Agricultural finance and financial inclusion remain major topics in Kenya’s fintech and banking sectors, as lenders and investors look for new ways to fund smallholder farmers. Against this backdrop, fintech platform Kaleidofin announced the first close of a local currency securitisation programme focused on smallholder agriculture in Kenya.
Farmer groups in the UK are preparing to protest against fuel cost rise that sent diesel price up to £2 per litre. This move follows suite of recent fuel protests in Ireland, that disrupted critical supply chains and forced the government to introduce a €505 million fuel tax cuts package.
Robotics is no longer confined to science fiction or isolated factory floors. Today, robots are working alongside humans, harvesting crops, assisting in hospitals, and even supporting logistics operations. From collaborative robots (cobots) to advanced agricultural automation, robotics is reshaping how industries operate, driven by labor shortages, efficiency demands, and rapid advances in artificial intelligence.
The Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel’s latest investment surprisingly isn’t in chips or chatbots. It’s a New Zealand startup putting artificial intelligence (AI) around the necks of cattle, and the implications reach far beyond the farm.
Finnish forest machinery manufacturer Ponsse has unveiled the next generation of its Opti 5G information system for tracked forestry machines, aiming to improve productivity, data management, and operator efficiency in demanding logging environments.
The OPEC Fund and the AfDB have partnered for nearly five decades, supporting some 120 projects across energy, transport, agriculture, water, health, education and financial sectors with US$1.5 billion in co-financing
The recent tragedy of the LA fires once again highlighted the importance of effective climate risk management on many levels. Two heads might be better than one in designing such global and critical solutions, and perhaps human capabilities in CRM might be significantly enhanced by artificial intelligence (AI).
A wave of innovation is sweeping across the globe, as entrepreneurs and technical wizards alike are finding ingenious ways to weave technology into the fabric of agriculture. This burgeoning field, commonly referred to as ‘Agri-tech Startups’, is blossoming with a vibrancy akin to a field of lilies in full summer bloom.
Rize has an ambitious goal to eliminate 100 metric tonnes of carbon emissions while decarbonising rice cultivation with its robust technology stack.
India’s governmental department believes that AI climate models can help improve forecasting, especially important for severe weather conditions like floods and droughts.
Hunger is a problem that affects millions of people around the world. It’s heartbreaking that many individuals and families struggle to put food on their tables daily. Fortunately, there are charitable organizations dedicated to alleviating this issue and positively impacting the lives of those in need. Christopher Pair Garza explores how these organizations work tirelessly to […]
In the rapidly evolving digital world, blockchain technology has emerged as a potent force, disrupting and transforming various industries across the globe. The agriculture sector, a cornerstone of the global economy, is one such industry that has welcomed this transformative wave. The technology’s potential to bring about significant changes in the way the agriculture sector […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will provide citizens eligible for financial support under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in Illinois, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Missouri, and Oklahoma with the opportunity to receive benefits and make payments via NFC or QR code for relevant purchases on a mobile device.
Last year brought a steady rise in socially responsible fintech products that are specifically designed for the needs of the agricultural sector. Agri-fintech is a very promising segment of financial technologies, so we’re going to discuss it in detail
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