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Investing in Sustainable Ag Across Latin America
Latin America is one of the most biodiverse regions on the planet — a unique competitive advantage for agriculture. But with global demand for high-quality, nutritious food rising, production systems must evolve. The challenge is not only to produce …
Finance for Smallholders: How Mexico & Central America are reshaping Agri-Fintech
As agriculture across Latin America faces rising pressures, access to finance remains one of the most persistent barriers for smallholder farmers. Traditionally underserved by banks and often excluded from formal credit systems, small producers are n …
From WhatsApp to Water Savings: How Carlota Is Transforming Agriculture in Mexico
Ahead of the World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit in Mexico, we spoke with Julio Lopez, Digital Farming Solutions Manager - NORLA at Bayer, about the story behind Carlota: a digital irrigation support tool designed hand-in-hand with farmers. Born from u …
Política de exportación y seguridad alimentaria: adaptación de políticas comerciales y exploración de nuevos mercados
De cara al World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit en Mexico, nos sentamos con Luis Fernando Haro, Director General del Consejo Nacional Agropecuario, para una entrevista exclusiva en la cual analiza los retos y oportunidades que enfrenta el sector agroali …
A future for youth in rural Latin America and the Caribbean
By Manuel Otero, Director General; Jorge Werthein, Special Advisor; and Sandra Ziegler, Consultant for the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) The Latin American and Caribbean region is undergoing a rapid demographic transf …

AgTech Navigator News

  • President Donald Trump revealed changes to biofuel blending and diesel exhaust fluid system sensor requirements at the Great American Agriculture Celebration — all designed to help farmers save money.
  • German agritech start-up eternal.ag has secured €8 million in funding to develop and deploy Harvester, a fully autonomous greenhouse robot designed to address chronic labour shortages in European horticulture. The modular robot operates up to 22 hours daily, performing precision harvesting and other crop-care tasks while continuously learning and improving through a data-driven AI platform. Founded in 2025 and headquartered in Cologne, eternal.ag aims to automate all greenhouse operations by 2040, offering growers predictable and resilient operations amid declining labour supply. The company employs 26 people across Europe and India and plans to expand its technology to additional crops and markets.
  • French orchard growers face mounting pressure from tighter pesticide regulations, climate extremes, and declining competitiveness, prompting a shift towards varietal innovation, biocontrols, and digital tools such as AI. At SIVAL 2026, leaders highlighted new climate-smart fruit varieties, biocontrol solutions, and the rapid emergence of AI applications aimed at reducing inputs and managing risks. While commercialisation and regulatory hurdles remain, the sector is pragmatically adopting new approaches to sustain production and adapt to evolving challenges. The future of France's fruit sector hinges on the speed of innovation, regulatory adaptation, and retailer and grower adoption to remain competitive in the global market.
  • Reservoir Farms is bringing the agtech start-up community together in Salinas, California and across the west, creating the future of farming in the process.
  • Miraterra is piecing together a complete soil analytic software service, with the help of capital funding and its acquisition of Trace Genomics last year.