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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Are specialty crop growers receiving enough government support?]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Nearly one in five UK farms currently operate at a loss, but new analysis suggests sustainable farming practices could turn the tide, boosting sector-wide profits by £1.6bn a year by 2035.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[A new Certis Belchim–Elicit Plant biostimulant aims to help potato fields like these withstand drought and other climate‑driven stresses.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[ID Capital’s Future Food Asia event has been rebranded to become Future Fit Asia (FFA) which is taking place May 12 to 13 in Singapore.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[An agricultural drone sprays crops in the early morning sunlight. Advanced technology in farming, automation, and innovation improving productivity in agriculture.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[The first products under the platform will be available to farmers in France for the 2026 sowing season following registration approval. ]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[The United Nations declared 2026 the International Year of the Woman Farmer (IYWF 2026) to spotlight the essential roles women play across agrifood systems.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Export Development Canada (EDC) identifies significant growth opportunities across Asian markets]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Vietnam faced an unprecedented series of natural disasters in 2025 which gravely affected its agriculture sector.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Feed crops like corn and cereals are at the heart of livestock nutrition – genetic improvements could unlock higher efficiency and sustainability across the supply chain.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Ÿnsect’s collapse is a cautionary tale about scaling too aggressively in a nascent market]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Pictured left to right: Brian Sikes and Roberto Gajardoni]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[A report underscores that while agtech holds promise for boosting productivity and sustainability, systemic barriers such as policy uncertainty, fragmented advice, lack of skills, and misaligned research are preventing widespread adoption.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Bactery’s bacteria-powered batteries self-recharge from soil, providing a 24/7 source of clean electricity.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[ProvVari aims to be a game-changer for grassland farming – combining space technology, AI, and precision agriculture to deliver sustainability and profitability in equal measure.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[KoAT begins field testing autonomous driving technology in orchards to address labour shortages caused by its ageing agricultural population.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[GreenAnt’s Desidera platform wants to prove that early warning systems can be transformative for disaster response and agricultural productivity.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Data-driven viticulture is ‘essential’ amid the threats of climate change, believes Italian start-up Prospecto.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Speaking to ATN at the Animal AgTech Innovation Summit in Dallas, Meredith Harrison, CSO, C-Lock, confirmed the GreenFeed tech is now enabling a host of innovative applications.]]></image:caption>
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