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BASF uses AI tool to counter labour shortage
According to a report by Nikkei, BASF’s new AI tool ‘Xarvio Field Manager system’ began being used by Japanese company Yamazaki Rice as a means of helping farmers to effectively counter labour shortage
CNH Industrial introduces first electric tractor prototype
At its Tech Day in Phoenix, Arizona, CNH Industrial revealed the New Holland T4 Electric Power – the industry’s first all-electric light utility tractor prototype with autonomous features
New Holland Agriculture unveils world’s first LNG tractor
On 9 December, New Holland Agriculture unveiled the next step in its Clean Energy journey with the T7 Methane Power LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) pre-production prototype tractor
Pinduoduo bags FAO 2022 Innovation Award for agricultural digital inclusion
Pinduoduo, one of the largest agricultural e-commerce platforms, was named the sole recipient of the 2022 Innovation Award from the Food & Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations