Top news of the week: 22.01.2023.
The 2023 VISION Conference – Harness the Power of Ag 4.0
The VISION Conference convenes industry leaders from across the rapidly expanding agtech ecosystem with a singular goal: To shape the strategic roadmap for building a sustainable food value ...
Humanitarian fallout from war in Ukraine darkens Davos meeting
Far from World Economic Forum, hunger and cold bite in Ukraine, where WFP’s assistance reaches three million people
Brazil summer grain crop to outgrow storage capacity for first time in 20 years
Brazil's 2022/2023 summer grain production will outgrow total storage capacity for the first time in 20 years amid expectations of a record soybean harvest.
Fluke Discovery of Ancient Farming Technique Could Stabilize Crop Yields
As climates around the world grow harsher and increasingly unpredictable, concerns are increasing over our world's food security.
USDA moves to crack down on ‘organic’ fraud
Tom Chapman of the Organic Trade Association said the updates are “the single largest revision to the organic standards since they were published in 1990.”
China Approves 8 New GM Crops; Renews Approvals for 2 More
China's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) issued new and renewed biosafety certificates for eight genetically modified (GM) crops on January 13, 2023, following the ...
Seed Prices Have Soared—Is Intellectual Property the Problem?
How intellectual property, regulation, and research can make agriculture more competitive.
Moving past the romanticism of food
"I wish we could do away with some of the romanticism surrounding agriculture. By embracing technology, research and innovation, we can deal with today's problems and move toward a better ...