Gene editing has been tipped as the next big thing in Asia’s agtech space, as it is more affordable and more readily accepted than the genetically modified (GM) technology which has been around for a longer time.
India’s burgeoning agtech innovations could hold the key to transforming the country’s agri-food systems into sustainable enterprises, according to Parshottam Rupala, Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying.
With its blockchain technology, farming data solution provider Merge Impact is showing the potential of metrics to create a more resilient and sustainable farming ecosystem, company co-founder Ben Adolph told AgTechNavigator.
Canada-based Sollio Agriculture, the agri-business division of Sollio Cooperative Group, has inaugurated a new controlled-release fertiliser (CRF) production plant, which seeks to increase farmers’ access to novel yield-raising fertilisers.
Pollinator insects have always been vital for agriculture to flourish and to feed the world and their decline in recent years threatens the food system. But AI, IOT hardware and robotics could offer an artificial solution to a natural problem.
Global technology heavyweight Siemens believes that Singapore is well-placed to emerge as a major ‘brain’ in vertical farming, on the back of its recent collaboration with local modern indoor hydroponics farm Artisan Green.
A ground-breaking system built on a combination of CRISPR (clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats) and Cas9 (CRISPR-associated protein 9) could significantly improve crop enhancement and food security through its genome-editing (GE)...
Collaboration between the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) and Corteva Agriscience has yielded three 'platinum-standard' genome sequences for pearl millet varieties, providing valuable insights into...
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China-based agritech firm Heilongjiang Huida Technology Co Ltd (Huida Tech) has inked a partnership with Agri Fly, top dealer of the firm’s drones, to install advanced agriculture technologies in Vietnamese farms.
Australia’s animal production sectors could benefit massively from new research that suggests Gene editing can be used to create chickens that are partially resistant to infection by avian influenza, providing regulatory developments can keep pace with...
Substituting 50% of pork, beef, chicken, and milk consumption with plant-based products could reduce global agriculture and land-use green house gas emissions by 31% in 2050 compared to 2020.
New innovations to improve forecasting closer to coastal regions is urgently needed to safeguard fishing and aquaculture in the event of a strong El Niño.
Researchers from China have revealed new insights into how the feeding habits of different fish species in the wild affect their digestive abilities, gut structures, and gut bacteria.
A new high-tech facility in Narrabri, New South Wales (NSW), is seeking to strengthen Australia’s food security by focusing on agtech to increase crop resilience and boost the productivity of farmers.
Vertical farming has long been touted as effective strategy for countries, those sparse of land and otherwise, to bolster their food security and meet local demand. But how receptive are consumers to such innovation and what are the hurdles that could...
Hyperspectral remote sensing images from unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) can be used to develop a ‘more rigorous and scientific’ health assessment model to aid precision agriculture strategies, say researchers.
The valorisation of spent mushroom substrate (SMS) could be a key driver of sustainability in mushroom production, according to researchers in Norway, Sweden and Greece.
The fungus Beauveria bassiana (B. bassiana) could have positive effects on oilseed rape production, but its different strains require further exploration to fully understand its cultivation benefits.
Innovation is needed to improve monitoring on farms and enhanced nutritional diagnostics are essential to get a better understanding of the relationship between regenerative agriculture (RA) and nutritional quality.
A new digital tool called the Digital Agricultural Knowledge and Information System (DAKIS) has been developed to assist farmers in making decisions that promote sustainable and diverse agriculture.
Climate change poses a serious threat to the sustainability of food production in Kenya, but famers who adopt more environmentally-friendly initiatives have been foucd to have greater levels of food security.
Using machine learning (ML) to monitor crop disease in real time may boost growth and development in sub-Saharan Africa’s agricultural sector, where rop diseases have long been a significant threat to agricultural productivity, resulting in annual yield...
Coconut coir dust (CCD) may be instrumental in facilitating the use of bio-fertilisers as an alternative to harmful chemical fertilisers often used in coffee production in Thailand.
The mobilisation of heavy metals in the environment continues to cause serious concerns due to their toxic effects on ecosystems, human health and wildlife, but inexpensive and abundant bio-sorbents derived from fibrous plant-based food waste materials...
