News and Analysis on Global Ag Innovation, Investment and Sustainability
As potato growers contend with drought, water constraints, rising input costs and unpredictable weather, PepsiCo is putting practical knowledge-sharing at the heart of its efforts to protect one of the world’s largest potato supply chains
WAFI 2026
IKEA, Royal Canin and Yara are among a growing number of companies backing regenerative agriculture, but a key question remains unresolved: who should bear the costs and risks of the transition?
Tilda has expanded its sustainable basmati rice programme across northern India to almost 4,000 farms covering 15,000 hectares, after three years of data showed significant reductions in methane emissions, water use and fertiliser inputs. The company...
Creating a sustainable agirfood system requires collaboration across the supply chain — from the rural farmer all the way up to largest CPG companies
WAFI 2026
Vietnam’s flagship low-emission rice initiative is one of the strongest examples that regenerative agriculture can boost farmer incomes while reducing environmental impacts, says the director general of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
ADM cashes in on decarbonization efforts with a carbon credit plan for its Columbus, Nebraska facility
A more sustainable bowl of soup starts with improving grower conditions through investments in sustainable farming practices and technology
ADM’s regenerative agriculture program is not just reducing carbon emissions – it is also leaving a positive mark on farmers’ balance sheets
Researchers at the University of Warwick have shown that bumblebees can do more than pollinate crops. By carrying naturally occurring viruses that target harmful bacteria, the insects could offer fruit growers a new way to protect orchards from disease...
From crop nutrition plans and insurance products to supply chain resilience and new agtech services, Varda Foundation’s Simone Sala argues that unlocking the value of fragmented soil data could transform how agriculture manages productivity,...
Climate change is rapidly reshaping global food and agriculture supply chains, forcing companies to rethink how ingredients are sourced and products are made. FoodNavigator and AgNavigator’s Climate Smart Food Broadcast Series returns this September with...
Vietnam is expanding international partnerships to make its coffee sector more sustainable as growers face rising climate risks and stricter export market requirements
French agtech company Elicit Plant has been named “Climate Adaptation Solution of the Year” at the 2026 AgTech Breakthrough Awards, recognising its phytosterol-based technology designed to help crops withstand drought and other environmental stresses...
Vietnam’s ambitions to build a globally recognised rice brand will depend on traceability and farmer participation, says the country’s former agriculture minister
Ireland is positioning verified sustainability as a key point of difference in Asia’s premium beef and lamb market as it looks to compete on provenance, quality and food safety rather than volume
Japanese coffee major UCC has launched a regenerative agriculture project in Vietnam to strengthen sustainable sourcing while addressing climate change, soil degradation and emissions.
BASF Agricultural Solutions is investing €15 million in a new Climate Center at its Limburgerhof headquarters in Germany, strengthening its ability to generate scientifically robust regulatory data as crop protection approval requirements become more...
Researchers say a four-year New Zealand trial has found the strongest evidence yet that incorporating plantain into dairy pastures can reduce nitrate leaching by 33% while maintaining milk production.
Whole Foods Market’s sustainability agenda includes supporting younger farmers who are adopting sustainable farming practices
Vietnam is eyeing additional funding, technical support and market development opportunities to accelerate the expansion of its One Million Hectares low-emission rice project.
€120m facility from private credit investor Pollen Street Capital is the latest sign that regenerative agriculture is emerging as a viable asset class, though a €62bn annual farm finance gap suggests the sector remains far from mainstream
Israeli agtech start-up Nanovel has secured a €2.5 million European Innovation Council grant to advance autonomous citrus-harvesting robots. But beyond the funding announcement lies a bigger question for the agricultural robotics industry: can AI-powered...
Belgian biotech company Zymofix has secured €1.9 million in funding to investigate how microbial manufacturing processes influence product performance, as the industry seeks to overcome concerns about the consistency and reliability of biologicals in...
The sustainability intelligence platform’s chief innovation officer argues regenerative agriculture has largely proven itself. The challenge now is not defining it but unlocking much greater flows of capital to farmers through collaboration between...
