Agriculture needs technology for resilient food production
2022年3月22日 · Image: Pinduoduo. With the world's population expected to hit 9.7 billion by 2050, agriculture needs to become more productive and sustainable. Technology can help transform the global food production system and mitigate its impact on the climate and environment. Digital agriculture systems can also be used to reduce food waste and at every ...
Here's how technology is helping solve agriculture's biggest issues
2023年11月9日 · The power of partnerships. Machine learning, AI and precision fermentation are some of the many technology solutions that offer pathways for addressing the longest standing issues in our agri-food system. However, as standalone solutions and without commercially sustainable ecosystems, these technologies will not scale.
Modern farming is harming the planet. Tech-driven permaculture …
2019年2月28日 · Over the last three decades, 75% of insect species have become extinct, due to extensive use of pesticide and herbicide in modern monocultures. Our soil is losing its fertile humus layer, which is resulting in even more fertilizer use. These negative trends are accelerating climate change, leading to more wildfires, droughts and floods.
What is regenerative agriculture? - The World Economic Forum
2022年10月11日 · Regenerative agriculture is a way of farming that focuses on soil health. When soil is healthy, it produces more food and nutrition, stores more carbon and increases biodiversity – the variety of species. A teaspoon of soil contains up to 6 billion microorganisms, says Australia’s New South Wales Government. Soil is also a habitat for ...
The Netherlands is a leader in sustainable agriculture | World …
2019年11月27日 · To feed 10 billion people by 2050 at the current level of food production efficiency, we’d have to clear most of the world’s forests. The Netherlands is a leader in efficient and sustainable agriculture – and the second-largest exporter of agricultural goods in the world. Duijvestijn Tomatoes uses a hydroponic system and geothermal energy ...
The Impact of GMOs on Modern Agriculture - GMO Answers
GMOs are one of modern agriculture’s many innovations and they are already allowing farmers to grow more food with fewer resources. GMOs are also contributing to innovations beyond the farm as well, including GMO crops that can help to reduce food waste, nutritionally enhanced GM crops that can help to alleviate under-nourishment around the ...
The History of GMOs - GMO Answers
The History of GMO Crops. 10,000 Years Ago: Humans begin crop domestication using selective breeding. 1700s: Farmers and scientists begin cross-breeding plants within a species. 1940s and 1950s: Breeders and researchers seek out additional means to introduce genetic variation into the gene pool of plants. 1980s: Researchers develop the more ...
What is vertical farming? And what are the benefits ... - World ...
2019年9月4日 · AeroFarms is blurring the lines between the two with its vertical farm. Crops are grown inside, under lights, one on top of the other. The advantages are numerous: higher productivity in a much smaller area; shorter growing times; lower water use; fresh produce grown much closer to where it’s eaten; and, AeroFarm executives say, improved food ...
GMOs and Modern Agriculture | GMO Benefits | GMO Answers
GMOs are one of modern agriculture’s many innovations and they are already allowing farmers to grow more food with fewer resources. GMOs are also contributing to innovations beyond the farm as well, including GMO crops that can help to reduce food waste, nutritionally enhanced GM crops that can help to alleviate under-nourishment around the ...
The Science Behind GMOs | History of GMOs - GMO Answers
How We Got Here: The Science Behind Genetic Modification in Crops. Farmers have grown commercial GM crops for about 25 years, but genetic modification in crops is much older. Farmers have been intentionally changing the genetic makeup of all domesticated crops for about 10,000 years. Every fruit, vegetable, and grain that is commercially ...