CP Foods will fund the project and jointly develop the first Black Soldier Fly Smart Farm in Thailand. (Image source: Adobe Stock)
Charoen Pokphand Foods (CP Foods) has signed a MoU with Chiang Mai University to develop Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens) insect-based proteins, embracing the Bio-Circular-Green Economy (BCG) model and driving the Thai agriculture industry towards sustainable growth
The funding will support the production and distribution of crop protectants to address insect pests. (Image source: Adobe Stock)
Provivi, an emerging crop protection company using pheromones to protect large acreage row crops from major damaging insects, has announced a US$10mn investment by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Terranova Ranch, California using captured flood water to water fields. (Image source: BBC)
Agriculture uses 70% of the world’s freshwater supplies
IoT sensors collect data on temperature, humidity, environment, soil parameters, growth tracking and water levels. (Image source: Adobe stock)
Technological advancement in IoT and AI has made it possible to harvest the best produce, with the highest yield, at the right time, with the optimum resources
EOS SAT satellites. (Image source: EOS Data Analytics)
Satellite imagery analytics provider EOS Data Analytics (EOSDA) has planned to launch seven optical EOS SAT satellites into a low earth orbit (LEO) by the year 2024
