Supporting soil conservation: PepsiCo, Compeer Financial partner on strip-till program for farmers
PepsiCo and Compeer Financial are working together to help farmers access strip-tilling equipment, improving soil conservation and farming margins
Sustainability
Alltech bets on faster lab-to-farm innovation with expanded EU Applications Laboratory
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
Innovafeed pivots to commercial scale with €51m backing as insect protein player trims R&D
French insect protein specialist enters new growth phase centred on commercial deployment and operational efficiency after scaling production at flagship Nesle site
AgriWebb CEO: URUS deal signals growing investor focus on ag data infrastructure
‘Livestock data is becoming the new supply chain backbone’
Agritechnica Asia 2026
A 3-in-1 solution: Enable Earth envisions circular model to turn Thailand’s farm waste into revenue
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
eAgronom co-founder on why Scope 3 ‘fails at the farm gate’ and what food companies still don’t understand
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
Future Harvest: Can Europe’s next-gen farmers close the growing legacy gap?
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
Renaissance Philanthropy’s $533m bet: Can ‘venture capital for public good’ reshape agricultural innovation?
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...
Big brands unite on regenerative ag – but who will pay to scale it?
Forty global food and drink giants back new industry framework, but questions remain over financing the transition at farm level
Tilda scales sustainable rice programme to 3,840 farms, cutting emissions and water use
UK rice giant expands basmati sustainability push in India, delivering double‑digit efficiency gains while targeting next phase of fertiliser-linked emissions
Farmer profile
Regen ag in practice: How a California rancher used sustainable farming practices to improve animal welfare
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.
World Bank-backed fund launches $163m push as ‘perfect storm’ fuels global hunger
Conflict, climate shocks and rising input costs are converging to drive food insecurity back towards crisis levels
Ready to move: KhetiBuddy eyes Europe, N America as agribusinesses race to prove sustainability
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.
AgTechNavigator in Iceland
Waste not: How Iceland is striving to use a 100% of every fish
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
No meaningful progress without women: Gender equality a must for food security and resilience – FAO
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 chief warns Iran conflict could put 10bn meals a week at risk as food price impact looms
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...
Tunisian researchers unlock “treasure trove” of genetic traits in heritage durum wheat
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
‘It’s not actually rocket science,’ PepsiCo discusses how to make regen ag work
PepsiCo’s regen ag strategy starts with understanding farmers’ top concerns
From an EU vote to sustainability: Where does Iceland’s fishing sector go from here?
Iceland has a strong history of sustainable fishing, built on conservation and traceability laws
Higher loss rates: NZ loses 12.8% of bee colonies to varroa mite infestations – survey
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.
Foray Bioscience and Z’s Nutty Ridge target a faster path to scaling hazelnut trees
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...
Climate crisis impact: Thai farmers in high-risk areas have double mental health risk
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 journey: How the specialty crop grower is boosting production with agtech
Tanimura & Antle’s tech stack includes everything from laser weeders to digital platforms to drip irrigation
£1.6bn boost: McCain‑backed report says sustainable farming could transform UK farm profits by 2035
Demos report warns nearly one in five farms operate at a loss. But shifting to sustainable methods could deliver a £1.6bn annual profit uplift
Bordeaux estate becomes first vineyard to be operationally monitored by hyperspectral satellites
Château Puybarbe teams up with Finland’s Kuva Space to bring next‑generation space imaging into everyday vineyard management
Green revival: Female-led venture aims to rebuild Maluku’s spice value chain to lift farmer incomes
Sinar Hijau Ventures (SHV) is rebuilding Maluku’s spice value chain to lift farmer incomes and move communities away from extractive work that harms its biodiverse forests.
‘Somebody pays the cost’: Retail squeeze is pushing tea plantations to the edge – Dilmah Chairman
Dilmah Tea says retail’s relentless discount culture is undermining tea growers and stripping plantations of the resources needed to stay sustainable.
Certis Belchim and Elicit Plant join forces to accelerate climate‑smart potato innovation
A new partnership between crop‑protection heavyweight Certis Belchim and agri‑biotech specialist Elicit Plant aims to fast‑track a next‑generation bio‑solution designed to help potato growers withstand intensifying climate pressures
Back to basics: For Sierra Leone’s amputee farmers, agri‑tech begins with a wheelbarrow
Agri‑tech innovation is often synonymous with automation, robotics, AI and gene‑edited crops. But for many farming communities around the world, transformative technology looks very different. Sometimes it’s not an algorithm or a sensor, but a tool...
