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📆 The open call of I3-4-BIOFERTILIZERS will open on September 1st 2025! I3-4-BIOFERTILIZERS project focus on boosting cooperation between different European regions to promote bio-fertilizers and a circular bioeconomy. It aims to close the gap between more and less developed regions and encourage sustainable agriculture across Europe. 🟢 As part of the project, a call for projects will be launched on September 1st to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the biofertilizer sector to enable diversification of products and services promoting the deployment of innovations on the market. This call for projects is addressed to SMEs specialized in products, tools or services in the biofertilizers sector, whose winners will benefit from financial support up to €60,000. 💻 The project partners will organize an online information session to present the open calls on the 9th September 2025 at 14:00 CET. Link for subscription 👉 https://lnkd.in/dfn8rkha

📆 The open call of I3-4-BIOFERTILIZERS will open on September 1st 2025! I3-4-BIOFERTILIZERS project focus on boosting cooperation between different European regions to promote bio-fertilizers and a circular bioeconomy. It aims to close the gap between more and less developed regions and encourage sustainable agriculture across Europe. 🟢 As part of the project, a call for projects will be launched on September 1st to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the biofertilizer sector to enable diversification of products and services promoting the deployment of innovations on the market. This call for projects is addressed to SMEs specialized in products, tools or services in the biofertilizers sector, whose winners will benefit from financial support up to €60,000. 💻 The project partners will organize an online information session to present the open calls on the 9th September 2025 at 14:00 CET. Link for subscription 👉 https://lnkd.in/dfn8rkha

🚜🌱 Funding Opportunity: AgriInnovate Program 🌱🚜 The AgriInnovate Program, under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP), is now accepting applications on a continuous basis until March 31, 2028 (or until funding is fully committed). This program provides repayable contributions of up to $5 million to support the commercialization, demonstration, and adoption of innovative agricultural and agri-food technologies and processes. ✅ Open to Canadian for-profit organizations ✅ Focused on innovations that boost sector competitiveness and sustainability ✅ Eligible activities include:  • Commercialization of new agri-tech  • Demonstration through sample production or showcase sites  • Adoption of commercially ready technologies and processes If you’re driving innovation in agriculture and agri-food, this program could help scale your impact. 🌾 #AgriInnovate #AgriFood #SustainableAgriculture #Innovation #FundingOpportunity #Grants #Funding #GrantSynergy #CanadaAgriculture #Agriculture #Agri #Sustainability

🚀 Top 10 Biostimulant Breakthroughs Driving the Future of Agriculture 🌱 The biostimulant sector is moving faster than ever, reshaping crop resilience, nutrient uptake, and yield quality across global markets. From UK startups like SugaROx accelerating field trials, to EU approvals from Chengdu New Sun Crop Science and SEIPASA, to AI-powered innovation with Syngenta and TraitSeq - #biostimulants are unlocking new opportunities for sustainable, high-performance farming. 🌍 Read the full story here: https://lnkd.in/eqwAtDnH The future of #agriculture is being defined by collaboration, #sustainability, and science-driven solutions. 👉 Which biostimulant innovations do you think will make the biggest impact by 2030? #Agribusiness #SustainableAg #AgTech #CropScience

AgriBusiness Global - Top 3 Tips As Managing Director of Nuvelis Agro, José Alfredo García is helping to reshape agriculture through innovative and sustainable biosolutions. He shares his top three tips for building a global agtech brand, expanding into international markets, and forging partnerships that support long-term growth and sustainability.

🚀 Big News from Stout Industrial Technology, Inc. This week, we’re bringing Smart Rate Fertilization to growers in Quebec. 🌱 For decades, fertilizer has been applied broadly and uniformly—ignoring the fact that no two plants are alike. With Smart Rate, that changes. 👉 Our vision technology individually doses thousands of plants, giving each one exactly what it needs—no more, no less. 👉 The result: stronger yields, greater uniformity, and vegetables of unmatched quality. 👉 The impact: a clear market advantage for growers and a smarter, more sustainable future for agriculture. At Stout, we believe precision is the new standard in specialty crops. Quebec is just the beginning. Special thanks to TERAPRO for all of their ongoing support in Quebec! #SmartRate #AgTech #Innovation #Sustainability #StoutIndustrialTechnology

𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 ☕🌍 𝐂𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬 face mounting climate risks which threaten both yields and livelihoods. Despite many training programmes promoting 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞-𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 often remains 𝐥𝐨𝐰. 📑 Conventional training delivers a full package of practices all at once, which farmers may find difficult to take up. In our study, we evaluated the 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡, a new model which introduces climate-smart and good agriculture practices in 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐬 — starting with basic measures and moving towards more resource-intensive ones. 🔍 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲 1. We compare 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝, 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐔𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚, where both 𝐑𝐨𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐜𝐚 coffee are grown, capturing direct and indirect effects.  2. We use a new 𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧-𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐱, going beyond binary measures of adoption.  3. We link 𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 (not just training participation) to yields and revenues using robust impact methods.  📊 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 (𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠) ✔️ Sequenced training did not shift behaviour in the longer run; Adoption was similar across treated, spillover, and comparison farmers (~46%), and overall adoption dropped in higher, more resource- and labour-intensive steps  ✔️ Yet, farmers adopting 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐟 of the recommended practices achieved ~23% higher yields and ~32% higher coffee revenue.  💡 𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲  Sequencing training may reduce adoption barriers compared with one-off bundles, but 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐬 still limit uptake beyond basic sustainability practices, calling for 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, targeted training, and innovative solutions for access to 𝐢𝐧𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐬 and 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 — particularly for resource-constrained farmers. 📖 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: https://lnkd.in/dNBdCxKV #Uganda #Publication #ClimateSmartPractices #CoffeeProduction #GIZ #GOPAgroup Tobias Schmolke, Christina Hembrock, Hristina Aleksandrova - Friedrich, Ibtissam SAHIR, GOPA Consulting Group

Strengthening NZ’s Ag & Hort Innovation – Why PGG Wrightson’s New Research Station Matters. PGG Wrightson Ltd’s investment in a new R&D site in Hastings is an important signal for New Zealand’s food and fibre sector. From our perspective working across the life sciences, the significance lies in three areas: ● Locally relevant research: Trials and demonstrations designed for New Zealand’s unique growing conditions and challenges. ● A platform for collaboration: A hub where industry partners, researchers, and growers can work together to trial, validate, and showcase solutions. ● Confidence in the sector’s future: An investment that helps safeguard regional competitiveness and adaptability in the face of climate, biosecurity, and market pressures. Innovation in agriculture and horticulture cannot rely solely on offshore agendas. This move highlights the value of research that is globally informed but locally grounded. For New Zealand’s ag and hort audiences, it’s a timely reminder that maintaining a strong science and technology base here is critical to delivering the productivity, sustainability, and market outcomes the sector needs. https://lnkd.in/g3Vkxig8

🔬Boosting Seed Vigour Using Azotobacter 🚀 During my recent laboratory practicals, I successfully isolated Azotobacter from a soil sample and observed its impact on seed germination. Seeds treated with Azotobacter showed a dramatic increase in seed vigour, with seedlings displaying nearly double the length compared to untreated controls Why is this important? Azotobacter is a free-living nitrogen-fixing bacterium that enriches the soil and boosts plant growth naturally. Its application not only improves seed germination rates but also supports sustainable agriculture by reducing dependency on chemical fertilizers. Key Takeaways: 1) Encourages rapid and robust seedling development 2) Promotes eco-friendly, sustainable farming practices 3) Highlights the vital role of beneficial soil microbes in crop productivity Reflecting on the Experience: Stepping into the world of beneficial soil microbes has shown me that innovation starts with curiosity and hands-on exploration. The eco-friendly promise of Azotobacter doesn’t just represent improved seedling growth, but a vision for sustainable farming where nature itself leads the way. Grateful for this hands-on learning opportunity and excited to contribute to innovative solutions in agri-biotechnology! 🌱🔬

Biological innovation is reshaping agriculture and playing a vital role in the transition to a more sustainable food system. At Croda, we see this as part of a bigger journey, where smart science is unlocking new ways to meet the needs of a growing population while protecting the planet’s resources. Our recently launched report ‘Navigating the future of innovative ingredients’ sets out how emerging technologies and sustainability will shape industries over the next 25 years. Within agriculture, biologicals stand out as a powerful example of how science and nature can work together to deliver meaningful impact. From crop protection to soil health, our expertise in formulation and ingredient innovation ensures we can help partners bring forward solutions that deliver lasting benefits. This is how we continue to push boundaries and make a positive difference, today and for generations to come. Poliana Gustavson, Global Marketing Manager, explains Croda’s role in advancing biological formulations, their benefits for farmers and the key challenges in using them. Read the full report here: https://lnkd.in/en4QqvCU Croda Agriculture #SmartScience #Innovation