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The theme of the 46th World Food Day, which takes place on Friday, is "Innovation Today, Food Security Tomorrow." The item describes artificial intelligence moving from laboratories to fields in China.
Read the original →Farmers will get access to government schemes along with agricultural advice, weather, pest management information and market price signals.
Read the original →Facilitators at the 2027 Managers Academy for Dairy Professionals, presented by Professional Dairy Producers (PDP), will lead sessions on using artificial intelligence and similar tools. The sessions will show how the tools can simplify incoming data, sharpen decision-making and free up time for critical thinking.
Read the original →Mobile phones, artificial intelligence and social media help farmers improve poultry production, reduce livestock mortality, access markets and cut farming costs.
Read the original →The Democratic Republic of Congo is exploring cooperation with France on connectivity, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity. It aims to strengthen its digital infrastructure and protect Internet users. The country has adopted a digital economy policy and a national AI strategy.
Read the original →Google is partnering with Hyderabad-based ICRISAT and a few other organisations around the world to bring AI to farming. The company hopes AI-led research will help Indian farmers deal with climate change better.
Read the original →India launched the MANAV Framework in 2026 in response to concerns about ethical use, data sovereignty and accountability in unregulated AI expansion. Prime Minister Narendra Modi formally unveiled it during the India AI Impact Summit, 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. The framework was conceptualized by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).
Read the original →Kagome announced it has begun joint research with US agricultural technology company Heritable Agriculture on vegetable variety development. The AI is intended to make the discovery and evaluation of gene candidates linked to disease resistance more efficient. Heritable runs an AI platform that analyzes diverse biological data such as DNA and RNA in an integrated way.
Read the original →SACMOTs, based in Fukuoka, Japan, has been selected for the PwC Foundation's spring 2026 grant program. The grant falls under the foundation's food systems category. The press release was distributed via PR TIMES.
Read the original →On the 15th, the three major US stock indexes rebounded. The Dow rose 556.21 dollars from the previous day to close at 52,177.69 dollars.
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