Tesco puts ‘low‑carbon’ potatoes on shelves in major test of consumer appetite for sustainable produce
The UK’s first crop of ‘low‑carbon’ potatoes has arrived on supermarket shelves, marking a milestone in efforts to prove that more sustainably produced foods can secure both retailer backing and mass‑market consumer uptake
‘Dual resilience approach’: New Philippine pilot protects fisherfolk livelihoods with climate insurance and guaranteed buyers
Mayani and Hillridge Technology are setting out to test a new way to shield the Philippines’ vulnerable fisherfolk from extreme weather events with timely insurance payouts and offtake agreements in a new UK-backed pilot.
Expanding the toolbox: Japan approves methane-cutting feed additive under J-Credit scheme
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.
GAR and Arkadiah target data gaps in SEA’s climate-critical tropical forests
Golden Agri-Resources (GAR) and Arkadiah Technology are partnering to address structural weaknesses in forest carbon measurement in South East Asia, aiming to enhance monitoring and protection of tropical forests.
EARA’s Regen Compass aims to chart a clearer path for Europe’s regenerative farming
The European Alliance for Regenerative Agriculture says its new Regen Compass provides a trusted, farmer‑centred navigation tool to bring clarity and integrity to Europe’s fast‑growing but fragmented regenerative agriculture landscape
Climate-resistant aquaculture: Smolt produces record-size heat-tolerant cherry salmon
Japanese aquaculture firm Smolt Inc. has successfully cultivated farmed cherry salmon twice the usual size by using a heat-tolerant, selectively bred strain and an all-female triploid system.
Uni rehab: New land-based sea urchin farm aligns environment restoration with aquaculture growth
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.
UK farmers say their sustainability efforts are being ignored, new research warns
Pinstone Pulse report finds 92% of farmers feel unrecognised for on‑farm sustainability progress – deepening a disconnect already flagged in last year’s Barclays‑commissioned analysis
MyEasyFarm launches €1.6m ‘MyEasyAI’ project to fast‑track low‑carbon sugar beet farming
With sugar beet under pressure in France’s climate‑stressed Grand Est region, the French MMRV specialist teams up with beet producer Cristal Union and the University of Reims to harness AI, primary data and a farm ‘digital twin’ to accelerate the...
Land legality and plot-level traceability challenge Vietnam’s coffee sector under EUDR
Vietnam’s coffee sector grapples with land legality and plot-level traceability are the country’s most pressing hurdles to meeting the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), say experts.
Weak execution: Oceana criticises ineffective fisheries enforcement in Philippines as industry losses mount
Weak monitoring, unreliable registration data and poor compliance are driving the mounting losses across the Philippines’ fishing sector.
‘Comprehensive and resilient’: How Yangtze’s 10-year fishing ban has boosted China’s aquaculture sector
The ten-year Yangtze fishing ban has driven advancement in China’s aquaculture, improving quality, sustainability, and industrial resilience.
Thriving under shade: Rice yields remain stable under solar panels, highlighting agrivoltaics’ potential
A Japanese field study installed solar panels above crops and found rice yields remained stable compared to soybean and sweet potatoes, demonstrating the possibility of combining renewable energy generation with food production.
Waste to value: Trong Duc Cacao teams up with Tromsø to reuse cocoa shells in circular ag push
Vietnam’s Trong Duc Cacao is working with Japan-based Tromsø to apply cocoa shell-derived biochar in a circular agriculture to boost farmer incomes and yields.
McCain unveils UK ‘Farm of the Future’ to accelerate regenerative agriculture amid global onboarding drop
New research hub aims to fast‑track regenerative practices across McCain’s 4,400‑farm global network as latest data shows progress slipping from 71% to 69%
General Mills rolls out major regenerative agriculture push across Green Giant sweet corn network
The 250‑farm initiative in south‑west France aims to boost soil health, water stewardship and long‑term supply chain resilience for the £47.7m Green Giant brand
Molluscs under pressure: Future of oyster farming rests on ‘targeted’ research into interacting stressors
The long-term viability of oyster farming requires better understanding of how combined stressors like temperature and acidity interact to affect growth and survival.
Can biostimulants help farmers reduce fertiliser spend? Redox president discusses cost-saving benefits
Redox Bio-Nutrients has certified the composition, efficacy, and safety of its Mainstay Si product with The Fertilizer Institute, as farmers across the globe search for ways to reduce their input costs amid market volatility
State of the Sector
Rice and resilience: Behind the efforts to safeguard an increasingly fragile system– exclusive analysis
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.
Philippines’ stricter rice standards challenge Vietnam despite high import plans – VIETRISA
Vietnam faces tougher market access as the Philippines tightens rice standards, even while planning to import large volumes, says the vice president of the rice association.
Sea of opportunities: Blue carbon could unlock sustainable growth in Vietnamese fisheries: UNDP
Blue carbon projects can offer Vietnam’s growing fisheries sector a way to mitigate its bottlenecks and pave the way for sustainable growth, says the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).