Author: Suchetana Choudhuri
The company’s “Future Fit” program exceeded savings targets while strengthening margins and operational performance Cologne-based engine manufacturer Deutz has opened the 2026 financial year with a robust performance, reporting sharp increases in new orders, revenue, and earnings in the first quarter, underscoring continued momentum from its ongoing strategic transformation. The company recorded new orders of €771.0 million, a 41.2 per cent increase compared with the same period in 2025, reflecting renewed demand across key industrial end markets, particularly construction equipment and agricultural machinery. Revenue rose 8.4 per cent year-on-year to €530.0 million, while adjusted EBIT increased by 45.7 per cent…
Agricultural machinery manufacturer Väderstad has unveiled a significant upgrade to its Tempo V 6–12 planter system, reinforcing a broader industry shift toward precision agriculture, input efficiency, and data-driven crop establishment. The updated system, designed for model year 2027, is paired with the front hopper FH 2200 and introduces a suite of engineering refinements aimed at improving fertilizer accuracy, operator visibility, and overall machine ergonomics. At the center of the upgrade is a new metering configuration: the FH 2200 front hopper will now feature four Fenix III metering units, enabling section control and variable-rate fertilizer application across four distinct zones. The…
Early trials suggest struvite-based organomineral blends may enhance nutrient availability in degraded acidic soils As global fertilizer markets remain vulnerable to geopolitical volatility and supply-chain disruption, Brazilian researchers are advancing an unlikely contender in the race for agricultural self-sufficiency: struvite, a phosphorus-rich mineral recovered from swine farming waste. Scientists at Embrapa Agrobiology say the material could emerge as a viable domestic substitute for imported phosphate fertilizers, offering Brazil a pathway to reduce its heavy dependence on foreign agricultural inputs while simultaneously addressing mounting environmental pressures tied to intensive livestock production. The research arrives at a strategically significant moment for Brazilian…
A new pan-African science-policy alliance aimed at reshaping the continent’s food systems has been launched amid growing concern that gains in agricultural production are failing to translate into healthier populations. The initiative, known as the Africa Regional Collaborative for Agriculture, Nutrition and Health, or ANH-ARC, seeks to unite researchers, policymakers, development institutions, and public-health advocates behind a coordinated strategy to combat malnutrition, diet-related diseases, and widening nutritional inequality across Africa. Its official unveiling in Accra gathered stakeholders from Africa, Europe, and North America in what organizers described as an attempt to recalibrate the continent’s food systems agenda away from fragmented…
The initiative includes plans for a national livestock diversity database and future gene bank development to support sustainable breeding systems In a significant step toward modernising livestock governance and preserving indigenous animal diversity, Nigeria’s federal government has approved a new suite of harmonised genetic-resource protocols designed to strengthen the country’s breeding systems, improve livestock resilience, and prevent the gradual disappearance of native animal breeds. The initiative marks one of the country’s most comprehensive institutional efforts yet to formalise the conservation and management of Animal Genetic Resources (AnGR), a sector increasingly viewed as critical to food security, climate adaptation, and long-term…
Developed in partnership with Kasetsart University and the Thailand International Cooperation Agency, the project aims to strengthen regional food-production capacity In a fresh signal of deepening South–South cooperation around food security and agricultural modernization, Thailand and Nigeria are moving forward with plans to establish a new sustainable agriculture and aquaculture training hub designed to serve not only Nigeria, but the broader West African region. The initiative, formally titled the Thai–Nigeria Sustainable Agricultural Technology Learning Centre, is set to rise within the grounds of the Federal Cooperative College following a high-level site inspection led by Thirapath Mongtolnaun, Thailand’s ambassador to Nigeria.…
With fertilizer markets rattled by geopolitical disruptions, Loop Chemicals is positioning ammonia production closer to end users across the United States As geopolitical instability once again exposes the fragility of global fertilizer markets, a new generation of climate-industrial startups is attempting to redraw the map of ammonia production—moving it away from sprawling centralized complexes and closer to the fields that ultimately depend on it. Among the latest entrants is Loop Chemicals, a venture emerging from the Massachusetts Climatetech Studio, which has secured a license for advanced thermochemical looping ammonia technology developed by Sandia National Laboratories in collaboration with Arizona State…
In the windswept farmlands of Northern Europe, where sustainability has become both political doctrine and agricultural necessity, Denmark is orchestrating an unlikely transformation around one of farming’s most understated crops The initiative arrives at a moment when global food systems stand at a delicate crossroads. Governments are under intensifying pressure to reduce agricultural emissions without compromising productivity, while farmers contend with increasingly erratic weather patterns, degraded soils, and rising input costs. Against that backdrop, Denmark is positioning oats not merely as a cereal grain, but as a strategic instrument in the architecture of climate-neutral agriculture. Already celebrated as one of…
EPA-approved Verpixo Fungicide aims to address growing resistance challenges in Cercospora Leaf Spot In a significant advancement for crop protection science and sustainable agriculture, Corteva Agriscience has announced the launch of Verpixo fungicide, powered by Adavelt active, a next-generation disease control solution designed to combat Cercospora leaf spot (CLS), one of the most economically damaging fungal threats to U.S. sugarbeet production. Approved for use by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and available beginning in the 2026 growing season, Verpixo introduces a new Fungicide Resistance Action Committee (FRAC) Group 21 mode of action, providing growers with a novel tool to strengthen…
In a decisive move aimed at reshaping the architecture of global agricultural distribution, welzo Co. Ltd. has announced a strategic equity investment in SECAI MARCHE Inc., accompanied by the formation of a trilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) involving its subsidiary JAHT Co. Ltd. to accelerate agricultural expansion, supply chain integration, and digital commerce development across Southeast Asia. The alliance brings together more than a century of agricultural expertise with next-generation digital logistics infrastructure, uniting traditional production systems and modern e-commerce platforms in a shared ambition: to build a seamless, transparent, and high-efficiency food distribution network spanning producers and consumers across…