News and Analysis on Global Agri-Tech Innovation, Investment and Regulation
The UK Agri-Tech Centre aligns its efforts with the UK’s industrial strategy, focusing on four to five key areas where technology can address pressing agricultural challenges, explains its engagement director Helen Brooks
The soil carbon measurement specialist will deliver deep soil carbon sampling as part of one of the world’s most comprehensive nutrient and carbon mapping schemes
Digital Catapult’s latest cohort aims to future-proof the UK’s agri-food sector with deep tech innovation, tackling challenges from dairy forecasting to biodiversity monitoring
UK crop protection innovator Moa Technology and global agchem firm Nufarm have accelerated development of a novel mode of action, reaching a key milestone a year ahead of industry norms
Italian startup, Asteasier, has begun to commercialize microalgae strains while Corbion partners with Kuehnle AgroSystems on fermentation route
The French insurance giant calls agricultural transition ‘a vital opportunity’ as it eyes rising demand as farmers face risks from climate change, pests and market shocks
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Syngenta Vegetable Seeds and Heritable Agriculture enter a collaboration to optimize commercial crop portfolios using AI
As global demand for sustainable seafood rises, Norway’s aquatech sector is leading the charge with cutting-edge innovations that promise cleaner oceans, healthier fish, and smarter farming
French agtech pioneer accelerates rollout of robotized organic farming infrastructure across Europe
UV-powered robots help Scottish berry growers protect crops and boost yields amid climate challenges, the company reveals
A new study led by the University of Surrey in the UK has found that while vertical farms dramatically increase lettuce yields and use far less water, the carbon footprint still exceeds traditional lettuce farming – raising important questions about how...
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?
The trio have joined forces to launch a regenerative agriculture programme in Poland, initially supporting 24 farmers adopt sustainable practices across their crop rotations
There is ‘huge potential’ for regenerative agriculture adoption in the UK despite the rolling back of incentives for farmers, says German insetting company Klim as it enters the British market
NRGene Green is using AI-based crop genomics to discover traits to address a persistent problem for Canadian canola farmers – clubroot disease
French company MyEasyFarm will provide advanced measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV) services for bio-fertiliser producer Gaïago’s Soil Carbon programme
Greenhouse growers will enjoy ‘unprecedented clarity into the physiological state of their crops’ after Dutch AI-powered horticulture specialist Source.ag launched new metric tools
The UK company says it sees real potential in cracking the “super tough conundrum” of bioherbicides after announcing the discovery of chemistries that could form an entirely new category of crop protection product
Virtual fencing company Nofence has launched a new collar-to-collar communication system that improves connectivity for its virtual fencing collars, especially in remote areas with poor mobile signal
Stockholm wants EU to reduce its reliance on Russian imports and reshape the European phosphorus market
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In most corners of finance, private equity and venture capital live in two separate worlds. One goes for established companies and scales them steadily. The other bets on risky start-ups and hopes for breakout wins. Yet through blending the two, Cibus...
Proven to destroy up to 90% of dilute methane, Ambient Carbon’s tech could supercharge dairy companies’ climate goals, slash scope 3 emissions
In this Top 10 recap, AgTechNavigator spotlights the most-read stories of August 2025, covering breakthrough innovations, rising startups, and the trends shaping the future of farming
Driverless machinery on farms offers a host of eco-friendly benefits compared to traditional heavy agricultural equipment, says a farmer who uses the same innovation as Jeremy Clarkson
British company Permia Sensing received the Climate-Smart Agriculture Partnership Innovation Award from Innovate UK for its technology to monitor red and black palm weevils in palm plantations in Ghana, as the agtech start-up prepares to scale
The cereal giant committed to a long-term, collaborative effort to scale lower-carbon farming after recording a 50% reduction in on-farm wheat emissions
A structural redesign is needed to align the soil carbon market with regenerative farming, claims the European nonprofit Climate Farmers
Earlier this year Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) announced a partnership with AI-driven plant breeding start-up Avalo. The project hopes to find sugarcane varieties that offer better yields from lesser quantities of water and fertiliser, explains...
The UK will be a pilot location for a Europe-wide project designed to validate and verify the impact of regenerative farming practices in potato production
Professor Mark Tester has spent the last decade on a quest to engineer crops to grow in the harshest of circumstances. A breakthrough has unlikely roots in decades-old science, he tells Harry Holmes
A report reveals a rise in adoption of 3D printing in the agriculture sector
Farmers could soon apply microbes to crops to ‘reprogram’ them to be resistant against pests, diseases and environmental stress such as drought and heat, as a new research project gets under way
Finland’s NPHarvest has launched its first industrial-scale ‘nutrient catcher’ demo unit in Turkey
Spreading crushed volcanic rock on farmland could help capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and even boost crop yields, a new Anglo-French study suggests. But success depends on local soil conditions
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
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Brazil might be leading the sustainable agricultural revolution, but trade challenges and macroeconomic issues threaten the country’s economic ambitions
Designing food systems for astronauts can help promote sustainable agriculture on the earth, specialists believe
Canadian canola farmers grapple with the threat of two serious diseases — blackleg and clubroot — but now have four more seed options to circumvent these challenges
SoundTalks continues to have backing of existing shareholders, illustrating a confidence in the company and the future of PLF, according to the CEO
China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) approves 153 new wheat varieties of which 80% are high-yield varieties to increase productivity and profit.
Research coming out of Mexico’s Tecnologico de Monterrey is demonstrating the potential of nanoparticles as an alternative to synthetic fertilizers and genetically modified crops
What explains the troubles facing Dutch plant health start-up Plense Technologies, which is winding down, and French robotics firm Naïo Technologies, which has entered receivership?
South Asia now has a dedicated ‘breeding hub’ to accelerate crop innovation in the region and give growers access to the very latest global breeding innovations.
The agtech sector has language issues that impact understanding and adoption within the agricultural sector, experts have warned
Successful agtech adoption hinges on engaging smallholder farmers from the get-go and delivering returns within a single season to overcome cost concerns, say experts
Europe has untapped demand for nature-based carbon credits, according to separate reports from Estonia-based climate tech company Arbonics and UK specialist bank Oxbury
A year on from the commercial release of its hybrid true potato seed varieties in Kenya, trials have delivered 3-4x the yield of local varieties. It is now eying other markets, it tells AgTechNavigator. But it’s a slow business to bake
Triple Helix’s latest report advocates for government action to spearhead agtech innovation and investment to tackle a host of agriculture challenges, including citrus greening
Saga Robotics, the company behind the Thorvald robot, has announced a new three-way partnership in the UK with Bitwise Agronomy and Chambers Farm
Flagship Pioneering – the US company behind RNA-based vaccine maker Moderna and ag trailblazers Indigo and Inari – has unveiled Terrana Biosciences after four years in stealth. Its RNA platform has a host of potential applications in agriculture, Terrana...