downfall stemmed from a restrictive policy and regulatory environment coupled with not enough money to take risks, says its former VP of business development and regulatory affairs, Matt Beckwith
South Korea will prioritise its support of artificial intelligence (AI) developments in the maritime and fisheries sector by increasing its 2026 budget over four times to KRW148.7bn (U$106.67m).
EU Commission cites unready IT system as reason for postponement
Thirty per cent of Japan’s farmland risks being left without farmers within the next decade, with some regions facing abandonment rates as high as 80%.
The UK faces a once-in-a-generation opportunity to spearhead sustainable aviation fuels, create future-proof jobs, and secure over £10 billion investment by 2030, claims a new report. But is feedstock availability adequate to propel the market?
China calls for stricter trials, faster innovation, and tougher crackdowns on copycat breeding to reinforce its burgeoning seed industry.
Will the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) report usher in a new era of sustainable farming and a healthier U.S. populace, or does the lack of specifics leave meaningful change to the wind?
Agencies continue their investigations
China has launched a plan to accelerate agricultural machinery development, aiming by 2030 to shorten R&D cycles, expand large-scale field trials, and boost farmer adoption.
Mexico’s agriculture industry is meeting the moment when it comes to tariff threats and the re-emergence of the New World screwworm (NWS)
Stockholm wants EU to reduce its reliance on Russian imports and reshape the European phosphorus market
U.S. trade policies are raising the costs of agricultural machinery and crop inputs, compressing farmers’ operating margins in the process
Japan’s agriculture ministry will be requesting funds to modernise farming with technology as it aims to avert a prolonged rice shortage crisis.
Brussels trade group warns lack of guidance risks derailing compliance efforts
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is moving forward with new GM food definitions that some say weaken the distinction between ‘natural’ and modified foods
Growing concern among international buyers and environmental groups over threat to soy agreement
‘Vivergo would continue to be heavily loss-making without corrective government intervention’
Dimitra and Surveyor Indonesia are deploying AI, blockchain, and satellite-powered platforms to help millions of coffee and cocoa smallholders safeguard access to one valuable export markets as the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) tightens.
Farmer fury at the decision not to lift pesticide restrictions is a symptom of the lack of awareness of alternative solutions to neonicotinoid insecticides, claims bioinsecticide company Eden Research
While nature-friendly farming methods improve both biodiversity and crop yields, government subsidies may be required to make it as profitable as conventional farming, says a UK study
Smallholders in East Kalimantan face steep hurdles to meet EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) requirements, including unclear land tenure and limited traceability tools, as initiatives like SHINES work to close the compliance gap.
Bayer’s crop science division delivered stronger-than-expected earnings despite regulatory and market tests. Is this evidence that its focus on innovation to differentiate itself from generic competitors is beginning to pay off?
Regulatory submissions are under way in major markets for Bayer’s first new herbicide mechanism of action in over three decades, with the first launch expected in Brazil in 2028
In this Top 10 recap, AgTechNavigator spotlights the most-read stories of July 2025, covering breakthrough innovations, rising startups, and the trends shaping the future of farming
Soil Capital is paying increasing numbers of farmers for soil health improvements and emissions reductions. But economic uncertainty, geopolitical tensions and unclear sustainability policy risk slowing the pace of corporate decision-making
China’s new national filing system for livestock and poultry farms will attempt to unify regulatory standards and strengthen oversight of large-scale farming operations.
Product segregation is a critical challenge for agribusinesses as the EU’s deforestation regulation takes effect, says traceability expert Koltiva
Industry needs to look in the mirror and take maximum responsibility for the future of food, claims Dick Hordijk, CEO of swine genetics company, Topigs Norsvin
Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) is considering support for saké producers as staple rice boom pressures supply of raw materials.
Ringfenced EU funding for farming is being cut by more than a fifth under new proposals