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  • Patrick Muriithilinkedin
    Nvidia just bought Hugging Face for $12.9 billion. Here's why smallholder farmers should care. The AI quietly transforming African agriculture, crop disease detection from a phone photo, yield prediction from satellite imagery, credit scoring for farmers with no bank statements, mostly runs on open-source models. Models a small team can download, fine-tune on local crops and local data, and deploy without a Silicon Valley budget. Hugging Face was the front door to all of that. Now the world's biggest chipmaker owns it. Maybe nothing changes. Nvidia profits when more people build. But agriculture in emerging markets has learned this lesson before with seeds and fertilizer: when the inputs get consolidated, the smallest players pay the price. For those of us building AI for smallholder finance, the takeaway is clear: Fine-tune and own your models. A crop-yield model trained on Ethiopian teff or Kenyan maize is an asset no acquisition can take from you. The real moat was never the base model, it's the local data and the trust of the farmers behind it. The next decade of agricultural AI in Africa shouldn't depend on decisions made in a boardroom in Santa Clara. #AgriTech #AI #FinancialInclusion #Smallholders #Africa #AgriFinance
    4 September 2026
  • Serge Zakalinkedin
    [GRAPHIQUE 1] L’été 2026 est, de loin, le + chaud jamais observé en France, devançant 2003 de 0,8°C. Seulement 5 jours sous les normales, contre 86 au-dessus. Il laisse derrière lui une agriculture en lambeaux et des écosystèmes à l’agonie. Le froid durable sous les normes n'existe clairement plus depuis 5 ans en France. Avec +3.8°C en juin, +3.7°C en juillet et +3.3°C en août, jamais la France n'avait enchainé de telles anomalies. Et la chaleur fera son reto ur dès le début du mois de septembre, de façon durable, notamment dans le sud de la France… L’été météorologique s’achève, mais nous sommes loin d’être tirés d’affaire. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [GRAPHIQUE 2, CARTE 3 et CARTE 4] En termes d’intensité, la sécheresse de 2026 (courbe noir du graphique) est clairement la plus intense jamais observée en France à l’échelle nationale. À l’échelle régionale, le constat est tout aussi exceptionnel : du Poitou jusqu’à l’Alsace, une vaste partie du pays connaît la sécheresse la plus intense jamais enregistrée (rouge sur la carte). Le retour des pluies ces dix derniers jours a permis de limiter un peu la casse. Mais le répit pourrait être de courte durée : avec le retour de la chaleur début septembre, la sécheresse pourrait de nouveau atteindre des niveaux records pour cette période de l’année (sous 2022 et 1976). En terme de sévérité (intensité * durée), on ne peut pas encore se prononcer, la sécheresse 2026 étant encore loin d'être terminée.
    31 August 2026
  • Serge Zakalinkedin
    Je pense que l’on peut désormais affirmer que la France traverse la plus grandes catastrophe agricole nationale depuis 1945. Sans aide publique, 30 000 à 35 000 exploitations pourraient se retrouver en situation de faillite, soit près de 10 % des exploitations agricoles françaises. C’est monstrueux. Le constat devient donc difficile à éviter : notre modèle agricole n’est pas suffisamment préparé au changement climatique qui arrive. C’est aussi le résultat d’un échec politique collectif : les gouvernements successifs n’ont pas suffisamment pris la mesure de l’ampleur des bouleversements que le changement climatique impose déjà, et imposera demain, à notre agriculture. Voici 3 propositions nationales pour adapter notre agriculture au changement climatique.
    29 August 2026
  • Serge Zakalinkedin
    La fin de la sécheresse (météorologique) a été marquée par le début de la saison des orages méditerranéens offrant un spectacle grandiose durant l'intégralité de la nuit passée. Quelques centaines de photos entre l'Hortus (ici à droite) et le Pic Saint Loup (ici sortant du nuage à gauche), dont de nombreux coups de foudre ramifiés ! Il va me falloir des semaines pour tout traiter !
    20 August 2026
  • Dr. Serge Zaka (Dr. Zarge)x
    Après 70 jours à la suite au-dessus des normes, des milliers de records battus, 5 canicules, 3 vagues de chaleur, demain, c'est enfin fini. Cette fin août se finira avec des températures normales pour la saison. Si la pluie (ENFIN!) fait sont retour sur les côtes de la Manche et https://t.co/57sdYoy1Tn
    18 August 2026

ECOCERT Canada

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🌱 New Guide for Organic Greenhouse Growers | Nouveau guide pour les producteurs serricoles biologiques Ecocert Canada is proud to have collaborated with Ontario Organic, Pro-Cert Organic Systems Ltd., and Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers to create this practical guidebook. It simplifies compliance with the updated Canadian Organic Standards for greenhouses. Ecocert Canada est fier d'avoir collaboré avec Organic Ontario, Pro-Cert et OGVG pour concevoir ce guide pratique. Il simplifie la mise en œuvre des plus récentes Normes biologiques canadiennes pour les serres.

