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How AI, Sensors & Robots Are Helping Farmers Save Water, Boost Yields & Reduce Costs

Explore five groundbreaking agri-tech innovations that are cutting input costs, optimising resource use, and boosting productivity — empowering farmers to build resilient, sustainable futures in the face of climate challenges.

Robotics 4month
New AI model can measure weed growth—here's how it could help ensure global food security

A new AI model has been developed that can quickly tell how much weeds have grown—and it could help ensure global food security by accelerating the development of next-generation herbicides.

Cybersecurity 4month
TraceGains uses AI to target food quality, safety

The tech platform said producers can better detect contamination and allergens with its program in order to achieve compliance.

China harnesses AI to revolutionize smart breeding, crop development

Smart breeding, powered by AI, is unlocking potential to develop high-yield, climate-resilient "super crops" which could redefine global food security in an era of environmental uncertainty. At the 2025 Seed Congress held from March 20 to 23 in the city of Sanya,

GoI sanctions Rs 42-cr Agri-Excellence Project to SKUAST-K

Government of India, in a landmark decision, has approved Rs 42-crore Agri-Excellence programme on 'Application of Electronics and ICT in Himalayan Region Crop Management' as a consortium project with Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir as a nodal agency.

Government 5month
GrubMarket raises $50M at $3.5B+ valuation to build AI for the $1 trillion food-distribution industry

U.S. president Donald Trump's wide-ranging tariff hikes are already resulting in growth forecasts being cut amid an uncertain public mood — all of which

AI Startups 5month
Could artificial intelligence change the way your favourite wine is crafted?

One reason winemakers are adopting artificial intelligence is due to unpredictable environmental conditions worldwide, while another is to maximise their yield. AI-powered tractors and irrigation systems are helping farmers.

Why The Reservoir built 'the Olympic Village of agtech' to de-risk and scale farm robotics

"We're ensuring that breakthrough technologies in AI, robotics, and precision agriculture don't just stay in the lab or on pitch decks."

Robotics 5month