AgriTech start-up CarobWay Ltd and Israel’s oldest environmental arm, the Jewish National Fund (JNF-KKL), have kicked off a research initiative for carob trees across Israel
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OFC discusses automation and the future of farming’s workforce
In the recent Oxford Farming Conference’s (OFC) Bitesize series held in partnership with the Institute for Agriculture Management (IAgrM), the labour crisis and what farming’s future workforce might look like were discussed
FAO enhances land cover monitoring capacities in Lesotho
Lesotho’s land cover information on the status of national natural resources is critical for evidence-based decision making in the protection of the natural resource base and safeguarding of rural livelihoods
AFGRI leverages technology to help local farmers build a sustainable future
Pierre Durand, head of IT and innovation at agricultural services company AFGRI Agri Services, in recent conversation with Ahmed Mahomed, CEO, Datacentrix, explained that when it comes to technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT) devices, they are only as good as the connected infrastructure that underpins them
AFEX report suggests core grain prices will rise in Nigeria
According to a new report by commodities exchange firm AFEX, Nigeria’s core grain prices have been projected to trend upwards in the new season due to persistent gaps between commodity supply and demand