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India’s New Agricultural AI Tool Is Tackling a Problem Most People Never See
Artificial intelligence in agriculture is usually presented as a way to analyse crops. But there is a problem that comes before analysis. What happens when…
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AI Is Still Struggling to See the Tiny Details Inside Plants
Artificial intelligence can recognise faces, read documents and analyse satellite images. But put an AI model in front of a microscope and ask it to…
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A Solar Powered Robot Could Change How Farmers Plant Seeds
A small agricultural robot has just demonstrated something that could become increasingly important as farms look for ways to reduce fuel use without sacrificing precision.…
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A New AI Tool Is Giving Hydroponic Fodder Growers a Digital Assistant
Hydroponic farming has already changed the way some dairy operations produce fresh fodder. But growing crops without soil does not automatically make the process easy.…
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Can Regenerative Farming Make Tropical Fruit Supply Chains More Resilient?
Bananas and pineapples may look like simple products on supermarket shelves, but producing them at scale is becoming increasingly difficult. Heat, extreme weather, water stress,…
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India’s New Climate Tech Push Brings AI Closer to Farmers and Communities
India’s climate challenge is increasingly becoming a technology challenge too. Farmers need better information, cities need cleaner energy, and businesses need practical ways to reduce…
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Can AI Help Make Every Drop Count? A New Water Challenge Is Putting It to the Test
Water is becoming one of the most important sustainability challenges of this century. Cities need more reliable supplies, agriculture needs water to remain productive, and…
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A New Sensor Could Spot Peanut Disease Before Farmers Can See It
A fungal disease can move through a peanut field long before its damage becomes obvious. That is why a new development from researchers at Virginia…
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New Zealand Is Teaching Cameras to See Inside Apples Without Cutting Them Open
A bruised or overripe apple can look perfectly healthy from the outside. That creates a costly problem for growers and exporters. Fruit can spend weeks…
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How AI and Satellites Could Help Communities Prepare for Drought
Drought is often treated as a crisis that begins when water has already become scarce. But by then, farmers, pastoralists and communities may already be…
