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AgNavigator News
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AI and automation interest is not enough to buoy agtech investments in the first half of 2026.
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The University of Warwick is leading a €6 million European project, PhytoPRISM, to develop a coordinated platform for managing invasive plant pests and diseases exacerbated by climate change and global trade. The initiative, involving 15 institutions across eight countries, aims to help authorities model and optimize pest management strategies across the agri-food and forestry sectors, moving beyond fragmented and reactive approaches. By providing open-access decision-support tools and testing interventions on key European quarantine pests, the project seeks to balance food security, sustainability, and reduced reliance on chemical controls. The effort comes as climate pressures and globalization intensify threats to European agriculture, highlighting the need for more proactive, data-driven responses.
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Ethan Soloviev, chief innovation officer at HowGood, argues that the main barrier to scaling regenerative agriculture is not defining or proving its worth, but rather unlocking much greater financial flows to farmers. The sector has broad consensus on its benefits, yet lacks sufficient financial mechanisms, with collaboration needed between banks, insurers, food companies, and local partners to de-risk and finance agricultural transitions. Soloviev emphasizes that effective solutions are likely to emerge at regional levels through coordinated initiatives, and that the focus is shifting from debates about definitions to practical deals and investment. Despite political headwinds around ESG and net-zero, companies continue to invest in regenerative practices for business resilience, but the scale of investment remains far too small.
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Corteva has entered a multi-year R&D partnership with UK-based Moa Technology to accelerate the discovery of novel herbicides, signaling a shift toward combining external innovation with in-house research as the company prepares to split its Seeds and Crop Protection businesses. The collaboration, focused on tackling herbicide-resistant weeds, exemplifies Corteva’s broader strategy of supplementing internal expertise with technology from startups and specialist partners through initiatives like Corteva Catalyst. This approach, highlighted by additional collaborations with companies such as AgPlenus, Micropep, Hexagon Bio, and FMC, provides a blueprint for Corteva’s future as a standalone crop-protection company.
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