Category: News

CABI, in collaboration with the Koppert Foundation, recently hosted a significant visit from the Ambassador of Burundi in The Hague, H.E. Madame Isabelle Ndahayo. The visit aimed to strengthen sustainable agricultural practices, improve smallholder farmer livelihoods, and enhance food security in Burundi. Dr. Janny Vos, CABI’s Partnerships Development Director, played a key role in organizing…

Sound Agriculture, a leading agtech company, has announced the spinout of its groundbreaking plant epigenetics platform, alongside a $25 million extension of its Series D funding round. The financing, co-led by BMO Impact Investment Fund and S2G Ventures, with participation from Leaps by Bayer, Syngenta Ventures, and Fall Line Capital, will bolster Sound’s path to…

Starting Integrated Pest Management (IPM) at the propagation stage is a growing trend among progressive growers. *Armenia’s leading greenhouse vegetable producer, Spayka*, has successfully implemented a comprehensive IPM program in its on-site plant propagation unit. This approach has proven to be highly effective in managing pest pressure. By introducing beneficial insects at the propagation stage,…

Pivot Bio, a global leader in agtech innovation, has announced a strategic distribution partnership with Hefty Seed Company, one of the largest independent ag retailers in the U.S. Starting in 2025, Pivot Bio’s PROVEN® 40, a patented microbial nitrogen source, will be available at all Hefty Seed Co. locations, offering corn farmers a groundbreaking nitrogen delivery method…

ICL (NYSE: ICL) (TASE: ICL), a leading global specialty minerals company, announced its participation in Plantible Foods’ Series B funding round, building upon its initial investment during the Series A round. This follow-on investment strengthens the strategic collaboration between the two companies, emphasizing their shared commitment to innovation and sustainability in the food industry. In…

Azotic Technologies Limited, a pioneer in nitrogen-fixing solutions for agriculture, is bringing its latest innovation, Envita WG, to Japan through an exciting new partnership with Hokko. Envita WG, developed using the unique microbe Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicus (Gd), is a groundbreaking biostimulant designed to provide plants with nitrogen throughout the growing season. With a multi-season shelf life,…

Seipasa Expands into Guatemala, Launching Sustainable Agricultural Solutions Seipasa, a Spanish leader in bioinsecticides, biofungicides, biostimulants, and agricultural nutritional treatments, has officially entered the Guatemalan market. Collaborating with Agrovalsa, its trusted distributor in the region, Seipasa has introduced its cutting-edge product catalogue, marking the beginning of its commercial operations in Guatemala. The launch event, attended…

Syngenta Crop Protection and AI-driven crop health company Enko have reached a significant milestone in their collaboration to discover novel, broad-spectrum weed control molecules. This achievement marks a leap forward in herbicide technology, offering a much-needed solution to one of agriculture’s most pressing challenges: resistant weeds. A New Approach to Weed Control The partnership targets a…

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has taken a significant step to promote sustainability and efficiency in pesticide regulation by announcing streamlined registration review decisions for several biopesticides. These products, widely used in agriculture, commercial industries, and residential applications, are known for their very low toxicity and minimal environmental risks. The EPA confirmed that no…

Azotic Technologies Limited (Azotic®) is excited to announce the expansion of its flagship product, N-Catch, to the Japanese market through a partnership with Phytochrome Inc. This milestone marks an important step in the company’s global commercialization efforts, which began in 2018 in North America. Azotic’s innovative nitrogen-fixing product has been successfully applied to agriculture, offering…