ai in agriculture

Aerial view of patchwork farmland in Kenya, one of the countries targeted by the FAO and Smart Africa Innovate Africa Challenge for AI agriculture tools

FAO and Smart Africa launch third Innovate Africa Challenge for AI farming tools

Figen Sekin August 5, 2026

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Smart Africa Secretariat opened the third edition of...

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A cornfield at sunset, representing USDA's call for AI in agriculture tools to speed crop innovation

USDA calls for AI tools in agriculture to speed up crop innovation

Figen Sekin July 23, 2026

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on July 22, 2026, that it is calling on universities and other partners...

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Students seated at desks in a classroom, illustrating the K-12 AI literacy work of the Texas AI in Education Task Force

Texas AI in Education Task Force sets out four steps for K-12 AI literacy

Figen Sekin August 17, 2026

A landscape with wind turbines and solar panels, representing renewable energy projects backed by Growth Markets Fund II

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners closes Growth Markets Fund II at USD 3 billion

Figen Sekin August 17, 2026

A house with solar panels on its roof, illustrating the Cheaper Home Batteries Program milestone in Australia

Australia’s Cheaper Home Batteries Program passes 500,000 installations

Figen Sekin August 17, 2026

Steel pipes and a pressure gauge in a boiler room, illustrating the plumbing a heat pump water heater connects to

Reservoir raises $8 million for a predictive heat pump water heater

Figen Sekin August 14, 2026

Students seated at desks with laptops in a classroom, illustrating the NUS AI literacy course required of all first-year undergraduates

NUS makes an AI literacy course compulsory for all first-year students

Figen Sekin August 14, 2026