Two major Wildfarmed partnerships – one with Lloyds Banking Group and another with Nestlé’s KitKat brand – point to a simple reality for regenerative agriculture. If the movement is to move beyond niche adoption, farmers must be paid for delivering...
A powerful El Niño weather pattern is building and could become one of the strongest on record, prompting warnings that fertiliser markets may face renewed volatility. While analysts say a repeat of the 2022 fertiliser crisis is unlikely, they caution...
PAN Group’s Vinarice has delivered a 54% profit uplift and cut emissions by nearly four tonnes CO₂e per hectare under its low-emission rice programme.
PepsiCo and Compeer Financial are working together to help farmers access strip-tilling equipment, improving soil conservation and farming margins
Alltech’s new EU Applications Laboratory in Ireland is designed to accelerate the journey from scientific discovery to on-farm adoption, with success ultimately measured in improved profitability, greater efficiency and reduced environmental impact
French insect protein specialist enters new growth phase centred on commercial deployment and operational efficiency after scaling production at flagship Nesle site
‘Livestock data is becoming the new supply chain backbone’
Agritechnica Asia 2026
A Thailand-based startup is working to convert agricultural waste into biochar, carbon credits, and ultimately green heat, to prove that a multi-revenue circular model can work commercially
Ambitious climate targets are colliding with agricultural reality, believes Kristjan Luha, as poorly designed Scope 3 programmes struggle to engage the very farmers who hold the key to emissions reductions
As Europe’s farming population ages and pressure mounts on rural livelihoods, a new programme backed by EIT Food and the PepsiCo Foundation aims to equip the next generation with the tools to secure agriculture’s future
Investor profile
With more than half a billion dollars mobilised in just two years, Renaissance Philanthropy is pitching a new model for funding breakthrough science. In agriculture, it believes this approach can unlock high-risk innovation, build entirely new markets...
Forty global food and drink giants back new industry framework, but questions remain over financing the transition at farm level
UK rice giant expands basmati sustainability push in India, delivering double‑digit efficiency gains while targeting next phase of fertiliser-linked emissions
Farmer profile
One California rancher shares her story about embracing regen ag and meeting the growing demand for animal protein amid a shrinking herd in the U.S.
Conflict, climate shocks and rising input costs are converging to drive food insecurity back towards crisis levels
India’s KhetiBuddy is expanding into Europe and North America as tougher sustainability rules and supply‑chain scrutiny turn farm‑level data into a business necessity for global agribusinesses.
AgNavigator in Iceland
Iceland’s fishing industry and start-up ecosystem are working together to use every part of the fish — from the meat down to the bones to every single scale
Empowering women farmers is essential to improving food security climate resilience and rural livelihoods across the region, says the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).
Yara International chief executive Sven Tore Holsether has warned that the war in Iran risks removing up to 10 billion meals a week from global food production, even as the fertiliser major posted better‑than‑expected Q1 2026 results. While near‑term...
Scientists in Tunisia have sequenced the complete genomes of two iconic durum wheat varieties, Mahmoudi and Chili, opening up what researchers describe as a “treasure trove” of genetic traits that could help future‑proof global wheat production against...
World Agri-Tech San Francisco 2026
PepsiCo’s regen ag strategy starts with understanding farmers’ top concerns
Iceland has a strong history of sustainable fishing, built on conservation and traceability laws
New Zealand lost an estimated 12.8 per cent of its bee colonies over the 2025 winter season, reversing recent improvements since the 2021 peak.
A new partnership between plant biomanufacturing start-up Foray Bioscience and New York-based nut tree breeder Z’s Nutty Ridge aims to overcome one of agriculture’s hardest scaling problems: how to commercialise elite varieties of long‑lived perennial...
Thai farmers living in areas heavily affected by climate change are twice as likely to suffer from depression, with recent flooding events acting as a primary trigger for severe psychological distress.
World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit San Francisco 2026
Tanimura & Antle’s tech stack includes everything from laser weeders to digital platforms to drip irrigation