News and Analysis on Global Ag Innovation, Investment and Sustainability
The Philippines is combining scientific research with industry coordination efforts as it seeks to turn rising global demand for ube into a larger export opportunity for the country’s farmers.
DJI Agriculture says Australia’s large and dispersed farming operations are well suited to Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drones, but operator shortages, difficult terrain and commercial viability remain key barriers to scaling adoption
After almost a century focused on optimising established systems, the global fertiliser industry is opening its doors to start-ups, biologicals, AI and next-generation nutrient technologies. Jack Keeys, the International Fertilizer Association’s...
Walmart, PepsiCo, Nestlé, Microsoft and Fidelity International are among the growing speaker lineup for this year’s Asia-Pacific Agri-Food Summit taking place in Singapore alongside the ASEAN agriculture ministerial meetings this October.
Heineken UK is offering financial incentives for regenerative barley production as it seeks to futureproof its supply chain, strengthen environmental credentials and test whether regenerative agriculture can be scaled across its global brewing operations
The next frontier in crop gene editing is understanding how engineered traits interact with the rest of the genome in the field, a task AI is being used to tackle.
Bayer sought to reassure investors on multiple fronts as stronger-than-expected second-quarter results, progress in containing glyphosate litigation, a lower debt outlook and ongoing efforts to strip out bureaucracy helped lift shares. But CEO Bill...
CNH Industrial sees little sign of a near-term recovery in agricultural equipment demand, but says dealer inventories are improving and investments in precision technology are laying the foundations for stronger profitability when the cycle turns
Corteva Agriscience raised its full-year earnings guidance after a strong first half of 2026 driven by premium seed technologies, licensing growth and operational discipline. Yet shares slipped following the results as investors focused on...
AgNavigator spotlights the most-read stories of the month, covering breakthrough innovations, rising startups, and the trends shaping the future of farming.
As Europe’s drought intensifies interest in climate-resilient crop varieties, an intellectual property specialist warns plant breeders that scientific innovation alone will not guarantee commercial success
Forecasts point to one of the strongest El Niño events on record by the end of 2026, but ING analysts say fears of a global food crisis are misplaced. Instead, the bigger threat lies in regional disruptions, particularly across Asia-Pacific, where food...
Discovering an active chemical or biological is just one piece of developing an effective crop protection product
BASF’s Agricultural Solutions division delivered solid volume growth and stable margins in the first half of 2026, but management warned that weak farm economics, generic competition and geopolitical uncertainty continue to weigh on pricing and could...
Ag chemical company BASF is expanding its protoporphyrinogen oxidase inhibitor portfolio with Replexor Active, registering the active in Brazil and Australia before moving to the U.S. and Argentina next year
John Deere’s tech innovation — from automation to connectivity to a forthcoming ethanol engine — find a home in Brazil
Uzbekistan is betting on epigenetics to help feed its rapidly growing population, advocating a new agricultural model that combines genetics and epigenetics to lift yields and strengthen food security.
Mosaic’s canola partnership with French start-up Elicit Plant is the latest in a string of initiatives focused on biological innovation
Bayer has launched MagicTrap 2 in the UK as part of a wider rollout across 14 additional European markets. While the company believes the AI-enabled monitoring platform is helping growers detect pest pressure earlier and make more informed management...
Artificial intelligence could help cut years from the development of new crop protection products while enabling safer, more targeted solutions that better reflect farmers’ needs, according to leading Syngenta researchers. However, the company insists AI...
A recent study published in Weed Science by Cambridge University Press is highlighting the financial impact farmers could face switching from glyphosate to other chemicals
Syngenta has partnered with Groundwork BioAg to combine mycorrhizal biologicals with a soil carbon programme that aims to generate a new revenue stream for farmers. Under the model, growers could earn income from carbon credits while also benefiting from...
Bayer has secured exclusive access to RAGT’s elite wheat genetics in Europe as it accelerates plans to launch hybrid wheat on both sides of the Atlantic by the early 2030s. The company believes hybrid wheat represents one of agriculture’s largest...
