Europe struggles to innovate in agriculture to meet rising sustainability challenges

Europe struggles to innovate in agriculture to meet rising sustainability challenges

AgTechNavigator |
While maintaining economic growth and mitigating climate-induced failures remain high on the European agriculture agenda, recent protectionist policies have resulted ...
Viewpoint: From tools to systems, the future of farming requires an AGI-driven design

Viewpoint: From tools to systems, the future of farming requires an AGI-driven design

Mark Brooks | AgTechNavigator |
For a long time, agriculture was about scale. More acres. More calories. More inputs. That worked, until it didn’t. The ...
Viewpoint: With lower yields, the future of organic farming is endangered. It needs biotechnology

Viewpoint: With lower yields, the future of organic farming is endangered. It needs biotechnology

Oliver Morrison | AgTechNavigator |
The EU should allow gene editing to make organic farming more sustainable, researchers say. To achieve the European Green Deal’s ...
AI can play a crucial role in making agrifood more resilient but could lead to increased carbon emissions

AI can play a crucial role in making agrifood more resilient but could lead to increased carbon emissions

Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technologies are offering powerful tools to transform the agrifood system, and new research ...
Threatened by warming temperatures, wineries may be forced to turn to gene editing

Threatened by warming temperatures, wineries may be forced to turn to gene editing

Oliver Morrison | AgTechNavigator |
Warmer temperatures are advancing grape ripening and harvest dates by 2-3 weeks compared to 40 years ago. Higher temperatures are ...
Viewpoint: Here’s why we need a globalized regulatory standard for gene-edited crops

Viewpoint: Here’s why we need a globalized regulatory standard for gene-edited crops

Oliver Morrison | AgTechNavigator |
International Seed Federation members are calling for harmonised regulations on new breeding technologies such as genome editing to accelerate impactful ...
Bayer tackles vitamin D deficiency with gene-edited tomatoes, enhanced lettuce greens

Bayer tackles vitamin D deficiency with gene-edited tomatoes, enhanced lettuce greens

Stressing its belief in the power of cutting-edge technology to address pervasive nutrition problems, the agribusiness giant Bayer has revealed ...