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AFN : Inside Ginkgo and Bayer’s quest to rewrite the fertilizer rulebook: The race to create next-gen nitrogen-fixing biologicals

Engineering soil microbes to fix atmospheric nitrogen and reduce the use of synthetic fertilizers in cereal crops is a hot space in ag biologicals. But to truly deliver on their.

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AFSA: PAN-AFRICAN DECLARATION ON THE FUTURE OF BIODIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES IN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE

Statement by 130 African participants from 33 countries meeting from 2 to 4 October in Addis Ababa representing farmers, herders, fishers, scientists and policymakers.  

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TROBENBOS INTERNATIONAL: Restoring Tropical Forests

Restoring Tropical Forests: Lessons in participatory productive restoration from six countries shares experiences from Bolivia, Colombia, Ethiopia, Ghana, Indonesia and Viet Nam. It shows how communities are restoring degraded landscapes while.

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AFN : Why African smallholder farmers must be the epicenter of global supply chain transformation

When it comes to being a global food basket, Africa has enormous potential. Even so, Africa remains severely food insecure. Smallholder farmers, who are the backbone of food production and.

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THE GUARDIAN: Who are the major players at COP30 and what do they want

Delegates from global giants and smaller nations expected to clash at Brazilian summit over how to tackle the climate crisis and who should pay.

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AFN : bioherbicide development? Industry players weigh in

In reality, growth of the bioherbicide sector lags behind other areas in the ag biologicals space such as biopesticides and biofertilizers.

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FINANCIAL TIMES : Vertical Farming : The difficult second act

Vertical farming has been a boom industry, but it’s also seen a high number of business failures.

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FINANCIAL TIMES: Why regenerative agriculture is gaining ground

Proponents argue that farming rooted in improving the soil brings resilience and biodiversity while reducing erosion and flooding

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WALL STREET JOURNAL : Drones, AI and Robot Pickers: Meet the fully autonomous Farm

AI and automation are transforming agriculture, enabling self-driving tractors and precise crop management through data and analytics.

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AGTECHNAVIGATOR: Arctic’s Doomsday vault’ welcomes Africa’s forgotten crops in historic seed deposit

Over 3,000 traditional African vegetable seed samples journey to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, marking a major milestone in biodiversity conservation and climate resilience

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