29 July 2026 à 19h28

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Avinesh Luckan

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𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟭 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆, 𝗜 𝗮𝗺 𝗖𝗙𝗢 𝗮𝘁 𝗠𝗚𝗘𝗚 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹. After 20 years in finance, this is a deliberate move. Most of my career sat in construction, manufacturing and agriculture, including 14 years at Liviero. That work taught me how projects actually get built, funded and paid for. I am now applying it to something I believe in. 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗠𝗚𝗘𝗚 𝗜𝗦 𝗕𝗨𝗜𝗟𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚 MGEG is a regenerative biomass energy business. We grow Mackay Variety BanaGrass and convert it into boiler-ready fuel and advanced carbon products that displace coal in industrial heat. The opportunity is substantial. South African industry burns coal for process heat because until now there has been no fuel that competes on delivered cost. Our job is to change that, and we are building the projects that do it across four geographies. That is where I come in. I am building the economics that make these projects fundable: feasibility models across the portfolio, feedstock supply economics, and a delivered cost engine that turns yield, moisture and calorific value into a landed cost per gigajoule. That last number is the one that matters, because the honest test of a biomass project is not the technology. It is whether the fuel lands under the coal price at the boiler door. Ours does. Now we build. 𝗪𝗛𝗬 𝗔𝗚𝗥𝗜𝗗𝗬𝗡𝗔𝗠𝗜𝗫 𝗘𝗫𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗦 Alongside MGEG, I founded AgriDynamix, a farm management, carbon MRV and supply chain platform. The problem is simple. Smallholder farmers sit at the base of almost every agricultural value chain and capture the least of it. Not because they produce less value, but because they cannot measure it, prove it or trade on it. No record of yield. No verified carbon. No data a buyer or financier will accept. AgriDynamix closes that gap: farm management tools, MRV that stands up to scrutiny, and a bridge into the supply chain so the farmer is a counterparty rather than a price taker. 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 Decarbonisation only works if the numbers hold up and the farmer at the bottom of the supply chain gets paid. If you are working on industrial heat, biomass supply or carbon MRV in Africa or Southeast Asia, I would like to talk. #Bioenergy #Biomass #CarbonRemoval #Agritech #ProjectFinance

29 July 2026 à 19h26

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Vandana Azad

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Turning crisis into capability: How a devastating agricultural disaster became the catalyst for Himachal Pradesh’s AgTech evolution. 🌾🚀 The modern agricultural sector often faces severe challenges, from climate impacts to disease outbreaks. However, Himachal Pradesh’s response to apple scab disease serves as a compelling case study in resilience, technology adoption, and policy intervention. In this article, Highbrow Scribes explores how an ecological disaster paved the way for modern agricultural technology and sustainable practices in the region. Recommended read for professionals in AgriTech, policy-making, and sustainable development: 👉 Https://https://lnkd.in/d-JCjKTX #AgriTech #SustainableAgriculture #HimachalPradesh #AgriculturalInnovation #PublicPolicy #Agribusiness #Innovation

29 July 2026 à 19h22

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Parwant Samta

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A productive and insightful interaction with the esteemed leadership of Dr. YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, to explore opportunities for collaboration and present Cropwave's vision for transforming the horticulture ecosystem through technology, innovation, research, and knowledge. Grateful to Dr. Harminder Singh Baweja, Hon'ble Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Anil Handa, OSD to the Vice-Chancellor & Head, Department of Plant Pathology, Prof. (Dr.) K. K. Raina, Scientific Advisor to the Vice-Chancellor, and Dr. Bhupesh Gupta, Senior Scientist, Department of Plant Pathology, for their valuable time and insights. Looking forward to building meaningful collaborations and a more connected, innovative, and future-ready horticulture ecosystem. 🍎🌱 Cropwave | Innovating Horticulture, Empowering the Future #cropwave #horticulture #agritech #innovation #collaboration #uhfnauni

29 July 2026 à 19h22

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YASAG

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Precision farming must reach smallholder farmers, not only large commercial farms. Let’s push for better access, local innovation and practical training. Innovation is not a luxury in agrifood systems. It is the strategy. #YASAG #AgriTech #FoodSecurity

29 July 2026 à 19h04

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Daniel Oluwadamilola Siwoku || Omo Usen MJ

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That's the gap. This is what's shaping how I'm thinking about FarmFlow AI. Not more dashboards. Not more data. Something that turns information into a decision.Because data only matters when it tells you what to do next. Curious what you think? #Agritech #AI #FarmFlowAI

