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1 week ago | 
agtechnavigator.com | Oliver Morrison |Amanda Lim
The question is important given autonomous vehicles in agriculture face adoption challenges, although they are becoming increasingly popular. While autonomous vehicles offer potential benefits like increased efficiency and safety, they also present hurdles such as high costs, lack of digital infrastructure, and concerns about job displacement.
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1 week ago | 
agtechnavigator.com | Oliver Morrison |Amanda Lim
Danish start-up AgriRobot, which develops safety software for autonomous agricultural vehicles, has joined a new project to advance farm robotics across Europe. The AgRibot project, which has received a €4.97 million grant from the European Commission, hopes to address some of the most pressing challenges in European agriculture. These include labour shortages, unsafe working conditions, and demand for enhanced productivity and greater sustainability.
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3 weeks ago | 
agtechnavigator.com | Amanda Lim |Oliver Morrison
The Illinois-based company was founded in 2016 by Chinmay Soman and Girish Chowdhary to address labour challenges in agriculture with artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics. “We want to practice agriculture with fewer people, but we don’t want to lose the human skill and care that goes into small scale farming,” said Soman, CEO of the company. The company is currently finalising a $5 million funding round led by The Yield Lab and co-investor SEEDS Capital.
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3 weeks ago | 
agtechnavigator.com | Amanda Lim |Oliver Morrison |Jane Byrne
JAH Cultura’s proprietary ceramic alloy, called Unitatem CULTURA, has been shown to enhance water, soil, and cell growth. The Singapore-based company conducted an experiment at the Aquaculture Innovation Centre (AIC), which explored the application of Unitatem CULTURA to enhance white leg shrimp growth within a controlled, modular closed recirculation aquaculture system (RAS). The experimental tanks contained Unitatem CULTURA spindle gears, which treated the water.
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1 month ago | 
agtechnavigator.com | Amanda Lim |Oliver Morrison
These “golden recipes” encompass a detailed descriptions of multiple factors including genetics, nutrients, light, humidity, temperature, handling processes, and target outputs. These are gleaned from the insights of Japan’s local traditional farmers and used to grow crops in controlled environment agriculture (CEA) systems.
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1 month ago | 
agtechnavigator.com | Oliver Morrison |Amanda Lim
ZAG is calling for solutions that strengthen climate resilience across food systems, drive meaningful decarbonisation, and enhance orchard productivity. In its first year, ZAG received over 100 submissions from more than 15 countries, with 11 projects moving into pilot programmes. Biochar, chemical signature analysis and microwave sensing Zespri works with more than 4,000 growers around the world to bring fruit to more than 50 countries.
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1 month ago | 
cosmeticsdesign-europe.com | Kirsty Doolan |Amanda Lim |Horphag Research |Citrine Informatics
As the hair care category continues to become more ‘skin-ified’ and more science-driven, we heard from Scientist Innovation & Research at Dutch hair care company Keune Haircosmetics, Vincent van’t Hof, who will be speaking about the topic at the In-Cosmetics Global event in Amsterdam in April. Cosmetics Design-Europe (CDE): What can you tell us about the future of haircare?
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1 month ago | 
agtechnavigator.com | Amanda Lim |Oliver Morrison |Gary Scattergood
In March, US-headquartered firm Agrovision delivered its first premium berry harvest under the Chinese label Meiyili (美益粒). The premium blueberries, grown locally in Yunnan in nine months, sold out within 24 hours of hitting the market, underscoring China’s growing appetite for blueberries. “The rising demand for blueberries in China can be tied to increasing health consciousness and a preference for nutrient-dense, fresh snacks.
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1 month ago | 
cosmeticsdesign.com | Cassandra Stern |Amanda Lim |Aptar Beauty
The global skin care market is projected to reach $189.3 billion by 2025, according to market research firm Statista, with microbiome-focused products emerging as a major growth segment. Recognizing this shift, Dakota Biotech, through its brand LaFlore, has introduced a Skin Health Testing Kit designed to provide consumers with deeper insights into their skin microbiome.
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1 month ago | 
agtechnavigator.com | Oliver Morrison |Amanda Lim |Jane Byrne
Carbon removal developer Arbonics has launched in Sweden through a strategic partnership with Treebula, the country’s largest digital forestry marketplace. This collaboration aims to provides Swedish forest owners access to a new revenue stream from forest protection through carbon credits, allowing them to earn from the increased carbon storage in their forests. Sweden’s forests form Europe’s largest carbon sink, covering two-thirds of the country and play a crucial role in carbon sequestration.
