Negligence in smart farming spurs 20% surge in poisonous carrots, report reveals
A recent report from the Repocket team revealed a shocking 20% rise in toxic carrot production resulting from negligence in innovative smart farming methods Smart...
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Ambassador Abdella Musa calls for integrated soil and water conservation in Eritrea
Ambassador Abdella Musa, the Governor of Anseba region, has underscored the necessity for a cohesive approach towards soil and water conservation This call to action...
Safeguarding food security and expanding parametric insurance in Africa
African Risk Capacity Limited (ARC Ltd.) has entered into a landmark US$11.7mn partnership the United States Government (USG) to safeguard food security and strengthen climate resilience in Africa...
Organic movement applauds renewed recognition of PEF’s limitations for agrifood
Emphasising the limitations of the Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) methodology for certain product categories, IFOAM Organics Europe on 14 February, welcomed the vote on grain claims, with the...
Bolstering food security in African and Asian drylands
The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) has introduced a first-of-its-kind pigeonpea speed breeding protocol, thereby significantly boosting food security in Asia...
WeedOUT raises US$8.1mn to combat weed resistance
Ag-tech start-up WeedOUT Ltd., has announced that it has secured US$8.1mn in A-round funding Leading the round is prominent US agri- focused VC, Fulcrum Global Capital. The infusion of new capital...
Progressing towards nature-positive agriculture with million dollar fundraise
SEEDesign company, Inari recently announced the completion of a US$103mn fundraise to develop and commercialise higher-yielding seeds by utilising AI-powered predictive design and multiplex gene editing...
Delivering farmer-focused solutions with Corteva’s Enversa herbicide
Global pure-play agriculture company, Corteva Inc. recently launched Enversa, a herbicide dedicated to delivering flexible and lasting weed control in soybean and cotton fields After...
New discovery offers hope for disease resistance in peanuts
According to a recent study by ICRISAT researchers, certain peanut varieties were found to exhibit natural resistance to fungal infection, which holds promise for the...
Foliar feeding the African potato crop
Dr Terry Mabbett travels to Kings Lynn in eastern UK, to meet Omex Agrifluids technical sales manager for Africa, Dr Ben Odunlami and export sales...