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Versatile RobotX, a University of Essex spinโout based in Colchester, raised over โฌ1.17โฏmillion from the British Design Fund, Innovate UK and Defra to move its AIโdriven field robots from trials to commercial deployment,โฆ https://t.co/kG1sfvWXgW #Funding #1M5M #Agritech
17 August 2026 ร 07h40
View on X โTractor Gyan
@TractorGyan
ITL is set to establish a 25-acre Global R&D Hub in Greater Noida, strengthening its focus on agricultural innovation and next-generation farming technology. ๐ Read the full story: https://t.co/qBU329rBr3 #ITL #AgriTech #TractorNews #tractorgyan https://t.co/IVTfymV4nM
17 August 2026 ร 07h32
View on X โElias Gbolahan
Nigeriaโs agriculture challenge is not simply a tractor shortage. It is a coordination challenge. A recent conversation around mechanisation in Nigeria made the point clearly: sustainable impact depends on the full system โ equipment access, financing, maintenance, fleet tracking, service coordination and farmer demand โ not just procurement. That lesson travels well across borders. โข Kenya, Ghana, Rwanda and other African ecosystems are now being pushed to move AI solutions from ideation and pilots into deployment. โข Nigeria is seeing renewed momentum around renewable energy for women and youth in agri-food systems. โข Globally, the most useful ideas are increasingly converging: precision data, connected machinery, climate-smart irrigation, digital finance and farmer-centered advisory tools. The opportunity for Africa is not to copy Silicon Valley, the Netherlands, Israel, Brazil or India. It is to combine the best of those approaches with Africaโs own realities: fragmented plots, seasonal cash flow, logistics constraints and millions of smallholder farmers. The winning question is shifting from โHow many machines can we buy?โ to โHow reliably can a farmer access the right service at the right time?โ That is where technology becomes infrastructure โ and where Nigerian innovation can matter globally. Sources: Premium Times on Nigeriaโs mechanisation ecosystem: https://lnkd.in/ecyAZ3zP FAO / Smart Africa Innovate Africa Challenge 2026: https://lnkd.in/etnnjU8D RMI on renewable technology in Nigerian agri-food systems: https://lnkd.in/ecVwB4Gd #Agriculture #AgriTech #Nigeria #Africa #FoodSystems #ClimateSmartAgriculture
17 August 2026 ร 07h30
View on LinkedIn โElvis Frimpong
A few milestones, a lot of learning, and plenty more to build. Itโs been a little while since my last update, but the past few months have been a productive stretch, especially at the intersection of data, technology, and agriculture. Here are a few highlights Iโm proud of: AgriTech Innovation I wrapped up my participation in the GDSS-PSInno AgriTech Innovation Challenge, where our focus was on improving market access and logistics for smallholder vegetable farmers in Ghana. It was a valuable opportunity to think beyond technology and focus on practical problems affecting farmers. Leadership & Growth I also officially graduated from the Aspire Institute Leaders Program. Beyond the knowledge and skills, the experience challenged me to think differently about leadership, collaboration, and personal growth. Building & Technical Growth On the technical side, Iโve continued developing my Connect Page project while strengthening my skills in Python, SQL, Power BI, and data analytics through hands-on projects. Looking back, these aren't just items to tick off a list. Each experience has pushed me to learn something new, solve a different kind of problem, and become more intentional about the kind of work I want to do. Iโm increasingly convinced that the intersection of agriculture, data, and technology is where I want to keep building. And honestly, the journey is just getting started. Whatโs one win, big or small, that youโre celebrating lately? Iโd love to hear about it. #DataAnalytics #AgriTech #Agriculture #DataScience #Python #SQL #PowerBI #Leadership #ContinuousLearning #BuildInPublic
17 August 2026 ร 07h30
View on LinkedIn โPSX Analysis Hub
@PsxAnalysis
#AGLยท _Announcement_ ยท 2026-08-17 Agritech Limited (AGL) has announced that gas supply from SNGPL has been restored, and its Urea Plant has resumed production. This follows an earlier suspension of gas supply. #psx #pax
17 August 2026 ร 07h26
View on X โTransFarm Ventures
@TransFarmVent
๐ฆ Value addition ๐ Agribusiness ๐ Sustainability The future of agriculture belongs to those willing to innovate. Let's inspire the next generation of agricultural leaders. #YouthInAgriculture #Innovation #FutureFarmers #Agritech #Agribusiness #YoungEntrepreneurs #TransFarm
