从人工智能到元宇宙以及塑造未来的创新，以下是我们今年阅读量最高的一些技术故事。

Agricultural extension services play a crucial role in supporting 570 million small-scale farmers worldwide, contributing to food security and rural development through the dissemination of technical advice and best practices. These vital services, however, often face significant challenges, including weak institutional capacity, inadequate reach, and limited access to up-to-date scientific knowledge. Language is also a significant barrier. Advisories provided only in the world’s predominant languages cannot easily be understood in many communities speaking regional or local languages and dialects. Many information and communication technologies have been piloted to address these systemic challenges, such as videos, texting/short message services, and interactive voice response services. And, what about artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots?

热带地区的人们，或“热带多数人”，通常拥有宝贵的海洋专业知识和知识，这是帮助保护公海的关键。

As with other commodity markets such as rice, the global sugar market has seen large increases in prices due to El Niño-related production shortfalls in major exporting countries in South and Southeast Asia. At the same time, other factors are also constricting supplies. Port bottlenecks have tied up exports in Brazil, the world's largest sugar exporter, despite a large increase in production over last year's levels. Domestic biofuel policies in key exporting countries are diverting sugar production to biofuel production and thus limiting exports. rice markets, export restrictions—here, in India and Thailand—have exacerbated these shortages as well.

非洲在数字和移动银行方面处于世界领先地位，为数百万以前没有银行账户的人提供了金融包容性。以下是关键事实。

用重量而不是数量来量化树木，可以更准确地评估它们的碳影响——以及影响它们的碳项目。

Simple on-animal sensors could be a game changer for Australian beef cattle nutrition, according to University of Queensland research.

Z世代的消费和投资能力将增长。银行需要将其值得信赖的实体业务与具有竞争力、令人兴奋的数字产品相结合。