News and Analysis on Global Agri-Tech Innovation, Investment and Regulation
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...
AI company Palantir makes further in-roads in the agriculture sector and continues its works with the USDA
New data from BIA BioSolutions shows UK biosolutions companies have raised £1.46bn in equity since 2018, underlining the sector’s growing importance as policymakers and industry look for domestic, biology‑based solutions to insulate the economy from...
Korea’s Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) is prioritising entrepreneurship, modern equipment and digital training to help female farmers.
Farmers are feeling the pinch from higher fertilizer prices, but the impact is not uniform across the U.S.
ASEAN leaders call for stronger agricultural financial systems that can help the region’s smallholders withstand the losses from escalating climate pressures.
Specialty crop growers will receive $275 million in grant funding on top of $1 billion in support, but some stakeholders worry that won’t be enough to address current volatility
South Korea’s agriculture ministry is intensifying efforts to stabilise the supply and pricing of key agricultural inputs in response to disruptions linked to the Middle East conflict.
Ultra‑low asparagine wheat developed by Rothamsted Research shows how precision gene editing can help food producers meet tightening safety regulations, without sacrificing productivity, marking a significant step forward for safer, more compliant food...
The U.S. government is supporting agriculture technology with a program to test products and services with the goal of de-risking farmer adoption of agtech
The U.S. might have been spared the blunt of high fertilizer prices, but Australia, India, and Brazil might not be so lucky
The USDA and DOI are working to streamline the process ranchers use to apply for public grazing lands, while expanding communication channels and data access
A bipartisan piece of legislation wants to bring more transparency to the fertilizer market, amid rising prices due to the Iran war
President Donald Trump revealed changes to biofuel blending and diesel exhaust fluid system sensor requirements at the Great American Agriculture Celebration — all designed to help farmers save money
Grants will help researchers develop solutions to combat new and re-emerging pest problems that pose a risk to food security
South Korea has unveiled national strategy to ensure that artificial intelligence becomes accessible to every farmer as part of a wider push to expand AI across the sector.
The Philippine Senate is grilling the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) for alleged failures in using vessel monitoring data to track commercial fishing, leaving municipal waters exposed to illegal incursions.
Vietnam’s ag ministry is rolling out a series of measures to sustain its strong export growth by shifting the sector toward higher-value production, greater sustainability and stronger alignment with increasingly strict global market standards.
All eyes are on the Strait of Hormuz, as an ongoing war in the Middle East is putting the agriculture supply chain on edge, with fertiliser supply concerns rising
The New World Screwworm has yet been spotted in the U.S., but the government is working to push the pest further south
South Korea says agri‑food exports and key inputs remain largely unaffected by Middle East unrest but has intensified daily monitoring to prepare for potential long‑term risks.
New Zealand’s dairy sector is bracing for sweeping reforms in gene technology, methane targets and resource management that will shape its journey towards responsible growth, says Dairy NZ.
The head of industry body Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) says the current draft of the Natural Environment Bill (NEB) could leave farmers in a less favourable position.
The UK’s flagship farm‑payment scheme has been overhauled into a more streamlined, delivery‑focused model. But will SFI26’s push toward measurable, on‑farm action transform precision agriculture into a practical necessity for British farmers?
From fertiliser reforms to wine sector rescue plans, Brussels unleashes a wave of measures that could impact agtech demand across the continent
New national guidelines position Hungary at the forefront of drone‑based biocontrol regulation, opening the door for next‑generation pest‑management solutions
The USDA released enrollment details on one-time bridge payments for row and specialty crop growers
ECCA’s Paolo Marchesini says uneven regulations and Ukraine’s cost advantages risk destabilising farmers unless the EU fixes its own internal barriers first
Japan’s move toward full utilisation of all rice paddies is part of a broader food security strategy to diversify production and reduce reliance on imports.
China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) outlines a 2026 fisheries roadmap as it aims to modernise the sector while strengthening environmental protection and regulatory enforcement.
The Trump administration is not giving up its use of tariffs as a tool to shape economic and trade policy quite yet
Whole‑genome screening, precision trait mapping and hybrid‑breeding advances have enabled Syngenta to deliver Europe’s first commercially scalable hybrid wheat, marking a pivotal moment for a crop long considered too genetically complex for hybridisation
Japanese food manufacturers say high costs, unstable supply and weak direct ties with producers prevent them from shifting to domestically sourced raw materials.
International Seed Federation (ISF) secretary general Michael Keller warns that a fragmented regulatory landscape risks stalling innovation, slowing climate‑resilient crop development and shutting out smaller breeders
On the ground in Mato Grosso
Brazil’s agriculture sector embraces the mantle of free trade and multilateralism, amid a rise in trade isolationism
The draft of the 2026 farm bill includes a provision to develop a precision agriculture standard, but will that be enough to boost adoption?
With major evidence gaps remaining around how PFAS behave in soils and what this means for food systems, the government has launched new plan to track ‘forever chemicals’
On the ground in Mato Grosso
Can Brazil keep up with demand for its agricultural products or will persistent logistic challenges drag growth down?
Vietnam’s coffee sector grapples with land legality and plot-level traceability are the country’s most pressing hurdles to meeting the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), say experts.
Canada believes it can help meet Asia’s growing food needs, but an industry leader says complex regulations are slowing market access, raising costs and creating uncertainty for companies.
As UK regulators sharpen their focus on virtual fencing, Norwegian firm Nofence says evidence‑based evaluation will show the technology supports – not compromises – animal welfare. The company has also passed major commercial milestones, including...
Weak monitoring, unreliable registration data and poor compliance are driving the mounting losses across the Philippines’ fishing sector.
The ten-year Yangtze fishing ban has driven advancement in China’s aquaculture, improving quality, sustainability, and industrial resilience.
Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) says proposed legislation to replace the Resource Management Act risks becoming more restrictive and less practical for farmers, undermining government’s promise to simplify and streamline processes.
The European Commission has adopted the world’s first voluntary certification methodologies for permanent carbon removals, setting a global benchmark aimed at accelerating the deployment and scaling of carbon‑removal technologies – and opening new...
Indonesia’s Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) working with Japan to remove tariffs on tuna and skipjack to enhance competitiveness of its fisheries industry.
South Korea aims to raise annual seafood production to four million tonnes by 2030, outlining measures to ensure industry economically, environmentally, and socially sustainable.
The U.S. farm economy continues to navigate a complex set of challenges in 2026, but do not count the country’s ag sector out just yet
A UK report calls for a national skills campaign as labour shortages threaten future food security
Governments around the world are embracing industrial policy again, as threats to the global supply chain demonstrate the need for domestic production and consumption, one ag economist argues