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...
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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...
Transitioning to sustainable food systems
Organised by Q-PLAN International and SUSTAINABLE INNOVATIONS, the first webinar and workshop of the BEATLES project is scheduled to take place on 23 April this year...
Children go hungry as devastating draught hits Zambia
Zambia falls prey to the worst draught it has seen in around 20 years, as widespread food shortages force children to survive on waterlily roots...
Zeakal’s new technology enhances sustainability of corn production
In an attempt to deliver higher energy corn, agritech company ZeaKal recently developed its new groundbreaking PhotoSeed technology to improve the oil and sustainability profile of the corn...
Replacing synthetic nitrogen with Pivot Bio’s PROVEN 40 can boost crop yields: study
A recent study conducted by the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment found that using Pivot Bio PROVEN 40 as a...
Arrigoni’s new Vigne Plus System drives up production by 30%
Leveraging on its experience in the design and production of agrotextiles for farming, agricovering solutions leader, Arrigoni has researched ad hoc forms of vineyard protection,...