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 trajectory of investment activity within the agtech sector — which saw a steady decline commencing in Q2 2022 — appears to be stabilising as of Q2 2023, according to financial data and software firm PitchBook.
Engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) could be a holistic solution for sustainability in crop production and environmental stewardship, according to researchers in China, Australia and Pakistan.
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.
Intelligent cold chain systems could play a greater role in reducing food loss and waste through the use of real-time data exchange and dynamic environmental parameter control, but widespread integration of Internet of Things (IoT) and blockchain technology...
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.
Zero-deforestation commitments have the potential to save around 96 million hectares of forests from conversion by 2030, with 17% of this being due to the expansion of oil palm plantations, but more effective global policies are needed to ensure compliance...
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...
India's food system needs a paradigm shift towards sustainability to address the challenges posed by its ever-growing population, water scarcity, cropland limitations and climate change impacts.
