News and Analysis on Global Agri-Tech Innovation, Investment and Regulation
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
Fertiliser major trims production and capex amid volatile markets, while positioning biologicals as a strategic growth pillar
PepsiCo and Fertiberia are expanding a long‑term partnership to deploy green hydrogen‑based fertiliser across Europe, supporting more than 1,500 farmers as the food giant targets deep cuts to agricultural emissions in its supply chain
Nutrien’s first-quarter results point to a fertiliser market stabilising under geopolitical strain, with record potash volumes and resilient retail performance helping offset continued pricing and margin pressures across nitrogen and phosphate
With infrastructure under attack, exports disrupted and costs volatile, Ukrainian agribusiness is being forced to make faster, higher‑stakes decisions. KSG Agro’s adoption of a decision intelligence platform highlights how war is accelerating the shift...
Munters FoodTech is rolling out its new commercial Speria brand, with early deployments already showing improvements in feed efficiency, mortality and emissions – signalling a shift toward data‑driven optimisation in animal production
AgTechNavigator spotlights the most-read stories of the month, covering breakthrough innovations, rising startups, and the trends shaping the future of farming.
Digital tools are creeping into Europe’s vineyards, but real transformation in wine is being held back by culture, connectivity and long investment cycles. According to the WineWayLab organiser Timofey Golovin, the sector risks mistaking optimisation for...
As Syngenta commits $130m to a new bioscience R&D hub in the UK, Dave Hughes – the company’s global technology scout – explains why digital science, biologicals and soil innovation will define the next era of agtech
Can digital tools help farmers spend less on fungicides without sacrificing yield? Agronomy firm Agrii’s latest host farm trials in the UK suggest the real value lies not in cutting chemistry outright, but in using better data to time applications more...
Scientists in Sweden say they have taken an important step towards combating potato late blight, a destructive plant disease historically linked to Ireland’s Great Famine and now spreading more widely as climate change reshapes growing conditions.
After validating its four-step regenerative framework across 35 pilots in 25 countries, Geneva-based SAI Platform says the results offer global food and beverage supply chains a practical, flexible route to scale regenerative farming without losing local...
Researchers from the Weizmann Institute have transformed duckweed into a biofactory that releases high‑value compounds ranging from pigments to proteins.
From trust and risk to interoperability and empathy, panellists on AgTechNavigator’s global webinar unpack the barriers to agtech adoption – and why the solution is less about technology and more about systems
Abu Dhabi’s Desertech Ventures says agricultural blind spots that agtech has long overlooked have the potential to reap significant sustainability and food security rewards.
SP Ventures’ Managing Partner discussed the power of Brazilian agricultural innovation and why the EU-Mercosur trade deal could provide tailwinds to the sector
The severe global fuel and fertiliser crisis driven by the conflict in the Middle East will force farmers to rethink how they use fertilisers and accelerate uptake of newer, more efficient techniques, according to Charlie Ireland, agronomist at Jeremy...
Biosolutions company Rovensa Next is rolling out a global AI platform and training academy to help distributors and growers move from fragmented biosolutions data to more practical, crop‑specific and evidence‑based recommendations in the field
A new collaboration between BetterSeeds and Caszyme aims to bypass one of the most persistent constraints in plant gene editing: tissue culture. By combining ultra‑compact Cas12l nucleases with engineered plant viral vectors, the partners say they can...
A new European field trial aims to turn pollination from an assumption into a measurable performance indicator – helping almond growers and buyers make better capital decisions, improve orchard reliability and strengthen long‑term sourcing confidence
As UK farming faces its sharpest cost squeeze since early 2022, Andersons’ latest agflation data suggests the agtech sector is entering a harder, more forensic phase – where resilience tools become infrastructure rather than innovation, but where...
Growers grapple with higher crop input costs but remain optimistic about the long-term trajectory of the U.S. ag economy
As climate volatility, geopolitical disruption and input shocks converge, supply chain risk is increasingly shaped at the farm and forest level. Treefera’s new bi‑weekly commodity intelligence bulletin signals a shift toward first‑mile visibility as a...
