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AgribusinessCanadian start-up ClearCost, which lets farmers track fertilizer prices and contract deliveries, has closed a Series A round and will relaunch its platform across North America in early 2027.
VegetablesStart-up Airponix and Dyson Farming have begun a two-year, Defra-funded trial to see whether England can grow its own disease-free G0 seed potatoes in a fog-based system, at under half today's cost.
AgrotechPresenting a report on Europe's lagging crop output, Bayer argued that new genomic techniques could ease opposition to GM crops and called for a "fast lane" for new crop protection products.
AgrotechThe Mixing Bowl's 2026 crop robotics landscape counts 400 companies, 25% more than in 2024, with navigation and autonomy the most widely adopted and $600 million raised over two years.
AgribusinessThe Philippine Department of Agriculture has produced 420,000 ube setts and needs 1.4 million more by December under a buyer-led plan, with 100 hectares targeted in Isabela and 500 by 2028.
CropsA report by ID Capital ranks pesticides as the most urgent source of toxic exposure in Asia. Founder Isabelle Decitre says cuts must protect farmers' yields, and points to China's targets, professional spray services, drones and IoT pest forecasting.
AgribusinessA Lumina Intelligence survey finds 42.8% of food industry decision-makers see water scarcity as the biggest climate threat, yet only 9.6% measure water savings, a gap that could open a market for water-measuring agtech.
AgrotechSpanish seed company Semillas Fitó and Dutch genome-editing firm Hudson River Biotechnology have agreed a long-term partnership to create new genetic variation in tomatoes, starting with disease and pest resistance.
AgribusinessThe Philippine Department of Agriculture has agreed 605 farm-to-market road projects worth PHP9.06bn in northern Luzon and is exploring a deal with DALI Everyday Grocery, which runs 1,403 stores, to buy directly from farmer cooperatives.
CropsSyngenta will market cyclopyranil, a PPO-inhibiting rice herbicide developed by Japan's Kyoyu Agri, in selected Asian markets, giving growers a new tool against grass and broadleaf weeds resistant to ACCase and ALS herbicides.
AgrotechA digital twin of a Grimme potato harvester, used through VR headsets or tablets, lets operators learn the machine before the season; PepsiCo says pilots raised bruise-free potatoes by 87%.
VegetablesUS start-up Heritable Agriculture will run Kagome's tomato germplasm and breeding data through its AI genomics platform to find genes for resistance to a major, undisclosed tomato disease, then breed them into Kagome varieties.
AgrotechChina's agriculture ministry will groom 100 leading, 1,000 fast-growing and 10,000 high-potential agricultural technology companies and set 11 research priorities under the 15th Five-Year Plan, with AI to change how research is done.
