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South China Morning Post – World · China
Chinese scientists have identified a genetic barrier that makes it hard to crossbreed African and Asian rice varieties – a discovery that could lay the foundat…
MIT Technology Review · Global
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. How engin…
South China Morning Post – World · China
Malaysia is looking to China’s rice-prawn farms as a model to extract more from its shrinking paddy land as a slide in rice self-sufficiency has left it increa…
MIT Technology Review · Global
Fertilizer is crucial for the global food supply, but making it uses a lot of energy and produces a lot of emissions. Some companies hope microbes can help. A …
Deutsche Welle (DW) – World · Europe
The EU wants to lift a decades-old ban on spraying pesticides from the air, allowing drones to be used for greater precision. But experts warn the plan could l…
The Guardian – World · Europe
Efforts to rebuild domestic food production face severe challenges and have come at deadly costAs Gaza’s population of 2.1 million has been hemmed into an ever…
The Guardian – World · Europe
In Ghana, a grassroots movement is championing nutritious, homegrown, climate-resilient produce, rather than western importsAfter three years at catering schoo…
South China Morning Post – World · China
Chinese scientists have created an AI-guided platform to engineer custom plant immune receptors to rapidly combat emerging diseases that threaten plants, inclu…
Deutsche Welle (DW) – World · Europe
Russian attacks on ships and ports in the Black Sea are threatening Ukraine's agricultural sector. Grain exports are severely restricted, and Kyiv is seeking s…
Deutsche Welle (DW) – World · Europe
Germany's main farmers' association has warned of a below-average harvest after drought and crops damaged by extreme heat. DW looks into what lower yields coul…
Deutsche Welle (DW) – World · Europe
Inside futuristic labs, plants are scanned, stressed and analyzed. The aim is to use the results to produce plant strains that can better serve a growing popul…
Wired · Global
With automatic mapping, Spot Mode functionality, and smart AI cameras, the TerraMow V1000 is the complete package.
Wired · Global
Auk’s Mini 2 improves on the original model with better lights, a sleeker design, and fun new colors.
South China Morning Post – World · China
Chinese scientists who crossed a lychee with a longan are preparing to test its market release after the first substantial harvest of the high-yield, cold-resi…
Al Jazeera – News · Middle East
As Tokyo turns back mangoes, Beijing blocks rice, and European inspectors flag spices, Indian growers ask what's wrong.
South China Morning Post – World · China
A casual remark from his wife inspired a man in southwestern China to transform a barren valley into a breathtaking sea of hollyhocks spanning 80 hectares. Zho…
Wired · Global
Startups and Big Ag are using Crispr gene editing to create crops that taste better and grow on a hotter planet. But will they find a market?
Times of India – World · India
A family-run farm in France has nurtured the delicate flowers that form the essence of Chanel No. 5 for many generations. The Mul family's unwavering commitmen…
South China Morning Post – World · China
Hong Kong residents raising goats, sheep and cattle in the New Territories will need a licence under a proposed regulation which aims to reduce nuisance and hy…
The New York Times – World · US
The traditional ways of cultivating the peppers may not survive the challenges of climate change and soaring costs, so Pakistani farmers are trying to adapt.
South China Morning Post – World · China
Just outside the Nigerian capital Abuja, where Green Agriculture West Africa Limited (Gawal) is based, locals do not refer to the company by name, instead as t…
Al Jazeera – News · Middle East
A fruit long left to rot could become a new source of income for Ghana’s cashew farmers.
The Guardian – World · Europe
Drought and record heat have forced the Norfolk and Suffolk league to move kick-off to the end of August as the ground is deemed too dangerous to play onThis s…
South China Morning Post – World · China
In China, robots are being used to inject pigs with vaccines to support intelligent pig farming and meet the production demands of the world’s biggest pork-pro…
TechCrunch · US
Mitti Labs plans to expand beyond India and enter the Philippines and Indonesia while growing its carbon credits and agricultural data business.
Your Story · India
The Pune-based company makes AI-powered optical grading equipment for packhouses, designed around Indian crop varieties that imported sorters have struggled wi…
The Guardian – World · Europe
Farmers warn impact of high temperatures, drought and wildfires on range of foodstuffs means costs will increaseFarmers across Europe are warning of a slump in…
Times of India – World · India
However, Vinoth told TOI that the document in his possession was only the “budget preface and not the complete budget document.”
The Guardian – World · Europe
Britons move away from trend of grey paving and pristine lawns in an embrace of colour, with lavender a top choiceIf you manage to spot a garden in bloom this …
Your Story · India
If India is growing record quantities of apples, why is it importing more of them than ever? In other news, the Rural Livelihood Programme of Magic Bus India F…
South China Morning Post – World · China
In June 1958, as China’s Great Leap Forward campaign gained traction, state media began reporting astronomical agricultural yields, including claims from centr…
BBC News – World · Europe
Indian strawberry farmers rely on varieties imported from the US and Europe, but that could change.
Your Story · India
The company will use the funding to strengthen its supply chain and for the expansion of its manufacturing and distribution capabilities. It will also be inves…
The New York Times – World · US
As increased rain makes grasslands and cornfields possible in areas that once were deserts, the world’s largest beef importer is becoming more self-reliant by …
South China Morning Post – World · China
To offset an ageing agricultural workforce and boost sustainable yields, China is aggressively accelerating the adoption of farm drones – a trend that analysts…
Your Story · India
India grows a record apple crop yet imports more than ever. The opportunity is not to grow more, but to store longer, process the culls and own the year.
Deutsche Welle (DW) – World · Europe
Heat, drought, heavy rain and late frosts are taking a toll on German farmers. They increasingly respond with adapted varieties, new crops, modern breeding tec…
Your Story · India
Engineer-turned-farmer Sanjeev Kumar built Bihar's largest mushroom spawn lab and trained 50,000+ farmers, creating rural jobs.
Your Story · India
In 1998, Sameer Mehra came back to India after studying overseas with an idea that made very little commercial sense at the time
South China Morning Post – World · China
China’s agriculture sector needs more advanced technology and innovation to boost yields and improve food security – not more farmland and crops, according to …
Your Story · India
Infosys delivers strong Q1 performance with 14% revenue growth and robust AI momentum, but trims FY27 guidance amid macro uncertainty.
Your Story · India
Dr Surbhi Kumari is breaking period taboos and helping Bihar’s rural women gain dignity and income through mushroom farming today.
South China Morning Post – World · China
China’s durian imports rose 47 per cent, year on year, in the first half of 2026, with Thailand and Malaysia posting particularly strong gains, according to cu…
Times of India – World · India
Competitive Exam explainers | Agriculture
South China Morning Post – World · China
China and the EU have renewed their joint research agreement, according to Chinese state-linked media, signalling a willingness to collaborate on climate and a…
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