17 August 2026 ร 07h15
View on X โStock aaj or kal
@stockaajorkal
DRONE DESTINATION: 3-YEAR WORK ORDER FROM IPL ๐ โข Receives 3-year work order from Indian Potash Ltd (IPL) to operate 34 agriculture drones โข Deployment across Gujarat & Odisha โข End-to-end operations include certified drone operators and fertilizer/pesticide spraying โข
17 August 2026 ร 07h15
View on X โAGRITECH SUDOE
@AgriTech_SUDOE
๐จ๐ฎ๐น๐ฐ๐ป๐ฌ๐ช๐ฏ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ก @CICYTEX y @Adismonta_ acercan la digitalizaciรณn al territorio con formaciรณn prรกctica sobre redes de sensores y tecnologรญa #LoRaWAN. Mรกs detalle en el siguiente enlace: ๐ https://t.co/cOGbKGlaGP #AgriTech #InterregSudoe #SUDOE
17 August 2026 ร 07h00
View on X โTukutech Company Limited
@Tukutech_
What used to take hours in the field can now look very different. Agriculture is evolving and drone technology is becoming part of that change. #TukuTech #AgriTech #DroneTechnology https://t.co/mKt0p9I8jY
17 August 2026 ร 06h35
View on X โFrench Chamber of Commerce in the Netherlands
[๐๐๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐-๐๐ฎ๐ | ๐๐ฎ ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐๐๐ฒ ๐ฒฬ๐ฐ๐ผโ]ย ๐ฑ Les Pays-Bas, terre dโinnovation agroalimentaire, vont vous faire manger de l'herbe ! ๐๐๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ณ-๐ฏ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ ๐ฅโ๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐, ๐ฌ๐ข ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐๐ฌ, ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ข๐๐ง ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ข๐ซ ๐ฎ๐ง ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐๐ซ-๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ? Aux Pays-Bas, la start-up Grassa | Unlocking the full potential of Grass | Biomass relรจve ce dรฉfi en extrayant des protรฉines haut de gamme et des sucres probiotiques de cette plante, tout en rรฉduisant les รฉmissions dโazote et de phosphate des vaches. Une technologie nรฉe ร lโuniversitรฉ de Wageningen University & Research (lโune des meilleures au monde en agronomie) qui permet aux prairies de produire 1,5 ร 2,5 fois plus de nourriture quโaujourdโhui. Preuve de son impact : Grassa a remportรฉ le Transition Award 2026 de Change Inc. dans la catรฉgorie Alimentation. ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ช๐ฎ๐จ๐ข ๐โ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ซ๐ฬ๐ฏ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ง๐๐ข๐ซ๐ ? Les Pays-Bas regorgent dโherbe, mais son potentiel est sous-exploitรฉ. ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ง ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐ฬ๐๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ : un concentrรฉ protรฉique pour lโalimentation animale (remplaรงant le soja importรฉ) et, ร terme, pour la consommation humaine. Les premiรจres tests dans des barres protรฉinรฉes et des pitas sont prometteurs, avec une autorisation europรฉenne espรฉrรฉe dรจs 2029. ๐๐ง ๐ฆ๐จ๐๐ฬ๐ฅ๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐ง๐๐ง๐ญ-๐ ๐๐ ๐ง๐๐ง๐ญ : les agriculteurs partenaires voient leurs coรปts rรฉduits (moins de dรฉpendance aux importations) et leurs รฉmissions diminuer, tout en bรฉnรฉficiant de revenus supplรฉmentaires grรขce ร la valorisation des protรฉines. Une รฉconomie circulaire oรน chaque acteur y trouve son compte, prouvant que durabilitรฉ et rentabilitรฉ peuvent aller de pair. Comme le souligne Grassa, lโimpact doit รชtre au cลur du business model, pas un simple argument marketing. ๐๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฌ-๐๐๐ฌ, ๐จ๐ง ๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐จ๐ง ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ โ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ๐, ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง. ร mรฉditer pour ceux qui veulent allier รฉcologie et performance ! ๐ "๐ณ๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐-๐ฉ๐๐, ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฬ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐. ๐ต๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฬ๐๐ฬ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ฬ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐."ย ย ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐-๐๐๐๐ : ๐.๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐@๐๐๐๐.๐๐ Slootsmid Cogonez | Creative Intelligence Foodvalley Cumela Lely Fransen Gerrits BV Oost NL Provincie Gelderland #Innovation #AgriTech #PaysBas #Durabilitรฉ Source : Article de Maaike Kooijman pour Change Inc.