World Agri-Tech São Paulo 2026
Brazilian agricultural innovation outpaces other Latin American or Caribbean countries, but the LatAm agtech ecosystem is vibrant across the supply chain
UK-based Dogtooth Technologies has secured more than £14 million in growth funding to expand deployment of its robotic harvesting systems, hailing it a milestone for the wider adoption of “embodied AI” in agriculture
World Agri-Tech São Paulo 2026
Brazil provides an ideal environment for the research and development of biological-based crop inputs, influencing go-to-market strategies for start-ups and major ag suppliers
Bayer’s venture arm has led an oversubscribed Series B round in autonomous retrofit specialist Sabanto, betting that lower-cost autonomy could help farmers tackle labour shortages, improve profitability and advance regenerative farming goals without...
A project aims to help Europe coordinate its response to invasive plant pests as climate change and global trade increase risks to food production, biodiversity and pesticide-reduction goals
As Corteva prepares to separate its Seeds and Crop Protection businesses, a new herbicide discovery partnership suggests the future standalone crop-protection company will increasingly combine external innovation with its in-house R&D capabilities
The biggest obstacle to scaling agricultural technologies is often not the technology itself but the ability of companies to adapt to local farming realities, according to a new paper that challenges the conventional “scale fast” start-up playbook. The...
AgNavigator spotlights the most-read stories of the month, covering breakthrough innovations, rising startups, and the trends shaping the future of farming.
The launch of Ruveon reflects the changing realities of crop protection: glyphosate remains indispensable to farmers, but growing competition, legal risks and the rise of biologicals demand a different business model
Rovensa Next’s role in the Horizon Europe BIO² project comes amid growing industry confidence in next-generation biofertilisers and microbial solutions, particularly as part of more integrated and sustainable farming systems
The world’s largest farmer survey paints a stark picture of a sector under strain, with widespread dissatisfaction over pricing, falling incomes and mounting climate-driven production losses
A UK-wide research initiative is combining predictive mapping, AI imaging and precision biology to help farmers target slugs more effectively, and cut reliance on pellets, as it moves into its final year of field trials
Cybèle Agrocare’s Nina Vinot believes the future of farming lies in applying microbiome science from human health to the soil, but warns that gaps in data, investment and decontamination innovation could hold the sector back
Swiss agtech firm says new assistant turns fragmented datasets into plain-language, field-specific advice for time-poor farmers
FlyBox is repositioning insect farming as waste management and deploying a new generation of systems designed to cut costs after drawing on lessons learned in China
Partnership highlights the industry pivot toward nature-based crop protection, with bioinsecticides emerging as a key battleground for innovation and growth
A new UN report delivers stark projections for AI’s land, water and energy use by 2030. Yet major agribusinesses such as Syngenta insist the technology’s environmental “cost” will be dwarfed by the sustainability gains it enables on farm
A new FAO-led study shows boosting livestock productivity could halve antibiotic use by 2040, accelerating demand for innovations that improve animal health while reducing reliance on antimicrobials
Early findings from a large-scale European dataset suggest regenerative agriculture can materially improve resilience to climate shocks, with farms in France losing up to three times less yield during recent droughts
As capital discipline tightens across agtech, Cibus Capital’s Archie Burgess argues that a new wave of Physical AI – combining robotics, automation and adaptive intelligence – is moving beyond hype to deliver real on-farm returns, reshaping both investor...
AgNavigator spotlights the most-read stories of the month, covering breakthrough innovations, rising startups, and the trends shaping the future of farming.
Data from BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions shows capital lock-up is a major constraint on farm growth, while rapid technological change raises fears that today’s equipment may not deliver long-term returns
A new $10m R&D Technology Centre in Spain’s Almería region places Syngenta at the heart of the world’s most intensive greenhouse cluster, aiming to halve breeding timelines and stay ahead of a pathogen landscape that is evolving at unprecedented speed
Belgian agtech raises €12m as capital continues to flow into biological crop protection, with investors backing scalable alternatives to conventional chemistry
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Agricultural commodity trading is entering a new phase defined by volatility, digital competition and the growing influence of AI-driven decision-making, according to new analysis from McKinsey & Company
Fermentation facility at Ludwigshafen underlines strategic shift towards biotech crop protection amid supply chain and regulatory pressures