Following the machines, people and ideas shaping agriculture. Selected developments, clear context and a link to the original source.
Robotics. Intelligence. Agriculture.
An Earth-observation demonstrator for RICOWAS is being designed around geolocated farm records and the realities of a West African adaptation programme.
Philippine field research links aerial measurements with plant physiology across 318 rice accessions, offering a faster way to compare breeding material.
Australian cotton researchers are combining aerial sensing methods to distinguish crop performance and disease stress that ordinary photographs can miss.
A five-day Côte d’Ivoire workshop linked flight operations, image analysis and shared breeding services for participants from seven West and Central African countries.
A Jendouba pilot compares daily 10-metre evapotranspiration data with a coarser product, exposing both operational benefits and validation gaps.
Semear Digital is testing irrigation decisions based on crop water stress, with vineyard results in São Paulo and expansion into pineapple production.
CGIAR reports that the HaFAS advisory system reached 49,000 Ethiopian farmers in 2025, combining field evidence, digital delivery and extension support.
KALRO and CGIAR partners are combining historical trials and machine learning to develop maize nutrient recommendations adapted to local conditions.
A GRDC-supported national project is building multi-season evidence on where variable-rate fertilizer application improves nutrient efficiency and farm returns.
IRRI and Vietnamese partners report cooperative-led adoption of equipment that places seed and fertilizer at different depths to reduce input waste.
A Spanish pilot brings aquifer monitoring into agricultural water discussions through the European CLEPSYDRA project and its decision-support work.
CIMMYT and Grupo Trimex report early results from Mexican wheat fields combining tailored fertilization, conservation practices and improved irrigation management.
