Agri-tech spend is lagging in the land of the rising sun. But amid the looming threats of depopulation and ageing, the government is looking to new styles of agriculture that can boost productivity, sustainability and strengthen national food security....
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology and the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture take algae production to industrial scale to boost food security for the Kingdom.
A ground-breaking bio-herbicide developed by the Toothpick Project is set to revolutionise weed control and sustainable agriculture in Africa by tackling the hemi-parasitic Striga hermonthica or purple witchweed, a major threat to food security.