British tech firm, Cambridge Consultants has announced an agritech AI-powered autonomous robotic platform that navigates orchards and fields to identify when crops are at the optimum level for picking
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Asian countries confront Fall Armyworm
A plant pest alien to Asia is sweeping across the continent causing serious damage to crops and livelihoods
Myanmar and FAO join to improve nutrition and food security
The government of Myanmar and the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) have signed a multi-year framework agreement to improve nutrition and food security in Myanmar while safeguarding and sustainably managing the use of natural resources
Australia emerges as a natural global hub for Agriculture 4.0
Austrade, Australia’s trade and investment promotion agency, has taken an initiative called Australia for Agriculture 4.0, aiming to build impressive record in agricultural innovation to facilitate foreign investment, exports and collaboration in both agtech and foodtech
‘Forests management crucial for sustainable tropical timber industry’
The International Tropical Timber Technical Association (ATIBT) has discussed forest management strategies for promoting a sustainable tropical timber industry