News and Analysis on Global Ag Innovation, Investment and Sustainability
Commercial crop protection programmes can significantly increase rice yields while simultaneously slashing methane emissions, according to a new scientific study by agri-tech firm Syngenta and South Korea’s Hankyong National University.
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
With its first on-farm pilot, Sixteen44 aims to prove its “world-first” ability to destroy diffuse methane emissions from cattle – without touching the animal – at scale
UK rice giant expands basmati sustainability push in India, delivering double‑digit efficiency gains while targeting next phase of fertiliser-linked emissions
As emissions targets reshape breeding priorities, UK advisers warn that a narrow focus on efficiency risks sidelining animal health and resilience
Low-methane sheep genetics are emerging as one of the few practical emissions reduction solutions currently available to New Zealand’s sheep farmers.
South East Asia’s rice sector is ready to cut methane emissions but hampered by a lack of robust measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV) systems, limiting access to climate finance.
The promise of financial rewards delivers only limited results in reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) in rice farming in the Mekong Delta.
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...
Vietnam has nearly doubled its low‑emission rice target as adoption risks reduce for farmers across the Mekong Delta.
Large-scale adoption of alternate wetting and drying (AWD) is hindered by a complex web of biophysical, social, and institutional challenges, says a new study.
Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) has approved a new methodology enabling livestock producers to earn carbon credits by feeding cattle methane-reducing additives.
Africa’s agri-food transformation hinges less on discovering new technologies and more on governing, integrating, adapting and scaling the ones already available
State of the Sector
In this State of the Sector report, AgTechNavigator examines how rice production is evolving under the pressures of climate volatility, labour shortages and rising costs, highlighting how innovation and policy is impacting this important staple crop.
Rice farmers remain reluctant to adopt emerging low-emission practices because persistent on-farm constraints and limited local proof leave them unconvinced about moving away from traditional flooded systems.
Aussie startup said to have the ‘economics figured out’
AgriZeroNZ sees strong potential in Nbryo’s technology to enable farmers to breed low-methane livestock faster and reduce emissions more effectively.
The Global Methane Hub is investing $30m to develop new innovations to cut rice emissions, as existing strategies like Alternate Wetting and Drying (AWD) are proving insufficient.
The Straw Traktor is a rice farming machine that helps farmers boost rice production by up to 65 percent a year while cutting methane emissions in half.
The food giant’s hushed departure from a global methane-reduction alliance raises concerns about corporate climate fatigue and the future of collective sustainability efforts
Mars Food & Nutrition says the key to overcoming the hurdle of farmer adoption hinges on leveraging data to win over early adopters.
Corporates are showing greater interest in carbon offsetting to tackle climate change and supply chain risks as shifting government policies fall short, claims the co-founder of Mitti Labs.
A new methane busting initiative has been launched this week to help farmers in Latin America and Africa monitor pasture availability and determine optimal grazing time
Proven to destroy up to 90% of dilute methane, Ambient Carbon’s tech could supercharge dairy companies’ climate goals, slash scope 3 emissions
Major grocers actively investing in farm-level innovation
Weetabix Food Company has recorded a 50% reduction in on-farm wheat emissions among farmers who participated in a sustainable agriculture trial in the UK
AgriZeroNZ has invested in two methane-reducing startups as part of its push to help New Zealand farmers meet Scope 3 emissions targets and hit its goal of cutting emissions 30% by 2030
Company looks to neutralize key toxins produced by C. perfringens
The Decarbonising Rice project is aiming to produce 50,000 tonnes of low-emission rice by 2029 as it moves to trial solutions in India, Laos, and Cambodia.
‘Investors are becoming more discerning, not less committed’
The co-founder of rice decarbonisation firm Mitti Labs explains why consumer awareness could be even more important than corporate stakeholder engagement in making the sector more sustainable.
Methane busting startup closed $15m Series A round late last month
A new study suggests that onion peel could become a powerful tool for the dairy industry to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and improve feed efficiency.
C-Lock is eyeing smarter sensors to track heat stress, ketones, and feed intake in cows.
A recent study by researchers in the US and Philippines suggests hybrid rice could play a significant role in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions while maintaining high yields.
Call for government support to make dairy farming more sustainable
New tie-up unveiled at EuroTier 2024
Tesco, and milk suppliers Arla and Müller UK & Ireland, are working in unison to drive down emissions and elevate animal welfare standards across the dairy sector.
A new study reveals that using whole Asparagopsis armata seaweed might be more effective than relying on the compound bromoform alone to reduce methane emissions from livestock.
DSM-Firmenich’s Q3 trading update reveals it is making strides in reshaping its portfolio, including the planned carve-out of the animal nutrition and health (ANH) business and a restructuring of its vitamin operations.
At the Animal Agtech Innovation Summit in Amsterdam earlier this month, an expert panel explored strategies for reducing methane emissions, focusing on how industry collaboration can amplify environmental impact.
Ethiopian and Swedish researchers find locally sourced plants in Ethiopia offer significant potential to reduce methane emissions, paving the way for greener livestock farming.
PhageLab has won The Yield Lab’s Global Dairy Sustainability Challenge.
A recent Swiss study has found that biochar (BC), a substance gaining popularity in agriculture for carbon storage and soil improvement, does not effectively reduce methane emissions.
Number 8 Bio, a Sydney-based scientist-led startup, has raised AUS $7m (US$4.64m) in its recent seed round to advance its work on scalable and affordable enteric methane mitigation feed additives for cattle.
dsm-firmenich has received regulatory approval in South Korea for the use of its methane-reducing feed additive, Bovaer, in beef cattle.
Preparations are underway for dsm-firmenich to enter the Chinese dairy market with its methane emissions reducing feed additive.
Australia’s Sea Forest is working with Myton Food Group, the manufacturing arm of UK retailer, Morrisons, to get its seaweed derived methane abating livestock feed ingredient supplied to beef cows.
Join our online event next week as we discuss how the focus on methane emissions reduction in the US has intensified recently, highlighted by the FDA's approval of Bovaer, pending legislation, and an increasing number of federal grants.
FrieslandCampina, a dairy cooperative owned by owned by Dutch, Belgian, and German dairy farmers, notes the considerable progress its members made in meeting environmental goals in 2023.