17 August 2026 ร 06h30
View on LinkedIn โNEONIC DESIGN
THE GREENHOUSE ROBOT PROJECT IS PROGRESSING SUCCESSFULLY Some time ago, we launched a campaign to support a promising and innovative product idea with pro bono industrial design services. Among the applications we received, we selected the greenhouse robot project submitted by Sistematik Robot for the real-world problem it addresses, its technological potential and the value it could create in agriculture. We did not approach this as a closed design project in which only the final product would be revealed. One of the key conditions of our offer was to share the projectโs development stages, making the process of transforming an industrial design idea into a mature product visible. Sistematik Robot embraced this transparent approach, and our collaboration began on that basis. Today, we are pleased to announce that the project is progressing very successfully. The process began with an assessment of user needs and operating conditions. It is now taking a more tangible form through the development of the product architecture, usage scenarios, fundamental layout decisions and overall design language. Together with Sistematik Robot, we are carrying out a strong product development process in which technological expertise and industrial design advance towards a shared goal. In the coming period, we will continue to share the projectโs different stages, the design challenges we encounter and the solutions we develop. Because we see value not only in the final outcome, but also in the journey and design decisions that lead to it. The development journey of the greenhouse robot continues. New stages are coming soonโฆ NEONIC DESIGN Turning ideas into manufacturable products. #NeonicDesign #SistematikRobot #IndustrialDesign #ProductDesign #ProductDevelopment #GreenhouseRobot #AgriculturalTechnology #AgriTech #Robotics #Innovation #DesignProcess
17 August 2026 ร 06h30
View on LinkedIn โTing Zhao
#AgricultureAdjuvantsMarket is projected to grow from $3.2 billion in 2024 to $6.7 billion by 2034, at a 7.8% CAGR. Growth is driven by rising use of adjuvants to improve crop protection performance, spray coverage, chemical absorption, and application efficiency. Increasing focus on food security, sustainable farming, and precision agriculture is further supporting demand for advanced adjuvant solutions. Click to Request a Sample of this Report for Additional Market Insights: https://lnkd.in/dABRjmyW #agricultureadjuvants #cropprotection #agritech #precisionagriculture #crophealth #smartfarming #agriculturaltechnology #sustainableagriculture #farminnovation #marketresearch
17 August 2026 ร 06h28
View on LinkedIn โlevson getch
@levson_gtech_uk
LEVSONโs graphene heating solution is designed for root-zone warming in greenhouse, horticulture and agricultural projects. sales@levsongroup.com Website: https://t.co/hCmlRjfsud #GreenhouseHeating #SmartAgriculture #Horticulture #Agritech #GrapheneHeating #HVAC #LEVSON https://t.co/mZIiPL00ts
17 August 2026 ร 06h28
View on X โUniversal Ai University
@universalaiuniv
Student ideas. Industry insights. Real-world impact. At the UAi Entrepreneurship Conclave, students pitched ventures across SpaceTech, AgriTech & AI to founders and industry leaders. Ideas. Innovation. Impact. #UAi #Entrepreneurship #Innovation #Startup https://t.co/CMAZpVevCN
17 August 2026 ร 06h23
View on X โNicolas de Brabandรจre
Cette microforรชt est installรฉe dans le parc de l'ITH - Institut Technique Horticole ร Gembloux. Le terrain a รฉtรฉ occupรฉ trรจs longtemps par une serre, qui a รฉtรฉ dรฉmontรฉe. L'institut a souhaitรฉ expรฉrimenter un nouveau modรจle de jardin en ville sur un sol compact et dรฉgradรฉ. Les arbres ont รฉtรฉ plantรฉs en fรฉvrier 2022 avec la participation des รฉtudiants et de riverains. Le grand avantage d'une microforรชt crรฉรฉe selon la mรฉthode Miyawaki est de nรฉcessiter trรจs peu d'entretien. Elle est autonome au bout de 3 ans. Elle continue ร รฉvoluer librement. La microforรชt s'intรจgre bien dans le projet paysager. Le quartier bรฉnรฉficie d'un cadre de vie agrรฉable oรน la nature s'exprime pleinement. Un projet rรฉalisรฉ par Urban Forests, en partenanriat avec les Cercles des Naturalistes de Belgique et Reforest'Action. #foreturbaine #gembloux #natureenville #villejardin #espacevert #methodemiyawaki #microforet #gestiondouce
17 August 2026 ร 06h00
View on LinkedIn โEcoAgriMedia
@EcoAgriMedia
What happens when you put 30 decision-makers in a room with one critical challenge? โIntroducing The Table at #AFSForum2026. โNo keynote lectures. No passive audiences. Just 30โ35 innovators, investors, and agricultural leaders tackling soil health, digital trade, and the future https://t.co/GErPrHrb8n
17 August 2026 ร 05h31
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