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Canada Funds AI Crop Research for Eastern Farmers

16 Oct 2026https://www.miragenews.com/canada-funds-ai-crop-research-for-eastern-1761331/ Canada’s farmers are committed to producing high-quality food for Canadians, Quebecers, and the world. Investing in innovative research ensures farmers have access to resilient, high-performing crops that keep Canada’s agri-food sector strong. Today, on behalf of the Honourable Heath MacDonald, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Daniel Gobeil, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister

Google expands AI initiatives in agriculture, education and small businesses

Rakesh Kumar | 16 Oct 2026https://www.newindianexpress.com/lifestyle/tech/2026/Oct/15/google-expands-ai-initiatives-in-agriculture-education-and-small-businesses-2 Google has announced new artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives in India covering agriculture, education and small businesses, including the use of AI to develop climate-resilient crops, train teachers and improve access to credit and markets for small enterprises. The initiatives include a collaboration to develop improved varieties of sorghum, or

Azerbaijan puts 13 farm AI solutions into operation, 11 more in testing

Azerbaijan | 15 October 2026https://www.trend.az/azerbaijan/4235009.html BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 15. Thirteen solutions have been put into operation under Azerbaijan’s “Agricultural Artificial Intelligence” project, Deputy Agriculture Minister Ilhama Gadimova said today at a press conference dedicated to the project’s implementation and technological innovations in agriculture, Trend‘s correspondent reports from the event. She added that 11 more solutions

AI Chatbots Are Giving Farmers New Choices

Alesha Miller | October 15, 2026https://globalaffairs.org/commentary/analysis/ai-chatbots-are-giving-farmers-new-choices A quiet revolution is happening on small farms in Africa and Asia as farmers access better information via AI-powered apps. A quarter of the global population relies on the world’s roughly 570 million farms for their livelihoods. Income and food access are precarious for these 2 billion people, whipped

How AI is redefining precision farming in China

CGTN | 2026.10.16 12https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-10-16/How-AI-is-redefining-precision-farming-in-China-1RhsBvUDm12/share_amp.html An illustration of intelligent agriculture. /VCG “Innovation Today, Food Security Tomorrow” is the theme for the 46th World Food Day, which takes place on Friday. As artificial intelligence (AI) moves from laboratories to fields, China’s agriculture sector is undergoing a shift from experience-driven to data-driven farming. AI is accelerating advances in

How AI and digital platforms are revolutionising farming in Homa Bay

George Odiwuor & Moraa Obiria | October 16, 2026https://nation.africa/kenya/news/gender/how-ai-and-digital-platforms-are-revolutionising-farming-in-homa-bay-5632088 After feeding her poultry and making sure they have enough water to drink, Neremy Mboya retreats to rest. However, resting does not mean she sits and does nothing. On her palm is a mobile phone, which has become part of the tools she needs for successful poultry

FAO highlights Korea’s AI role in global food security

PAIK JI-HWAN | October 16, 2026https://www.koreajoongangdaily.com/korea/fao-highlights-koreas-ai-role-in-global-food-security/12924843 Shengyao Tang, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) representative and director of the FAO Partnership and Liaison Office in the Republic of Korea, speaks in a video message at an event of the FAO’s World Food Forum at Ondream Society in central Seoul on Oct. 16.FAO The chief of the

Xinhua Headlines: Chinese open-source AI helps African innovators cut costs, develop local solutions

Xinhua News Agency | October 16, 2026https://eng.yidaiyilu.gov.cn/p/07D1OBNO.html A humanoid robot of China Mobile is pictured at the exhibition area of the 2025 Global Industrial Internet Conference in Shenyang, northeast China’s Liaoning Province, Sept. 7, 2025. (Photo by Wang Yuyan/Xinhua) Developers across Africa are turning to Chinese open-source AI models to build affordable tools for local

Greeneye Technology Opens Kansas Headquarters After AI Spraying System Cuts Herbicide Use Across 500,000 US Acres

Kansas | 14 October 2026https://www.global-agriculture.com/crop-protection/greeneye-technology-opens-kansas-headquarters-after-ai-spraying-system-cuts-herbicide-use-across-500000-us-acres 14 October 2026, Kansas: Greeneye Technology, an Israeli-founded precision-spraying company, is establishing its North American headquarters in Salina, Kansas, after what it describes as a record 2026 growing season for its AI-powered targeted herbicide application system. The company announced the move on October 13, 2026, saying it will begin hiring immediately and

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