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Fieldin Nominated for AgFunder AgriFood Tech Innovation Award

We’re excited to be nominated for the third annual AgFunder AgriFood Tech Innovation Awards, which recognize the “innovators and entrepreneurs driving the agrifood tech sector forward.” Fieldin was recognized in the Farm Tech category for its smart spray and harvest management technology. Vote for Fieldin and your other favorite AgriFood Techs here. ...

Feb. 13, 2019

By Fieldin

Innovative New Agriculture Projects Receive Support

B.C.'s agrifoods industry is receiving more than $1.4 million for 17 new projects that support innovation throughout the province. Through the Growing Forward 2 agreement, the governments of Canada and British Columbia have committed a total of $13.4 million to industry between 2013 and 2018 through the Canada-B.C. Agri-Innovation Program. In 2013-14, 36 projects have shared more than $3.3 ...

Aug. 25, 2014

By Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Huge opportunities for agricultural growth in West Africa

West Africa has unprecedented opportunities for agricultural growth, but making the most of them will require more effective regional integration, says a new report by the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). To be competitive with large global actors, West African ...

Jul. 2, 2015

By Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Fieldin Wins AgFunder Innovation Award for Farm Tech

Fieldin on Wednesday night won a 2019 AgFunder Innovation Award in the Farm Tech category for its smart harvesting and spraying technology. CEO and Co-Founder Boaz Bachar accepted the AgFunder Innovation Award on behalf of the team at the closing ceremonies of the World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit in San Francisco. “We’re really appreciative of the recognition,” Bachar said. ...

Mar. 20, 2019

By Fieldin

Farmers Going For Growth – Liquid Fertiliser Tanks and Rainwater Harvesting Tanks

If you follow Faming Life, you might have read about ‘Going For Growth’, a strategy that will challenge all sectors of the agrifood chain. The strategy recognises a growing global demand for food and the natural advantages of Northern Ireland in terms of climate, skills and the structure to produce it efficiently. The strategy aims to ensure that growth can be delivered without ...

Apr. 17, 2014

By ENDURAMAXX Storage Tanks

INRA and Tereos sign a partnership agreement

INRA and Tereos signed a partnership agreement on Saturday February 21, 2015 during the Paris International Agricultural Show. The agreement, signed by François Houllier, INRA President and CEO, and Alexis Duval, CEO of the Tereos Group aims to facilitate the exchange of strategic information and increase research and development collaboration on key agricultural, industrial, environmental ...

Feb. 23, 2015

By INRA - French National Institute of Agronomical Research

In Italy-funded programme, organized small farmers become entrepreneurs

At a side event on the first day of World Food Week, FAO today showcased the success of Italy-funded projects in East Africa, West Africa, Central America and the Caribbean that are transforming smallholder and family farms into small businesses. The Food Security through Commercialization of Agriculture programme has been ongoing in 34 countries since 2006, under the technical guidance of ...

Oct. 14, 2013

By Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Italian Exhibition Group: A five-year agreement inked with Montichiari´S Garda exhibition centre

Five more years of Golositalia in Montichiari. Garda Exhibition Centre SpA and Italian Exhibition Group SpA have signed a five-year agreement that keeps the international exhibition that IEG dedicates to Northwest Italian food service professionals at the Brescia expo centre. The agreement was signed by the president of Garda Exhibition Centre SpA, Germano Giancarli, and Ugo Ravanelli, CEO of ...

Apr. 18, 2019

By Italian Exhibition Group S.p.A.

Announcing IFA’s New Scientific Panel on Responsible Plant Nutrition

A new scientific panel will provide crucial data and research to facilitate continued progress towards sustainable plant nutrition required for feeding the world’s growing population in the face of climate change and other challenges to agricultural systems. Following an inaugural organizational meeting among seven scientists held in Versailles, France on November 17, the International ...

Nov. 21, 2019

By International Fertilizer Industry Association (IFA)

Agrosciences on line : launch of the Agreenium-IAVFF Online University

With learning strategies including ever more digital content, the first course from the Agreenium-Institut Agronomique Vétérinaire et Forestier de France (IAVFF, France's Agricultural, Veterinary and Forestry Institute) Online University is now open for subscriptions. Officially launched by three Ministers on Tuesday, February 24, 2015, at the Paris International Agricultural Show ...