29 July 2026 à 18h32

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FN AgriSolutions

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Geleceğin tarımı bugün başlıyor. 🌱 FN AgriSolutions olarak tarımsal yatırımları ölçülebilir, kontrollü ve sürdürülebilir üretim sistemlerine dönüştürüyoruz. Çözüm alanlarımız: • Tarımsal yatırım ve fizibilite • Kontrollü ortam yetiştiriciliği • İklimlendirme, hassas sulama ve otomasyon • Dijital tarım, CBS, IoT ve veri analitiği • Biyoteknoloji ve izlenebilirlik • Eğitim kurumları için teknolojik bitki yetiştirme sınıfları Doğru ürün, doğru teknoloji ve doğrulanabilir veriyi aynı sistemde buluşturuyoruz. 🌐 https://lnkd.in/df7zRRs4 Engineering Life. Growing Future. #FNAgriSolutions #Agritech #TarımTeknolojileri #AkıllıTarım #KontrollüOrtamTarımı #SürdürülebilirTarım #DijitalTarım

29 July 2026 à 18h29

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Smuti Ranjan Panda

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TraceNet 2.0 - A New Era for Organic Certification in India! Digital transformation is reshaping the organic sector, and TraceNet 2.0 is a significant milestone in that journey. What's New? 👉Modern, user-friendly interface for a better experience 👉End-to-end digital traceability from farm to export 👉 Enhanced security and stronger compliance mechanisms 👉Faster certification workflows with improved efficiency 👉Mobile-enabled access for field inspections and operations 👉Better data accuracy and transparency across the supply chain 👉 Improved connectivity between farmers, certification bodies, processors, and exporters Why It Matters 👉Greater transparency in the organic certification process 👉 Increased confidence among global buyers of Indian organic products 👉Reduced manual effort through streamlined digital processes 👉Stronger collaboration across the organic ecosystem TraceNet 2.0 isn't just a software upgrade—it's a step toward a more transparent, efficient, and globally trusted organic certification ecosystem for India. What feature of TraceNet 2.0 do you think will make the biggest difference for the organic industry? #TraceNet20 #APEDA #OrganicCertification #NPOP #OrganicFarming #DigitalTransformation #Traceability #Agritech #Exports #Sustainability #Compliance #India

29 July 2026 à 18h29

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CropZenix

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🌱 DON’T JUST INVEST. INVEST IN THE FUTURE OF FOOD. 🌿 CropZeniX brings modern farming and technology together to create new possibilities for sustainable growth. Your future starts today. Grow • Innovate • Succeed #CropZeniX #FutureOfFarming #SmartFarming #AgriTech https://t.co/EyHvqqNB4g

29 July 2026 à 18h03

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BFM Grand Littoral

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À Rang-du-Fliers, le projet Tropicalia à 100 millions d'euros ne verra pas le jour. Faute de financement, son créateur espère créer sa serre tropicale de 20 000m² à l'étranger. Une déception pour les élus locaux et certains habitants, une victoire pour les opposants écologistes. https://t.co/Jy0cmDmFaa

29 July 2026 à 17h36

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BFM Grand Lille

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À Rang-du-Fliers, le projet Tropicalia à 100 millions d'euros ne verra pas le jour. Faute de financement, son créateur espère créer sa serre tropicale de 20 000m² à l'étranger. Une déception pour les élus locaux et certains habitants, une victoire pour les opposants écologistes. https://t.co/ja1Yt4YOF5

29 July 2026 à 17h36

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Yogesh Sharma

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🥔🌾 Huge Growth Opportunity for Agri-Tech, Input, & Equipment Brands! 🚜 The Punjab Potato Growers Association is hosting the Kisan Mela 2026, bringing together top-tier progressive farmers from Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh. ### 💡 Why You Should Showcase Your Brand Here: These aren't just potato growers—they are North India’s most forward-thinking, large-scale agriculturalists. Beyond high-tech potato cultivation, they manage extensive rotations of Paddy, Wheat, Maize, and Commercial Crops. If your business provides solutions in: 🚜 Advanced Farm Machinery & Implements (Tractors, harvesters, laser levelers, precision seeders) 🧬 Crop Inputs & Seeds (Paddy, wheat, maize varieties, fertilizers, bio-stimulants, crop protection) 📡 Ag-Tech & Automation (Drones, IoT soil sensors, smart irrigation, farm management software) ❄️ Post-Harvest & Cold Chain Infrastructure ...this is your direct gateway to high-intent buyers ready to adopt modern agricultural technologies! ### 📌 Event Details: 📅 Date: Thursday, 20th August 2026 📍 Venue: Mehal Mubarak Resort, Raikot Road, Mullanpur Dakha (Distt. Ludhiana, Punjab) ❄️ Venue Facility: Fully AC Hall 🍲 Hospitality: Special arrangements for Langar ### 🚨 Book Your Stall Today! Position your brand in front of the region's top agricultural decision-makers. Stalls are limited! 📞 For Stall Booking & Inquiries: +91 99141-16365 +91 89681-50068 +91 81461-44100 Jagdeep Singh Join them in empowering progressive farming across North India! 🌾🤝 #KisanMela2026 #AgriBusiness #Agritech #PunjabAgriculture #FarmExhibition #AgriculturalMachinery #CropProtection #SmartFarming #AgricultureIndia #LudhianaEvents #PotatoGrowers #CropRotation

