Cereals

Cereals

‘Food security means being proactive’: Philippines keeps rice imports flowing despite record palay harvest as El Niño threat looms
11/08/2026 - The Philippines will not suspend rice imports this harvest season despite a record second-quarter palay crop, with the government prioritising food security and stockpiling ahead of a strong El Niño...
George Eustice: Resilience must be the new frontier for agri-tech
11/08/2026 - As the agriculture sector grapples with increasingly volatile weather, rising input costs and pressure to deliver environmental outcomes, former Defra Secretary George Eustice believes it is time to...
Heineken puts money on the table to drive regenerative barley adoption
11/08/2026 - Heineken UK is offering financial incentives for regenerative barley production as it seeks to futureproof its supply chain, strengthen environmental credentials and test whether regenerative...
Europe’s drought divide: Farmers bet on resilience over relief
10/08/2026 - As drought grips Europe, farming groups are warning of food supply risks and mounting crop losses. But while some are demanding greater financial support, others are calling for long-term investment...
"Siempre hemos confiado en el cultivo del tomate y hoy seguimos sin ver ningún motivo para cambiar de rumbo"
10/08/2026 - Mientras muchas empresas de horticultura de invernadero han reorientado su estrategia en los últimos años ante la presión viral, el aumento de los costes y la evolución del mercado, Tomco ha...
España aprueba ayudas para la compra de fertilizantes
07/08/2026 - El Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación abonará 494,5 millones de euros en ayudas para la compra de fertilizantes a 249.376 agricultores incluidos en el...
News - University developing drought-resilient crops to meet climate change challenges
- Rooting traits that could improve stress resilience are being explored in carrots Work is underway at Harper Adams University to develop crops which can withstand the stress...
El cambio climático apuntala un calor que revela la vulnerabilidad del campo europeo
- Los rigores del cambio climático, con escenarios crecientes de calor y sequía en diversos puntos del Viejo Continente, están mostrando la vulnerabilidad de las cosechas...
El campo europeo ante una señal climática "excepcional" este verano, según FAO
- La Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO) ha alertado de que la "señal climática" de este verano es "excepcional" para el campo...
Exchanging valuable resources: India seeks stronger regional germplasm exchanges to boost resilience
06/08/2026 - India wants stronger germplasm exchanges with Central and Southeast Asian countries.NABMGR says crop and livestock genetics are key to climate resilience.The...
India’s Inaara NeoFoods Gets $2.2M to Build Closed-Loop Plant-Based Nutrition Platform
07/08/2026 - Indian food tech startup Inaara NeoFoods has raised ₹21 crore ($2.2M) to advance its AI-powered “farm to formulation” platform for producing plant-based proteins, fibres, fats, and...
From edit to outcome: AI-guided breeding targets gene editing’s field-performance gap
06/08/2026 - The next frontier in crop gene editing is understanding how engineered traits interact with the rest of the genome in the field, a task AI is being used to tackle. (function() { ...