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Agriculture & Food · 3 min read

AI and CRISPR Are Engineering Crops That Survive Heat, Drought, and Floods

AgTech startups Vylor and Rainbow Crops are using machine learning to identify gene targets and CRISPR to edit them, compressing the development of climate-resilient crops from a decade to under three years.

3h ago

Agriculture & Food · 4 min read

Why Farmers Must Be Able to Override AI Crop Recommendations

Agricultural AI tools that issue planting and pesticide recommendations without explanation or override mechanisms pose a direct risk to food security, according to new policy analysis.

6d ago

Agriculture & Food · 4 min read

Agriculture 2026: AI Moves From Hype to Measurable ROI — and Farmers Are Demanding Proof

Variable-rate technology, AI yield prediction, and smart irrigation are delivering quantified savings in documented cases — though climate volatility and the digital divide challenge global adoption.

Jun 9

Agriculture & Food · 4 min read

AI Precision Agriculture Is Booming — But 80% of the World's Farmers Could Be Left Behind

AI precision agriculture tools are delivering real gains on commercial farms, but the 80% of the world's farmers who operate smallholder plots face structural barriers the technology wasn't designed to address.

Jun 7

Agriculture & Food · 4 min read

AI Is Managing 70 Million Hectares of Farmland Across 30 Countries. The Pilot Phase Is Over.

AI-powered precision agriculture platforms are no longer experimental — they're actively managing 70 million hectares of cropland across 30 countries, confirmed by $15 billion in AgTech investment in 2025.

Jun 5

Agriculture & Food · 3 min read

2026 Is the Proof Year for Precision Agriculture AI — Farmers Are Demanding Real ROI

The global AI-in-agriculture market hit $3.37 billion in 2026, up 24.5% — and farm operators are done accepting pilot results. They want documented ROI, and vendors are now under pressure to deliver it.

May 16