• How traditional knowledge powers crop yields.

• Better genetics and how policy is playing a part

• Money follows value as we learn from Francis Ford

• Using symbiosis to promote energy efficiency.

• Turning mushrooms into protein ingredients.

• How financial instruments made Fernando successful.

• A product that cuts fertiliser emissions by 88%.

• Proving the farmer in Europe is quite techy.

• A successful AI-driven research project.

• Vertical farming boosts cost competitiveness.

• An unconventional AgTech we can learn from.

• How a couple are changing the game in agriculture.

• How fake news leads to organic pest control.

• American trailblazer that cracked seed treatment.

• How one tiny country is feeding the world.

• A trusted AgTech name just took the guesswork away.

• Storage intelligence just got better

• Two farmers in Portugal thrive despite water scarcity.

In the majority of EU Member States, agricultural land is expected to decrease not only due to land-use changes in favour of urban expansion and afforestation but also to land abandonment processes. But how far could this trend extend before stabilizing or reversing?

The EU is really stepping up with its Single Use Plastics Directive and Circular Economy Action Plan, driving a move away from those pesky persistent pollutants. Mycelium packaging is the future, and it's being grown on a nearby farm.

I’ve noticed some amazing teams get stuck for months, trying to perfect the model, the pitch deck, and the prototype. Farming really shows us a straightforward reality: things are never just right.

For AgTech investors watching robotics transform terrestrial farming, aquaculture offers a compelling parallel with faster adoption cycles and clearer ROI. Which land-based agricultural challenges could benefit from similar autonomous, data-driven solutions?

We've been asking the wrong questions. It's not just "can we grow enough food?" or even "can we grow it sustainably?" The question is: can we grow food that nourishes both body and brain, supports both farmer mental health and consumer cognitive resilience?

"If we're not smart about resources, we won't survive as entrepreneurs," she explained, and I understood then—this isn't just farming. It's engineering a sustainable future, one innovation at a time.

McKinsey reveals 5 signals separating AgTech winners from the walking dead. The last three will surprise you:

Integration beats innovation - farm management + precision hardware wins

39% farmer adoption openness - but only if you solve input cost crisis

In today’s rapidly evolving European AgTech landscape, the future is full of unknown unknowns. Being curious and flexible really helps when dealing with all this uncertainty.

Our 1st segment of a 3-part McKinsey study on AgTech adoption offers invaluable information on how to deal with uncertainties.

This is a really important moment. Europe is facing a serious shortage of agricultural workers, and with the climate becoming more unpredictable, the old ways of timing harvests just aren't cutting it anymore.

$3.41B spray drone market. The $1B unicorn myth killing AgTech. Europe's 8.5M tonne seaweed revolution. The Yield Lab's 93% survival rate across 100 companies.

"Opportunities don't happen, you create them."

AI-powered precision irrigation is transforming agriculture by using sensors, data, and machine learning to deliver the right amount of water at the right time. The result? Higher yields, less waste, and a more sustainable way to feed a growing world.

Agriculture’s future blends AI and farmers: data augments intuition, forging resilient food systems—partnership over replacement, precision supporting stewardship and livelihoods.

In 2015, inside a cramped University of Texas at Austin dormitory, aerospace engineering student Arthur Erickson was tinkering with drones. He had an idea that would change the way the world farms forever.

AgTech startups operating in Europe cannot afford to ignore France's covert rewriting of the rules for agricultural tech platforms. The government is fostering an environment where platforms can flourish by integrating digital tools with support.