Complexity, AI & the future of food: AI’s food security impact
AI must be applied not just to growing more of this crop or that crop, but to optimizing agriculture’s entire value chain, writes Joseph Byrum.
AI must be applied not just to growing more of this crop or that crop, but to optimizing agriculture’s entire value chain, writes Joseph Byrum.
Madar Farms is one of several indoor ag operations that the UAE – which imports 80% of its food – has invested in to boost domestic production.
OneSoil uses machine learning and satellite imagery to offer agricultural analytics and field insights for farmers at no cost.
Agrolend is aiming to offer better financing options for Brazilian farmers who have faced challenges like depreciation of the country’s currency.
The soil carbon market is nascent but growing, and with it, a lot of complex questions, including how to ensure that farmers see the value.
The North Dakotan startup is on a mission to digitalize the grain supply chain and now plans to add fintech offerings to its app-based trading platform.
Grassroots Carbon will tap PastureMap’s database of users to offer opportunities to earn carbon credits for sequestering carbon.
Biometric tech has become part of our everyday lives, whether we’re opening a bank account, crossing a border, or unlocking a phone – and it’s coming to our food, too.
LatAm-based decision support platform Agrosmart has acquired BoosterAgro, an Argentinian startup that has developed one of the most popular agrometeorological apps in the region, according
Dr Robb Fraley, former CTO of Monsanto, has joined the board of directors at soil health diagnostics startup Trace Genomics.
The USDA-backed startup produces vapor-releasing sachets that extend the life of fresh produce when it’s in transit from the farm.
Carbon Robotics relies on advanced computer vision to distinguish pesky weeds from high-value crops – taking care of one of farmers’ least-favorite jobs.
AgFunder’s China 2021 AgriFood Investment Report reveals that funding for the sector rose 66% last year to reach $6 billion in total.
Ÿnsect will initially target the sports nutrition segment following the EU’s approval of mealworms as safe for humans to eat.
FarmTogether offers accredited investors an opportunity to browse and buy into farmland opportunities through its Terra platform.
Some tech tidbits from around the week’s wider food-o-sphere to finish off your Friday.
New Zealand’s Scentian Bio is using insect olfactory receptors to detect volatile compounds – and it believes its tech could prove invaluable for the food industry.
AppHarvest will use the Root AI Virgo robot to help its employees with harvest as well as tidying up around its high-tech greenhouses.
Tortuga AgTech is preparing to build hundreds of robots to deploy in 2022 as Covid-19 boosted farmer interest in robotics to address labor shortage issues.
Agrobots built around collective computational intelligence could help us better understand the interactions between plant physiology, soil structure, and other environmental factors.