Insights

Commentary and analysis from the ANMD research team on market developments in carbon management, energy storage, the energy transition, precision agriculture, water technologies, semiconductors and the use of AI in sustainability.

Vertical Farming's Lighting Bill: How LED Efficiency Is Reshaping Indoor Farm Economics Precision Agriculture

Vertical Farming's Lighting Bill: How LED Efficiency Is Reshaping Indoor Farm Economics

Lighting is the cost that decides whether a vertical farm survives. Smarter LED control, close-canopy designs and hybrid systems are changing the equation. We look at what separates the farms that last.

September 29, 2026 Read article
Precision Irrigation Kits and the Water-Stress Economy: Where Adoption Is Accelerating Precision Agriculture

Precision Irrigation Kits and the Water-Stress Economy: Where Adoption Is Accelerating

Growers are moving from buying irrigation parts to buying complete systems. Pumping costs, fertigation and consolidation among leading suppliers are reshaping the market. We look at where kits are gaining ground fastest.

August 18, 2026 Read article
Soil Moisture Sensing Moves From Pilot to Practice: What Growers Are Actually Buying Precision Agriculture

Soil Moisture Sensing Moves From Pilot to Practice: What Growers Are Actually Buying

Soil moisture sensors are no longer a trial on a few acres. Water regulation, bundled irrigation systems and multi-depth probes are changing what growers buy and why. We look at where demand is settling.

August 4, 2026 Read article
Satellite Soil Carbon MRV: Where Remote Sensing Genuinely Substitutes for Sampling Precision Agriculture

Satellite Soil Carbon MRV: Where Remote Sensing Genuinely Substitutes for Sampling

Soil carbon protocols still require sampling, but remote-sensing-derived MRV is closing the gap. We benchmark vendor approaches against protocol requirements.

May 14, 2026 Read article
India's Precision Agriculture Stack: Who's Actually Reaching Smallholders Precision Agriculture

India's Precision Agriculture Stack: Who's Actually Reaching Smallholders

CropIn, DeHaat, Fasal, and AgNext have raised substantial capital. We separate scaled deployment from pilot theater and identify which interventions show repeatable smallholder ROI.

April 30, 2026 Read article
Biological Inputs ROI: Separating Marketing from On-Farm Performance Precision Agriculture

Biological Inputs ROI: Separating Marketing from On-Farm Performance

Biologicals are projected as a multi-billion-dollar market by 2030, but on-farm performance varies wildly. We work through the trial methodology issues that obscure real ROI.

April 16, 2026 Read article

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Briefings from International Organizations

A selection of talks and explainers from the United Nations, the OECD and other public bodies on the policy and technology themes covered in our research. These videos are produced by the organizations named and are linked here for reference.

Carbon Management

Carbon Pricing and International Carbon Market Readiness

Source: Mitigation Action Assessment Protocol
Sustainable Development

Sustainable Development: Why We Must Grow Green Economies

Source: United Nations
Environmental Science

Antarctic microplastics research mission — NUTEC

Source: IAEA
Precision Agriculture

Agricultural Policies in the Asia-Pacific Region: Innovation for Sustainable Productivity Growth

Source: OECD

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