As typhoons Egay and Falcon left a trail of devastation in their wake, Filipino Senator Win Gatchalian emphasised the need for a robust agriculture information system (AIS) to help farmers boost their productivity, while also assuring adequate food supply in the market, despite weather interruptions
Agriculture
RussKap Water enters agriculture sector with acquisition of Envonics
RussKap Water, the world leader in Atmospheric Water Generation (AWG) technology on 15 August, announced its strategic acquisition of Envonics, a leading provider of precision agriculture solutions
Expanded API now available for Trimble Agriculture cloud
Trimble Agriculture on 8 August, announced the release of its flexible API for the Trimble Agriculture Cloud, an industry cloud that streamlines farming operations
Origin Agritech secures grant to build germplasm bank in Xinjiang
Origin Agritech Ltd, an agriculture technology company, on 19 July announced that it had been awarded a grant of US$276.8 from the Xinjiang government
Thailand takes action to conserve water amid rice supply concerns
Amidst insufficient rainfall, Thailand has called upon its farmers to decrease rice cultivation in order to conserve water