29 July 2026 à 17h23

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Maria Khurram

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The Next Wave of Innovation Is Growing Agriculture is becoming one of Canada's most exciting technology sectors. Innovation isn't limited to software or artificial intelligence. Agriculture is evolving through smart technologies that improve efficiency, reduce resource use, and support resilient food systems. Hydroponics is helping drive this transformation by bringing technology and sustainability together. 🚀 Which industry do you think will shape Canada's future over the next decade? #CanadianInnovation #AgriTech #Hydroponics #Meadowsburg #FutureEconomy #InnovationLeadership

29 July 2026 à 17h21

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CropBid

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Excited to share that CropBid has been accepted into the Sarvam AI Startup Program, with 25,000 in API credits to build with. Here's why this matters to us: Most of the farmers we build for don't type. They talk. And they talk in their mother tongue — not English. Every "simple" app flow we design quietly assumes literacy in a language and a keyboard that a large part of rural India doesn't use. Sarvam's speech-to-text, text-to-speech, and chat models let us drop that assumption entirely. A farmer should be able to ask what his produce is selling for today, list a lot, or check a bid — by speaking, in his own language, and hearing the answer back the same way. That's what these credits go toward: making CropBid usable by voice, end to end. Grateful to the Sarvam team for backing early builders. Plenty to ship from here. Karan, Nivin, Vikram, Mansi, Suhani, Founder Startup House, DSH Ventures, India 2047 Ventures, Nation Core Labs. #SarvamAI #Agritech #VoiceAI

29 July 2026 à 17h20

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SreeNandini Seshadri

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Why $116M Deeptech Giant Absolute Bet on Bioscience Over Agritech Apps 🚜🧬 Most agritech startups built digital marketplaces or basic advisory apps. Gurugram-based Absolute took a radically different path: they turned to deep bioscience and plant biology to solve global agricultural crises. Backed by over $116M from Tiger Global and Peak XV, Absolute built a multi-vertical biosolutions ecosystem (spanning Inera, Upaj, and Silkroute) powered by their proprietary Nature Intelligence Platform. The Brief Playbook: Inera (Bio-Inputs): Replaces synthetic chemical fertilizers and toxic pesticides with bio-abled formulations, bio-stimulants, and microbial solutions. Upaj (Farmer Ecosystem): Delivers rapid soil health testing, customized DIY crop insurance, and precision agronomic advisory to de-risk farming. Silkroute™ (Global Trade): Connects growers directly to high-margin international markets and verified cross-border buyers across 25+ countries. The Catch is....... Bio-inputs are the future of sustainable agriculture, but they face a brutal environmental wall: Micro-climatic efficacy variance. Synthetic chemicals provide predictable, immediate pest suppression regardless of soil conditions. In contrast, biological inputs (beneficial fungi, microbials, bio-stimulants) depend heavily on ambient humidity, soil pH, organic carbon content, and existing soil microbiomes. A bio-pesticide or bio-fertilizer that performs brilliantly in lab trials can see erratic efficacy when applied in hot, degraded open-field soils. Scaling deep science inputs requires intensive ground-level agronomic handholding and soil preparation—it cannot be achieved through digital distribution alone. #Agritech #Absolute #Bioscience #Inera #Upaj #Horticulture #SupplyChain #BioInputs #Deeptech

29 July 2026 à 17h14

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Koppert Canada Limited

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Aphids don't stand a chance. 🐝🌱 Aphipar contains Aphidius colemani, a highly effective parasitoid wasp that targets aphids before populations can explode. Once established, these beneficials work continuously throughout the crop, providing sustainable, long-term aphid control. Nature's solution to one of the greenhouse industry's most persistent pests. Les pucerons n'ont aucune chance. 🐝🌱 Aphipar contient Aphidius colemani, une guêpe parasitoïde très efficace qui cible les pucerons avant que leurs populations ne prolifèrent. Une fois installés, ces auxiliaires agissent en continu sur l'ensemble de la culture, assurant une protection durable contre les pucerons. La solution naturelle contre l'un des ravageurs les plus tenaces des serres. #Aphipar #AphidControl #AphidiusColemani #BiologicalControl #IPM #BeneficialInsects #GreenhouseGrowing #SustainableAgriculture #WorkingWithNature

29 July 2026 à 17h01

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