AGCO agronomists to determine best practices for regenerative agriculture to optimise soil health and carbon capture
Agriculture
Signify brings Artechno to its horticulture network
![This partnership will help to automate the production process for diverse crops from seed to harvest. (Image source: Philips)](https://fareasternagriculture.com/images/jch-optimize/ng/images_Signify.webp)
This partnership will help to automate the production process for diverse crops from seed to harvest. (Image source: Philips)
Lighting Specialist Signify has signed a partnership agreement with Artechno, a provider of scalable automated vertical farm systems, to make it easier for growers and entrepreneurs to start a vertical farm using Philips GreenPower LED lighting
Australian horticulture grower reduces bird presence by up to 90%
![The AVIX Autonomic Mark II is a fully automated laser bird deterrent device. (Image source: Bird Control Group)](https://fareasternagriculture.com/images/jch-optimize/ng/images_33LCKEIA.webp)
The AVIX Autonomic Mark II is a fully automated laser bird deterrent device. (Image source: Bird Control Group)
Gazzola Farms located in Melbourne, Australia, has deployed the laser bird deterrent in 2018 to effectively solve bird damage to their celery and lettuce crops
‘Help small-scale farmers adapt to climate change or face increased hunger and migration’
![Small-scale farmers currently produce half of the world’s food calories, but are often entirely reliant on natural resources, including rain. (Image source: Aamir Mohd Khan/Pixabay)](https://fareasternagriculture.com/images/jch-optimize/ng/images_farmer-2260636__640.webp)
Small-scale farmers currently produce half of the world’s food calories, but are often entirely reliant on natural resources, including rain. (Image source: Aamir Mohd Khan/Pixabay)
Gilbert F. Houngbo, president of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), said if investments to help rural small-scale farmers adapt to climate change do not substantially increase, we risk widespread hunger and global instability
AlgaEnergy, Laboratoire M2 sign global strategic partnership agreements
![AlgaEnergy will distribute the product line in major agricultural markets in Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia-Pacific. (Image source: AlgaEnergy)](https://fareasternagriculture.com/images/jch-optimize/ng/images_92693ab6a1fb70a1706512375fff.webp)
AlgaEnergy will distribute the product line in major agricultural markets in Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia-Pacific. (Image source: AlgaEnergy)
Microalgae biotechnology specialist AlgaEnergy has signed global product distribution and product development agreements with Laboratoire M2, a Quebec-based biotechnology company that develops natural and sustainable disinfectant products, including THYMOX CONTROL fungicide and bactericide