AgrotechArugga's Polly scans tomato flowers with cameras and image recognition and puffs air to release pollen; Biobest says it works alongside bumblebees and trials showed yield gains of 2% to 6%.
VegetablesSpeakers at the Western Cape Undercover Farming Conference and Expo said tunnels and greenhouses still depend on good seed, a secured market, crop-led climate control, healthy roots and care from planting to cooling.
Berlin start-up Hexafarms has raised €4.8 million to grow a platform that reads greenhouse crops with wireless sensors and cameras and uses machine learning to tell growers how to reach the best harvest.
AgribusinessOttawa's new tax measure lifts the share of business assets eligible for immediate expensing from about 15 percent to over 65 percent, taking in greenhouses, software, vehicles and research spending.
A joint FAO-UNOSAT satellite assessment finds 448 hectares of Gaza's cropland usable, down from 601 hectares in October 2025, with loss of access rather than new damage driving the fall.
