News and Analysis on Global Agri-Tech Innovation, Investment and Regulation
Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) has approved a new methodology enabling livestock producers to earn carbon credits by feeding cattle methane-reducing additives.
Golden Agri-Resources (GAR) and Arkadiah Technology are partnering to address structural weaknesses in forest carbon measurement in South East Asia, aiming to enhance monitoring and protection of tropical forests.
The European Alliance for Regenerative Agriculture says its new Regen Compass provides a trusted, farmer‑centred navigation tool to bring clarity and integrity to Europe’s fast‑growing but fragmented regenerative agriculture landscape
Japanese aquaculture firm Smolt Inc. has successfully cultivated farmed cherry salmon twice the usual size by using a heat-tolerant, selectively bred strain and an all-female triploid system.
A new land-based aquaculture facility in Iwate, Japan, has been built to scale regenerative sea urchin farming, upgrading low-value urchins while helping to prevent marine desertification.
Pinstone Pulse report finds 92% of farmers feel unrecognised for on‑farm sustainability progress – deepening a disconnect already flagged in last year’s Barclays‑commissioned analysis
With sugar beet under pressure in France’s climate‑stressed Grand Est region, the French MMRV specialist teams up with beet producer Cristal Union and the University of Reims to harness AI, primary data and a farm ‘digital twin’ to accelerate the...
Vietnam’s coffee sector grapples with land legality and plot-level traceability are the country’s most pressing hurdles to meeting the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), say experts.
Weak monitoring, unreliable registration data and poor compliance are driving the mounting losses across the Philippines’ fishing sector.
The ten-year Yangtze fishing ban has driven advancement in China’s aquaculture, improving quality, sustainability, and industrial resilience.
A Japanese field study installed solar panels above crops and found rice yields remained stable compared to soybean and sweet potatoes, demonstrating the possibility of combining renewable energy generation with food production.
Vietnam’s Trong Duc Cacao is working with Japan-based Tromsø to apply cocoa shell-derived biochar in a circular agriculture to boost farmer incomes and yields.
New research hub aims to fast‑track regenerative practices across McCain’s 4,400‑farm global network as latest data shows progress slipping from 71% to 69%
The 250‑farm initiative in south‑west France aims to boost soil health, water stewardship and long‑term supply chain resilience for the £47.7m Green Giant brand
The long-term viability of oyster farming requires better understanding of how combined stressors like temperature and acidity interact to affect growth and survival.
Redox Bio-Nutrients has certified the composition, efficacy, and safety of its Mainstay Si product with The Fertilizer Institute, as farmers across the globe search for ways to reduce their input costs amid market volatility
State of the Sector
In this State of the Sector report, AgTechNavigator examines how rice production is evolving under the pressures of climate volatility, labour shortages and rising costs, highlighting how innovation and policy is impacting this important staple crop.
Vietnam faces tougher market access as the Philippines tightens rice standards, even while planning to import large volumes, says the vice president of the rice association.
Blue carbon projects can offer Vietnam’s growing fisheries sector a way to mitigate its bottlenecks and pave the way for sustainable growth, says the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
Climate tech firm Atoco is targeting agriculture as it moves towards a commercial rollout of its atmospheric water harvesting technology within the next year.
A new paper challenges assumptions that agriculture is inherently more sustainable than marine fisheries, arguing that moving away from the latter will intensify biodiversity losses.
Helios AI is helping East African coffee growers determine how to grow and when to sell their crops, through a Gates Foundation-funded pilot project
South Korea agriculture ministry lays out plans to convert livestock manure into solid fuel and aims to generate enough electricity to power 38,000 households by 2030.
South Korea’s agriculture ministry has outlined a U$162.2m research and development push targeting five key areas including AI-driven farming, biotechnology, and climate resilience.
Tech giant Microsoft continues its carbon credit buying spree, this time by supporting a forestry project in Northern Uganda in partnership with Rubicon Carbon
China’s farm ministry reports that it has made significant gains in the last five years in its efforts to make domestic agriculture greener and more efficient.
Vietnam agriculture sector records massive losses across crops and livestock to the “severe and extreme” natural disasters in 2025.
Exclusive news
A new partnership between US-based Heritable Agriculture and German plant breeding giant KWS aims to accelerate genetic improvements in feed crops using AI-driven gene discovery – unlocking nutritional and sustainability gains across the agricultural...
PepsiCo did not just spend 2025 launching the latest on-trend snacks and beverages, as the consumer packaged goods (CPG) giant doubled down on its technological investments and innovation — all in effort to secure its supply chain
COP30 was a major branding event for Brazil’s sustainable ag sector, fueling investor interest in regen ag, AI, and digital farming
German chemical company to sharpen focus on vitamins and carotenoids
Vietnam’s coconut industry adopts organic fertilisers, biologicals and medicinal herbs in cultivation, improve fruit quality, stabilise production, and increase the sector’s value and competitiveness globally.
World Vegetable Centre’s okra trials show biochar can simultaneously increase vegetable yields, improve soil health, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, highlighting its potential as a cornerstone of climate-smart, regenerative agriculture.
Aussie startup said to have the ‘economics figured out’
As climate volatility and aggressive pathogens threaten global banana production, SynTech Research Group is investing in drone spraying, digital monitoring, and precision agriculture – while expanding its biologicals portfolio – to safeguard one of the...
Vietnam will draw on Japan’s expertise to modernise its disaster risk management as it faces increasingly extreme climate events expose its agriculture sector.
Rabobank data unpacks the connection between tech investments, sustainable farming practices, and receiving premiums
Hemp seed and genetic company Flura is working with the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to demonstrate the potential of biosolids for use in sustainable agriculture and hemp production
Nestlé has formalised a partnership with Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Environment (MAE) to promote regenerative, low-emission farming, underscoring its confidence in the country’s long-term potential.
The partnership combines Trapview’s AI-powered pest monitoring and forecasting technology with Doktar’s holistic digital agronomy platform, aiming to inspire climate-smart, sustainable food systems across Europe, MENA, and beyond
A multi-institutional study conducted in Bangladesh finds pairing reduced nitrogen use with low-emission rice varieties can cut emissions without compromising yield.
Delegates at the 20th Conference of the Parties (CoP20) block proposal to list American and Japanese eels in Appendix II, noting that it lacked scientific basis and would place unnecessary burdens on global trade.
The International Coalition of Fisheries Associations (ICFA) backs Japan’s opposition to proposed tighter controls on eels by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), arguing that it could undermine the industry and ongoing...
Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Environment (MAE) has released two new protocols to guide the production of high-quality, low-emission rice in the Mekong Delta.
Asia Pacific Agri-Food Innovation Summit
Agrifood leaders from Thai Wah and Mars Wrigley stress the need to back smallholder farmers to pursue regenerative agriculture, in order to boost Asia’s productivity and safeguard livelihoods
AgriZeroNZ invests in Āmua to advance a wearable device designed to reduce nitrous oxide emissions, targeting a critical gap in agricultural mitigation solutions.
Whole Foods Market and Mad Agriculture are working to restore 1,000 acres of cropland in Wisconsin’s Driftless area, paving the way to do the same in other parts of the U.S.
Is the U.S. farm safety net putting regenerative agriculture at a disadvantage?
A new review highlights the potential of electrified agricultural machinery (EAM) in driving sustainable farming but finds that widespread adoption remains constrained by reliability and durability challenges.
COP30
The AARL is using an accelerator programme to identify investment opportunities to restore pastures and land in Brazil, which the organization plans to use as a model for other countries