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In the heart of Uganda’s Budongo Forest, a remarkable display of empathy and cooperation has been observed among chimpanzees, offering intriguing insights that could resonate within the agriculture sector and for investors in conservation and wildlif

The Spark event, hosted by the Grand River Agricultural Society in Elora, Ont., recently brought together a vibrant community of ag tech innovators, each vying for a $5,000 cheque to propel their ventures forward. As a journalist covering the event,

As the agricultural sector continues to embrace cutting-edge technologies, a growing chorus of voices is urging a more balanced approach, one that doesn’t lose sight of the foundational resource: the soil. Precision agriculture, artificial intelligen

During his visit to Beijing on Monday, Brazilian Minister of Agrarian Development and Family Agriculture, Paulo Teixeira, lauded the transformative impact of agricultural cooperation with China on Brazilian farmers. Speaking at a seminar held at Chin

Sitting crouched on the floor, second graders pretended to be a kernel of corn, waiting to grow. With a spritz of water, Jana Schwartz, Nebraska Extension 4-H youth development assistant, instructed the students to grow as she pretended to be the sun

The Agri-tech Commercialization Ecosystems (ACE) project, a collaborative initiative from the universities of Lincoln, Cambridge, and East Anglia, has received a significant boost with a £5 million award from the UKRI-Research England CCF-RED Fund. T

The environmental and economic repercussions of industrial trawling in Senegal extend far beyond the depletion of fish stocks, with significant implications for the agriculture sector and investors. The collapse of fish populations, driven largely by

A groundbreaking study by Chinese environmental scientist Yuwei Jia at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) has shed new light on the pressing issue of pollutants in Europe’s agricultural and aquatic systems. Her doctoral research, focusing on metals

East African Foods (EAF), a Tanzanian-founded company with regional ambitions, is leveraging technology to scale up its operations and expand into new markets. The Dar es Salaam-based firm, which sources produce from smallholder farmers in Tanzania a

China and Brazil are set to deepen their cooperation in agricultural trade and technology exchange, a strategic move in response to new tariff measures imposed by the United States. This partnership, highlighted by Paulo Teixeira, Brazil’s Minister o