Tag Archives: Farming

Navigating the global landscape of digital agriculture (Forbes)

Digital agriculture is a fast-growing sector of the agriculture business. It leverages advanced technologies to improve food production, greenhouse and supply chain management, increase efficiency and sustainability and integrate information technology for practical use. Automation In Agriculture: Overview Of The Technology Precision farming uses information collected through various sources (from soil sensors to satellite images) to increase […]
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14 training resources for regenerating the land through agriculture (GreenBiz)

Regenerative agriculture, holistic management and other nature-based solutions have become critical components of sustainability strategy for organizations with agricultural inputs. Walmart and PepsiCo recently announced their collaboration supporting the adoption of regenerative agricultural practices across 2 million acres of farmland in North America. Global agricultural supply chain leader ADM expects to cover 2 million acres in the […]
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5 Ways AI Technology Will Improve Agriculture in 2024 (GAT)

These are just a few of the stats I found with a quick Google search on “global digital agriculture market”. I don’t know if these numbers are accurate or not but, what’s very clear from these and many other researched statistics, is that the market for gathering information and creating structured data through a variety […]
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Agriculture was the fastest growing sector of the SA economy in the second quarter (EN)

The Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP) has, in its brief report ‘Perspectives on Agriculture’s Performance in Q2 of 2023’, highlighted the contribution of the agricultural sector to South Africa’s gross domestic product (GDP) during the second quarter of this year (2Q23). While total GDP grew by 0.6%, quarter-on-quarter, agricultural GDP grew by 4.2% over […]
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How tech improves dairy farming in Ethiopia(ShareAmerica)

A temperate climate and fertile soil make the shores of Lake Hawassa in Ethiopia ideal for raising cattle and growing animal feed. Yet for small-scale farmers near the lake, 300 kilometers south of Addis Ababa, producing a large enough supply of safe milk to consistently earn a profit isn’t easy.“The biggest challenge ahead is keeping […]
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The new look of agriculture: How can Technology make efficient & sustainable farming possible? (ITNA)

By the year 2050, the global population is projected to surpass 9 billion, presenting a substantial challenge in ensuring an adequate food supply for everyone. Addressing this imperative, the agricultural sector must undergo a remarkable transformation, aiming to increase production by approximately 69% from 2010 to 2050. Farmers spanning from small-scale cultivators to expansive agricultural […]
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The future of agriculture: Embracing artificial intelligence and robotics (FW)

Agriculture has long been plagued by challenges, from unpredictable weather patterns to labor shortages and battles over farm gate prices. As politicians criticize the industry for food price inflation, it is clear that a solution is needed. The agricultural workforce is facing difficulties, as demonstrated by a milk producer in Northern Devon who invested in […]
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Secondary waste management tips for farmers (FoodforMzansi)

There is a plethora of benefits when it comes to renewable energy, waste management, and nutrient recycling, all in ways that help mitigate climate change. There are many advantages to farming, but as in life in general, there are also some drawbacks. Farm waste, including techniques, such as recycling, reusing, composting, and energy recovery, can […]
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Farming in South Africa is being hobbled by power cuts and poor roads. Rural towns are being hit hardest (The Conversation)

South Africa’s agriculture has had great consecutive seasons since 2019/20. The sector’s gross value added grew by 14.9% in 2020, 8.8% in 2021 and modestly by 0.3% in 2022 . This was primarily supported by favourable weather conditions. The current season is also likely to deliver solid growth for the sector, with variation across sub-sectors. […]
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Bringing regenerative agriculture to Africa: Kenyan farmers are enthusiastic but need better packaged info – new report (AFN)

Regenerative agriculture is a common term among farmers in the global north today. A wide range of investors, corporations and innovations are all vying to play a role in the transition of the world’s acres to a method of farming that’s mooted to be able to improve soil health, increase yields long term, reverse desertification, […]
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