In 2025, agriculture is no longer just about yield—it’s about survival. As climate volatility intensifies, land constraints tighten, and geopolitical shocks reshape supply...

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Earlier this year, more than 60 cleantech ecosystem representatives from 11 countries came together in an online workshop to discuss, evaluate, and share...

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Weather forecasting has typically been the domain of national meteorological agencies running physics-based models. Today, that paradigm is being upended by a wave...

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Over the past three years, battery recycling has received heightened attention, raising critical questions: What is the true state of recycling today? Can...

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Following a night of heavy rain, Dakar’s flooded roads were gridlocked on the morning of our recent cleantech policy consultation, hosted by Senegal’s...

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As global supply chain challenges and uncertainty around lithium supplies persist, sodium-ion batteries will remain an appealing solution given the abundant nature of...

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On July 8th, Cleantech Group delivered a webinar, Clarity Through Chaos, revisiting the predictions we made at the beginning of the year regarding...

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In a year marked by significant economic uncertainty, we have observed a first half in which reactions to the common shift in the...

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In Part 1, we explored how AI is revolutionizing mineral discovery by making exploration faster, cheaper, and more precise. Now, we turn to...

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Why Mineral Exploration Needs a Rethink The world needs vast amounts of critical minerals like copper, nickel, and lithium to build electric vehicles,...

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Innovators working on passive cooling and hydrogen storage technologies took the top two available prizes at the 2025 edition of The Liveability Challenge,...

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Digitalization is rapidly expanding, driven by growth in AI and data centers. The IEA’s recently published report, Energy and AI, sounds the alarm...

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At a time when clean water is increasingly becoming a precious resource, Chicago Water Week spotlighted the technologies, strategies, and start-ups shaping the...

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Earlier this week we revisited one of two Cleantech Forum Asia 2024 sessions on agri-food innovation, in anticipation of the event’s return to...

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The world is much bigger than just the U.S. and Trump’s “America First” agenda. However, when that agenda upsets all the norms of...

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This quarter’s ‘Companies to Watch’ highlights companies that our guest investors from the region think our international audiences should know about. One company...

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By now, we’ve all heard about the Artificial Intelligence (AI) surge that is going to demand unprecedented amounts of energy. Even the International...

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South Africa’s Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) enters a new phase, with the U.S. withdrawing its support earlier this year. Reaffirmed by existing...

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Farm Foundation has announced the recipients of its prestigious 2025 awards, recognizing outstanding individuals dedicated to addressing critical issues in food and agriculture. The honorees exemplify Farm Foundation’s work of fostering innovation, leadership, and thoughtful public policy dialogue.

The recipients of the 2025 Farm Foundation Awards are:

Innovator of the Year: Robbie Dye, CEO, and Tyler Speer, COO, co-founders of Our Farms.
Emerging Leader Award: Dr. Shandrea Stallworth, Senior Agronomist and Global Resource, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, Regenerative Agriculture, Nestlé Purina North America.
RJ Hildreth Public Policy Award: Dr. Keith H. Coble, Vice President for the Division of Agriculture, Forestry, and Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University.
Book of the Year: Land Rich, Cash Poor by Brian Reisinger, award-winning writer, rural policy expert, speaker, and consultant.

“We received a remarkable range of inspiring nominations this year, and these four honorees stood out for their exceptional contributions,” said Tim Brennan, vice president of programs and strategic impact at Farm Foundation. “Their dedication to tackling critical issues in food and agriculture is vital to improving our food system.”

The awards ceremony will take place during the July 2025 Farm Foundation Round Table meeting in Spokane, Washington.

2024 recipients of Farm Foundation Awards include Dr. Jayson Lusk of Oklahoma State University; Dr. Robert Fraley, former executive vice president and chief technology officer at Monsanto Company; Dr. Yangxuan Liu of the University of Georgia; and Dr. Stephen Adejoro of the Livestock Industry Foundation for Africa.

For more information about the recipients and the Farm Foundation Awards, visit: https://www.farmfoundation.org/programs/farmfoundationawards/

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Earlier this month in Brussels, the future was most definitely blue (… and that is a good thing). Here are some of the...

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