Bayer and Bosch have signed a three-year research collaboration agreement with the objective of developing the Smart Spraying technology to make the application of crop protection products more efficient
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Agritechnica 2017 to provide innovations for farmers

The event also provides platform for employment and careers, science and research. (Image source: Agritechnica)
The Agritechnica 2017, the leading international exhibition for agricultural machinery and equipment, is going to take place in Hanover in Germany from 12-18 November 2017, with focus on exhibiting innovative products, cutting-edge solutions and new technologies for water and energy-saving cultivation and sustainable management for agriculture
Agri World attracts visitors and exhibitors for agri-development in Asia-Pacific
The Agri World 2017, one of the largest agricultural industry trade shows in Asia, will take place in Makuhari Messe in Tokyo, Japan from 11-13 October 2017
Agricultural biotechnologies to fight poverty and improve food security in Asia-Pacific: FAO

The role of agricultural biotechnologies is increasing to improve nutritional security and fight malnutrition across the Asia-Pacific region. (Image source: egorgrebnev/Flickr)
The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has said that the smallholder farmers in the world’s hungriest and most populous region need greater access to biotechnologies to improve food and nutrition security and fight poverty
FAO finds data and knowledge gaps in monitoring SDG progress in Asia-Pacific countries

FAO aims to achieve the SDG targets for 2030 to achieve food security in Asia-Pacific region. (Image source: Deborah Bates/Pixabay)
Although the world’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) are clear in targets, it has become more of a challenge to accurately measure progress to reach them, according to the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)