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Finnish cleantech start-up NPHarvest has secured up to €1.2 million from Business Finland’s Deep Tech Accelerator to scale its nutrient recovery technology, which converts liquid waste into fertilizer inputs. This funding supports NPHarvest’s efforts to address nutrient overload issues in Europe by extracting nitrogen and phosphorus from waste streams, with plans to start commercial installations in 2026, targeting Western Europe.
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Consumer packaged goods company Kraft Heinz works with farmers to adopt sustainable farming practices and deploy digital farming technologies.
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The UK government relaunched the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) as SFI26, focusing on delivery-based, evidence-heavy actions to promote precision agriculture. While not subsidizing precision tools directly, SFI26 aligns with funding mechanisms like the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund, creating incentives for adopting precision technologies. Despite these incentives, challenges such as funding caps and evidence-gathering requirements pose barriers. The scheme, however, encourages farms to use precision tools to meet its stringent environmental and operational standards.
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Corteva’s CEO signaled optimism in U.S.’ position as an agricultural leader, as the ag giant gears up to split its business in two later this year.