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Enfarm Agritech, a Vietnamese agricultural technology startup, recently won the top prize at the 2nd AI Startup Award. The event was held in Seoul, the Republic of Korea, as part of the 19th Asia-Pacific Conference of German Business (APK 2026).
Read the original →Daedong said on November 2 that it will showcase future agriculture technologies and new products and services. These include AI tractors and agricultural equipment.
Read the original →The EPA’s inspector general is looking into whether the agency violated federal rules regarding artificial intelligence tools.
Read the original →Infosys reported Q2 revenue of $5.145B, a margin of about 21% and $540M in AI revenue. It cut its FY27 growth outlook to 1–2%, citing softer demand, pricing pressure and immigration headwinds. A seven-year deal with a total contract value of about $5.2B contrasts with cautious analyst views.
Read the original →An Ohio State University agricultural economist says continued data center development across the Midwest could create long-term challenges for rural energy infrastructure. Ani Katchova says a recent study expects data centers owned by Amazon, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Meta and Oracle to account for one percent of the world's electricity by 2030.
Read the original →The pilot was announced in Luang Prabang. Transboundary animal diseases such as African swine fever and avian influenza continue to threaten livestock across Asia and the Pacific.
Read the original →Using artificial intelligence, robotics and what they call the "cow-gorithm", the Badcock family says dairy farming has become a lot easier.
Read the original →Illinois is the top soybean-producing state in the United States, but farmers there face drought. Periods with little to no rain can hamper growth or kill the plant.
Read the original →Saffron is one of the world's most expensive spices and is traditionally cultivated in Kashmir's cold climate. A man from Thrissur, Kerala has found a solution for growing it.
Read the original →Abu Dhabi plans to expand the Machine-Readable Government (MRG) initiative across government entities after this initial rollout. Planned applications include construction permitting, business and freelance licensing, data access governance, HR compliance and procurement.
Read the original →JDSC (TSE Growth, 4418) announced on November 2 that its proposal, "Drone-based wildlife and disease countermeasures," was selected for the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries' AI rural implementation program. The system combines drones and AI to detect abnormalities through automatic patrols at least twice a day. The target is to cut patrol time by 30–50%.
Read the original →Vietnamese agritech startup Enfarm won the top prize at the AI Startup Awards 2026 in Seoul, South Korea. It beat four competitors from South Korea, Singapore, India and China.
Read the original →Agricultural machinery company TYM (002900) proposed ways to foster a physical AI industry for agriculture and outdoor work in connection with the Saemangeum mega growth project. Building on existing technology such as autonomous farm machinery and its manufacturing capacity, it explored collaboration with regional companies and outlined ways to commercialize related technology.
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