AI-enabled agronomy can further accelerate impact to optimise irrigation and risk management

Dr Mo Segad, a Swedish and American soil scientist and inventor, was officially recognised by the World Food Prize Foundation as one of the 39 recipients in the 2025 Top Agri-Food Pioneers (TAP) cohort. He is a distinguished professor, UNCCD-accredited expert, and globally recognised inventor whose ...

Scaling Agricultural AI Through Standardised, Consent-Driven Data Frameworks

AI4Agri2026 brought together global thought leaders to address one of the most critical enablers of agricultural transformation: data. While artificial intelligence is rapidly advancing, experts emphasized that its success in agriculture will depend on reducing the cost of reliable informa...

AI4Agri2026 Shifts Focus from Pilots to Platforms in Maharashtra’s Agri-Tech Push

A defining question echoed across AI4Agri2026: How many pilots will become platforms, and how many MoUs will be visible in the market? The insight, articulated by Dr. Jitendra Singh – Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology, Government of India, cap...

Proximal Cloud and FarmX Announce Partnership to Scale AI for Agriculture

Proximal Cloud announced a strategic partnership with FarmX, an AI-native agricultural intelligence company, to support large-scale, production-grade AI deployments across distributed farming operations. Showcased at the AI Impact Summit 2026, the collaboration integrates Proximal Cloud’s ente...

AI4Agri 2026 to Position Maharashtra as Global Hub for AI-Driven Farming Innovation

The Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Devendra Fadnavis, formally unveiled the logo and brochure of AI4Agri 2026, marking a significant step in strengthening Maharashtra’s leadership at the intersection of artificial intelligence and agriculture. AI4Agri 2026, the Global Conference on Artificial...

Amul Launches AI Assistant ‘Sarlaben’ to Support Dairy Farmers Across Gujarat

Amul, India’s largest dairy cooperative, has introduced Sarlaben, an artificial intelligence–enabled virtual assistant aimed at delivering real-time advisory services to dairy farmers across more than 18,500 villages in Gujarat. The platform was inaugurated by Gujarat Chi...

AI and Robotics Transform Beef Scribing in Australian Processing Facilities

The Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC) has successfully supported the development of AI-driven, fully automated robotic beef scribing systems at two Australian processing facilities, marking a significant step in the adoption of advanced automation in the red meat processing indu...

SAF Brings Industry-Specific AI to Floral Businesses with Aster

The Society of American Florists (SAF) has introduced Aster, an AI-powered business consultant developed exclusively for SAF members to address the everyday challenges faced by floral professionals. Designed as an industry-trained digital advisor, Aster delivers quick, practical guidance on staffing...

Heritable Agriculture Secures $5Mn Grant for AI-Driven Crop Resilience in Africa

Heritable Agriculture Inc., a leader in AI-driven crop improvement spun out of Google X, announced that it has received a $4.98M grant from the Gates Foundation. The funding will support the development of the "Joint AI-driven Smallholder Omics aNalytics" (JASON) project, focused on leveraging artif...

Agritech Startup KhetiBuddy Launches Verdnt advancing towards an AI-Native SaaS Backbone for Agri-Food Businesses

KhetiBuddy, a global agritech startup working with agri-food supply chains, announced the launch of Verdnt, its next-generation enterprise SaaS platform, marking the company’s strategic direction towards building an AI-native SaaS backbone for mid-to-large agribusinesses op...

Cropin Launches AI-First Digital Transformation Ecosystem with Google, BCG, Wipro, The Weather Company, and Planet Labs

Cropin, the world’s largest deployed AI platform for food and agriculture, announced the launch of the ‘Cropin Ecosystem’ to reduce the risks and uncertainties associated with one of the world’s most unpredictable yet vital industries. Nurtured as Cropin’s flagship proj...

AI-Powered Farms and the Future of Grid Reliability

The future of grid management is increasingly software-defined, data-driven, and AI-orchestrated. By combining AI with distributed energy resource management, Yield Energy is unlocking agricultural operations as a new class of grid resource, measurable, dispatchable, and utility-grade. Speaking to A...

Trust, Inclusion, and Field-Readiness Must Guide AI Adoption at Scale in Agriculture, Say Ecosystem Leaders at SahAI Symposium 2026

India’s agricultural transformation is entering a decisive new phase, one where artificial intelligence is no longer confined to research labs or pilot projects, but is steadily becoming an integral part of on-farm decision-making, market planning, and risk mitigation for millions of farmers. ...

SAP and Syngenta Announce Partnership to Scale AI-Assisted Agriculture

SAP SE and Syngenta, a global leader in agricultural innovation, announced a multi-year strategic technology partnership to accelerate AI-assisted innovation across Syngenta’s global operations.   The partnership will embed artificial intelligence at the core of Syngenta’s ent...

AI, Traceability and the Future of Indian Coffee Exports

As climate volatility reshapes plantation agriculture and global markets tighten sustainability and traceability norms, the role of artificial intelligence in crop decision-making is moving from experimentation to necessity. In this interview with AI Spectrum and Agrospectrum, Sooraj Kandathil Babu,...

Aptean Leads Next Generation of AI-Driven ERP for Food and Beverage Industry

Frost & Sullivan announced that Aptean, a global leader in AI-powered enterprise software for industrial sectors, has been recognised with the 2026 Global Technology Innovation Leadership Recognition in the AI-powered ERP for the Food and Beverage industry, for its outstanding achievem...

CSIRO and University of Leeds Launch AI Tool to Turn Agrifood Waste into Sustainable Protein

Researchers at Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, and the University of Leeds in the UK have partnered to develop a new AI-powered platform aimed at transforming global agrifood waste into sustainable, high-quality protein, helping strengthen food security and advance the circular bio...

SAP and Syngenta Partners to Scale AI-Assisted Agriculture

SAP SE and Syngenta, a global leader in agricultural innovation, announced a multiyear strategic technology partnership to accelerate AI-assisted innovation across Syngenta’s global operations. The partnership will embed artificial intelligence at the core of Syngenta’s enterprise, mode...

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