Next-generation farming, sowing the seeds of data-driven agritech success
From seeds to satellites, agriculture has come a very long way. Today's farms increasingly deploy drone technology, 5G mobility, and soil monitoring solutions from the deep tech sector.
From seeds to satellites, agriculture has come a very long way. Today’s farms increasingly deploy drone technology, 5G mobility, and soil monitoring solutions from the deep tech sector.
Farmers are adapting to AI as the agrifood and tech sectors blend ripe innovations.
AI and robotic solutions are serving up solutions to manage staff shortages in seasonal farming and promise some recourse for the exodus from the farming community.
A new generation of agritech is sowing new seeds peppered with data and microprocessors.
This Special Report looks at the role of AI and agritech in creating a new, prosperous, climate-led generation of farmers.
Farmers are deploying tech fast to meet tough sustainability targets
The latest farming report published by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) shows that...
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Denmark’s vision for EU agriculture is firmly focused on simplicity
Denmark assumed the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union on 1 July,...
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Extreme weather events are disrupting farming predictability, AI can help
Artificial Intelligence in farming needs patterns to predict. But with extreme weather events becoming more...
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Slimming CAP’s bureaucracy requires a digital transformation; the seeds have been sown
New measures aiming to simplify on-farm inspections and reporting obligations were announced by the European...
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Futuristic fields, how robotics and automation are slowly revolutionising agricultureÂ
From oxen and horses to tractors, high-yield crop varieties and synthetic fertilisers, agriculture has always...
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Food security requires alternative proteins, upscaling innovation is crucial
The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that 733 million people endured hunger in 2023, exacerbated...
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Carbon farming could reduce agriculture’s greenhouse gas emissions by 30% by 2030, time to scale up?
Farming got tougher in 2024; it was the year that global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions...
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Rural prosperity transcends wealth, say Europe’s farmers
Despite their size, smallholder farmers produce more than a third of the world’s food on...
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Regenerative agriculture, unleashing soil superpowers, reducing GHGs, boosting farm revenue
Soil is anything but inanimate. Not only is it a living entity, but it is...
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AI and improved crop protection proving essential for future harvest volume
According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), farmers will need to produce...
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Soaring temperatures need new genomic techniques to combat agriculture’s rising challenges
As most of Europe headed to their favourite holiday destinations or grumbled about the unbearable...
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‘Plan Bee’ innovation driving new generation of crop and seed protection
The mighty bee is increasingly deployed as a key player in maintaining biodiversity through pollination....
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Agriculture’s quiet digital innovation revolution, CtrlPlantRepeat
In Europe’s fields, a revolution is quietly unfolding, it’s not a rebellion of pitchforks and...
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Next generation farming powered with AI product innovation
Europe’s agri sector is in the middle of a shakedown. Caught between a rock and...
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Europe’s Agri-food Sector: A Call for Innovation and Sustainability
The agriculture sector is the backbone that helps feed the 450 million people in the...
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