AgTechNavigator spotlights the most-read stories of the month, covering breakthrough innovations, rising startups, and the trends shaping the future of farming.
As fertiliser prices surge following geopolitical turmoil in the Middle East, UK growers are under pressure to cut input costs without sacrificing yields. A new on‑farm collaboration between crop intelligence company Messium and a Northamptonshire grower...
Brad Zamft says that AI‑accelerated crop breeding can slash R&D timelines and speed development of new varieties – and that building a scalable, breakthrough, profitable agriculture business is the fastest path to maximising impact
Research from Singapore revealed that a combinatorial approach to functional fish feeds can significantly increase body weight and survival rates in aquaculture, offering a scalable, antibiotic-free alternative for the industry
At San Francisco’s flagship ag innovation summit, excitement over agentic AI mixed with urgency around data quality, decision intelligence, and the shifting role of human expertise
New analysis reveals systemic overestimation of digital farming adoption and warns adoption hinges on technology that easily fits into modern cropping systems with a “well presented and consistent” ROI for farm operations
South Korea will inject KRW40bn (U$26.75m) over two years to push artificial intelligence solutions out of the lab and into real‑world as part of a national move to build a globally competitive marine and fisheries industry.
Producers at SIVAL 2026 showcased a wave of innovations designed to keep orchards productive and competitive in the face of a future shaped by tougher chemical restrictions, volatile climate patterns and rising pest and disease pressures
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.
World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit San Francisco 2026
World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit discussions focused on volatility, AI, new funding models, and more
World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit San Francisco 2026
Syngenta partners with QuantumBasel to explore how quantum computing can be used to develop crop protection products that address sustainability while addressing weather, disease, and pest pressures associated with climate change
With many farmers postponing equipment purchases and manufacturers cutting production, Kubota’s €6.5 million investment in Kilter shows where equipment makers still see near-term value: autonomy that reduces labour risk, slashes chemical use and offers a...
As Syngenta winds down paraquat production, industry voices warn it highlights the crop protection sector’s long‑standing failure to deliver genuinely new modes of action as weed resistance accelerates worldwide
New UK Agri-Tech Centre CEO Steve McLean says the industry is entering a defining period that demands bigger thinking, harder commercial focus, and technologies proven on real farms, not just in labs
Mycoverse secures €2.4m pre-seed round to accelerate AI‑enabled biocontrol platform, beginning with potato late blight
Business Finland backs cleantech firm as Europe faces rising digestate burdens and a push for circular fertilizer sources
Rabobank warns Europe’s machinery industry faces a decisive decade, requiring sharper tech choices, new market priorities and a stronger global mindset
Researchers say a new microbe‑driven method to recover phosphorus from Baltic Sea sediments could ease Europe’s reliance on imported fertiliser and lay foundations for a circular EU nutrient economy
Africa’s agri-food transformation hinges less on discovering new technologies and more on governing, integrating, adapting and scaling the ones already available
Export Development Canada (EDC) identifies significant growth opportunities across Asian markets as Canadian companies look to diversify their exports beyond the US.
A new land-based aquaculture facility in Iwate, Japan, has been built to scale regenerative sea urchin farming, upgrading low-value urchins while helping to prevent marine desertification.
Former Groove Armada star turned farmer Andy Cato explains how Wildfarmed is building a scalable economic model for regenerative agriculture – winning over retailers, policymakers and growers while backing its claims with hard data
A breakthrough by scientists at the John Innes Centre and the Earlham Institute has revealed for the first time how “mother plants” pass environmental information directly to their developing seeds – a finding that could transform approaches to crop...
CNH Capital launches Europe’s first parametric leasing protection service as it moves to safeguard farmers facing climate-related risks
The role agtech can play in the future of agriculture will largely depend on investor appetite, farm economics, and government policy
AgTechNavigator spotlights the most-read stories of the month, covering breakthrough innovations, rising startups, and the trends shaping the future of farming.