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As Syngenta commits $130m to a new bioscience R&D hub in the UK, Dave Hughes – the company’s global technology scout – explains why digital science, biologicals and soil innovation will define the next era of agtech
Can digital tools help farmers spend less on fungicides without sacrificing yield? Agronomy firm Agrii’s latest host farm trials in the UK suggest the real value lies not in cutting chemistry outright, but in using better data to time applications more...
Scientists in Tunisia have sequenced the complete genomes of two iconic durum wheat varieties, Mahmoudi and Chili, opening up what researchers describe as a “treasure trove” of genetic traits that could help future‑proof global wheat production against...
Bayer’s 2026 Annual Stockholders’ Meeting laid bare investor patience wearing thin over the Monsanto acquisition and US glyphosate litigation, even as CEO Bill Anderson pointed to early signs of operational progress. For agriculture, the message was...
Scientists in Sweden say they have taken an important step towards combating potato late blight, a destructive plant disease historically linked to Ireland’s Great Famine and now spreading more widely as climate change reshapes growing conditions.
Oxford spinout Wild Bioscience has raised £45m in new funding and expanded its operations as it accelerates its route to market for its first improved crop varieties, starting with precision‑bred wheat designed to withstand climate volatility
After validating its four-step regenerative framework across 35 pilots in 25 countries, Geneva-based SAI Platform says the results offer global food and beverage supply chains a practical, flexible route to scale regenerative farming without losing local...
With capital tightening and exits slow to materialise, Leaps by Bayer’s Derek Norman argues that agtech must adopt a tougher, more disciplined mindset – testing to fail early, not to validate success – if it wants to remain investable
From trust and risk to interoperability and empathy, panellists on AgTechNavigator’s global webinar unpack the barriers to agtech adoption – and why the solution is less about technology and more about systems
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As peptides, dsRNA and other fragile biological actives move closer to market, Italian nano‑biotech Nanomnia believes growth will increasingly come from developers who need delivery to be enabling, not incremental