Climate change has disrupted the natural rhythm of agricultural cycles, which is why alternate modes of farming have garned the attention of agriculturists, policy makers, and industry experts. Any discussion about Agriculture 2.0 is incomplete without touching upon indoor farming. Often called the “future of agriculture”, indoor farming marks a significant change in farming approaches…
In today’s digital world, it is not surprising that agriculturalists turn to IoT, big data, and machine to machine (M2M) technology, to maximize yield, maintain a steady flow of food in the supply chain, and optimize efficiency. Also, as the area of arable land keeps declining and populations increase at a steady pace, it is…
As the world population, and the associated global consumption of food are both rising at an unprecedented pace, the resultant pressure on farmers to match the demand is undoubtedly a major concern in the agriculture industry. So, how can farmers boost the productivity? While the agriculturalists continue to feed the world, a wide range of…
This is the second installment in our blog series that explores the growing prominence of artificial intelligence in some of the more important sectors of our economy. Read about the rise of AI in the modern context, here. With the enormous growth in the world population, the farmers are switching to smarter techniques that can…
As the world’s population expands and the menace of food scarcity looms over our head, the race is on to upsurge agricultural productivity and develop agricultural tech that can aid farmers to produce products more efficiently and sustainably. Agricultural robotics has a vital part to play in this endeavor. Robots have been employed in the…
According to analysts at Technavio, the European seeds market will grow at a CAGR of approximately 10% by 2020.
