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Case IH autonomous tractor development awarded silver medal at SIMA awards

Prize awarded by SIMA organization in recognition of the autonomous concept vehicle’s potential to make both machinery and labour more productive. (Image source: Case IH/Alarcony Harris)

Prize awarded by SIMA organization in recognition of the autonomous concept vehicle’s potential to make both machinery and labour more productive, with a tractor based on proven Case IH Magnum drivetrain with a design focused on safety and productivity with new styling to match

Bayer, Yara join hands to deliver technology to farmers

N-Sensor ensures that the right and optimal rate of fertilizer is applied at each individual part of the field. (Image Source: Yara)

Bayer and Yara International ASA (Yara) have entered into a software collaboration and technology license agreement to provide farmers worldwide with digital farming tools that help increase farm productivity, profitability and sustainability

International Year of Pulses closes with call to build upon strong momentum

Pulses are essential to attain the international community’s sustainable development goals, according to the FAO. (Image source: Photo:pxl.store/Shutterstock)

At the closing ceremony of the International Year of Pulses (IYP) hosted by Burkina Faso with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the organisation said that the year helped raise awareness globally of the many benefits of pulses, and boosted knowledge sharing and partnerships, but gains must be further strengthened to achieve the international community’s sustainable development goals

FAO, Japan collaborate to fight food insecurity in Myanmar

The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today announced that it has successfully delivered emergency assistance to more than six thousand rural households across Rakhine State, a region of Myanmar where nearly half the population is engaged in the agriculture sector

ERL: half of world's calories is produced by small farms

ERL estimates that more than 50 per cent of the worlds food calories are produced in regions where the average farm size is less than five HA. (Image source: Mwanasimba/Commons)

A study published in Environmental Research Letter (ERL) estimates that more than 50 per cent of the worlds food calories are produced in regions where the average farm size is less than five hectares, particularly in South and East Asia

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