Mar. 9, 2015

By INRA - French National Institute of Agronomical Research

New test could guarantee the perfect avocado

Lasers and vibrations reliably assess individual fruits’ ripeness Test could reduce waste by 10% and help meet consumer demands for ‘ready-to-eat’ avocados A technique for measuring the ripeness of avocados could reduce waste by up to 10% and help fulfil consumer demand for ready-to-eat fruit. Developed and tested by Cranfield University, the technology uses a laser and small ...

May 5, 2020

By Cranfield University

Global Forum for Innovations in Agriculture

The Global Forum for Innovations in Agriculture (GFIA) is presenting itself to the outside world as ‘the world's award-winning sustainable agriculture event’. With 40 ministerial delegations and numerous top figures from the agrifood world, this trade fair and conference is guaranteed to feature many innovations in a wide range of fields. As an innovation partner, Wageningen UR is ...

Feb. 18, 2015

By Wageningen University and Research Centre

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Brightplus and Origin by Ocean join forces to utilise redefined seaweed in biomaterials

Origin by Ocean’s vision is to build a new value chain around the eutrophication problem of oceans – by harvesting algae from the Baltic Sea and turning algae-based biomass into sustainable ingredients. These ingredients are used in production of everyday consumer goods such as food, beverage, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. Seaweed’s natural building blocks give algae a wide ...

Feb. 23, 2021

By Brightplus

New Material to Enhance Soils using Manure Waste

The results of the research group of Valuation of resources from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid suggest an optimal solution to manage the manure from chicken and cattle. Biochar, a material obtained after thermal treatment of this waste through pyrolysis, is an organic fertilizer that applied in soils and not only has positive effects on crop yields, but also represents a significant ...

May 6, 2015

By Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

SPS 2014 – Sustainable Phosphorus Summit

SPS 2014, the fourth world summit on phosphorus and its global issues, is to be held from 1 to 3 September 2014 in Montpellier (France). Its aim is to address the issue of phosphorus, from a regional to a global scale, along with its many interactions with our societies. SPS 2014 will be held just after PSP5 - Phosphorus in Soil and Plants, 5th International Symposium, to take place in ...

Jun. 13, 2014

By CIRAD (Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement)

Towards COP21: scientists promote Climate-Smart Agriculture to tackle climate change

Climate-Smart Agriculture offers the opportunity to design best options to tackle food security as well as to reach a resilient agriculture that also contributes to mitigating climate change. This is a common conviction shared by the scientific community that convened at the 3rd Global Science Conference on Climate-Smart Agriculture, held in Montpellier, France on 16-18 March 2015. Scientists ...

Mar. 18, 2015

By INRA - French National Institute of Agronomical Research

Is this the perfect prawn?

CSIRO scientists and the prawn industry have bred an improved Black Tiger prawn which is producing record yields in aquaculture farms and winning awards. So good are these prawns that they have won five gold medals at the Sydney Royal Easter Show in the past two years, including ‘Champion of Show’, the highest award possible. The scientists from CSIRO"s Food Futures Flagship have ...

Jun. 28, 2010

By CSIRO, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

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AgEagle Aerial Systems and The ArcView Group to Co-Host Hemp Town Hall Virtual Event on March 4, 2021

AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc. (NYSE American: UAVS) (“AgEagle” or the “Company”), an industry leading drone solutions provider, and The Arcview Group jointly announced that the companies will be co-hosting a virtual town hall event, titled “State Regulators Look at the Future of U.S. Hemp,” on Thursday, March 4, 2021 beginning at 12:00 PM Eastern Time. Webinar ...

Feb. 18, 2021

By AgEagle Aerial Systems

How to Start a Greenhouse Business

So you want to start your own commercial greenhouse. No matter how big or small your goals are, the most important aspect to achieving success is proper planning. A good plan always results in good quality installation, while poor planning often results in inefficient, costly procedures. But with such a great task and sometimes daunting process ahead of you, where on earth do you start? ...

Mar. 3, 2019

By Autogrow Systems Ltd

Capello, a socially committed business

In November 2014, we took part in the fund-raising campaign organized by the cooperativa Momo cooperative, together with the Associazione Fiori sulla Luna association and Fondazione i bambini delle fate foundation that has been funding social projects to benefit the disabled since 2005. We are actively involved in the “Famiglie al centro” project, making a monthly donation that goes ...

Nov. 1, 2014

By Capello Srl

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