# Barings, Homestead Capital, Phatisa, Zaad Group, East Africa Seeds Group, Bayer, FMC, PlantArcBio, Helix, Pairwise, Wild Bioscience, Proxag, John Deere, Biosort, and Dutch Greenhouse Delta.

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Published: 2026-02-27T14:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Welcome back, listeners! In today's episode, we dive into the latest strides in AgTech, featuring an analysis of CEA's shift toward industrial normalization, a conversation with Giovanni Angiolini on GCC food security and patient capital, a $300 million US agricultural credit program, herbicide resistance breakthroughs from FMC, genome editing licensing from Pairwise, and the Bayer and John Deere precision agriculture platform integration. Let's get started! Here’s a Quick Snapshot of What’s Making Headlines: Analysis : What does the future hold in CEA? Industrial normalization, capital discipline, and the shift from expansion-driven experimentation Interview : Giovanni Angiolini on GCC food security: execution, patient capital with 6–8 year return timelines, and the triple helix model for CEA Capital : Barings and Homestead Capital launch $300M agricultural credit program; Phatisa Food Fund 3 secures $86M first close toward $300M Africa-focused fund Crop Science : Bayer launches newgold seed brand for sustainable aviation fuel markets; PlantArcBio and Helix partner on drought-resilient corn traits for Brazil and Argentina Crop Protection : FMC achieves first dual mode-of-action herbicide classification for rimisoxafen, strengthening resistance management in corn and soybeans Gene Editing : Pairwise licenses Fulcrum genome editing platform to Wild Bioscience for AI-driven crop trait development across row crops Ag Tech : Bayer and John Deere integrate FieldView with Operations Center via wireless prescription transfers; Proxag launches in Brazil with biopesticide manufacturing facility Aquaculture : Biosort raises NOK 100M+ for salmon lice monitoring and removal technology supporting biological control in aquaculture Events : Animal AgTech Summit (Fort Worth), Regenera…

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