Technology
Perfect pairing: Tesla co-founder, Kubota to develop vineyard robots
Japanese company will design AI machines that check growth of wine grapes
Agriculture
Agriculture
Marubeni to sell U.S. grain trader Gavilon to Glencore unit
Japanese company hopes to reap up to $3.5bn from sale
Food & Beverage
Thais snap up crocodile meat as pork prices surge
African swine fever seen hitting pork supply for months to come
Economy
Philippine fish import plan riles fisherfolk and politicians
Typhoon Rai, South China Sea issues contribute to shortage in archipelago nation
Agriculture
Premium Japanese melons bound for Singapore, grapes for Vietnam
Farm once popular with Asian tourists looks overseas for fresh growth
Agriculture
Japan's farmers bet on premium fruit and rice to halt decline
In shift to quality over quantity, registered varieties triple since 1994
International relations
Sri Lanka settles $6.9m fertilizer bill with Chinese supplier
President Rajapaksa's tussle with Beijing ends just before Wang Yi's visit
Technology
Japan tech predicts bugs' flight paths to zap them with lasers
System could offer clean pest control and cut agrochemical abuse
Agriculture
Cut out the middleman: Ninjacart revamps India's farm supply chain
Startup receives $145m from Flipkart and Walmart
Japan immigration
Japan's omicron travel ban strands caregivers and farmers
Labor shortage lingers while foreign workers await entry into country
Politics
Politics loom behind scrapping of India's farm laws
Analysts see crucial state polls as main reason for rare U-turn by Modi
Agriculture
One man's waste: Companies harvest phosphorus from feces
Hitachi Zosen and Kubota see opportunity as China tightens fertilizer export
Agriculture
Hitachi tech tools bring Australian banana into digital era
Company applies IoT and AI to raise output, improve distribution
Agriculture
Drought forces traditional Iranian farmers off their land
Government looks to modernize farming practices, adapt to climate change
Life
Book review: Can Japanese agriculture adapt?
A fascinating insight into the delicate interplay of people, policy and place
Food & Beverage
This Christmas, the grinch is stealing strawberries in Japan
Smaller farms mean 1 or 2 fewer berries per pack during peak season
Global Management Forum 2021
Kubota works to expand smart agriculture platform
Japanese machinery maker intends to help farmers cut greenhouse emissions
Politics
Indian government to scrap contentious farm laws
PM Modi expresses regret that changes to market failed to catch on
Business deals
Japan's Kubota to buy Indian farm equipment maker Escorts
Deal aimed at raising Japanese company's share in world's largest tractor market
COP26
Japan, U.S. and Philippines lead vows to protect nature
Pledges pile up at U.N. climate summit amid ghosts of past failures