On the occasion of COP28s Gender Day, the International Centre for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) announced the launch of the Women Alliance for Climate Action in Agriculture (WACAA), which aims to reach one million women globally by 2050
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Precision weeding prototype tool to eradicate herbicide use
Pesticide-free agriculture is just around the corner with the introduction of a precision weeding prototype tool, that successfully eradicates the use of herbicides, thereby improving the productivity and competitiveness of crops
CGIAR launches million dollar investment to accelerate agricultural innovation
In an attempt to tackle the ongoing global food and climate crisis, CGIAR, the worlds largest publicly-funded agricultural research network has secured more than US$890mn to accelerate progress
Accelerating nature-positive crop protection pipeline solutions
Bio platform company, Invaio Sciences has announced the acquisition of agtech startup, Peptyde Bio to bring an established platform and IP portfolio that enables Invaio to speed up the design and discovery of biologically active peptides capable of sustainably protecting crops from pests and disease
Raisin processors see rising global demand as great opportunity to maximise profits
TOMRA Foods global category director for Nuts and Dried Fruits, Brendan ODonnell explains how protecting and enhancing their competitiveness can help raisin processors profit from massive global demand