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Emerging digital technologies have the potential to be game-changers for traditional agricultural practices. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has referred to this change as a revolution: "a 'digital agricultural revolution' will be the newest shift which could help ensure agriculture meets the needs of the global population into the future."
A number of movements seek to expand the practice of agroecology in West Africa. Agroecology is a scientific discipline, movement and practice that integrates ecology in agriculture with strong emphasis on diversification, food sovereignty, energy efficiency and sustainability. Agroecological practices apply the systems and knowledge that ...
AGRA, formerly known as the Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa is an African-led African-based organization that seeks to catalyse Agriculture Transformation in Africa. AGRA is focused on putting smallholder farmers at the centre of the continent's growing economy by transforming agriculture from a solitary struggle to survive into farming ...
The Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) is the technical branch of African Union Commission on the issues of Agriculture science, technology and innovation. It is also the highest continental organisation for agricultural research for development and it has its headquarters in Ghana.
As CIO of an agricultural giant with annual sales of $177 billion, Jennifer Hartsock thinks about how the tech tools and capabilities she deploys can help farmers become profitable and sustainable.
In agriculture, AI has been proposed as a way for farmers to identify areas that need irrigation, fertilization, or pesticide treatments to increase yields, thereby improving efficiency. [47] AI has been used to attempt to classify livestock pig call emotions, [20] automate greenhouses, [48] detect diseases and pests, [49] and optimize ...
The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects a 2% decline in workers through 2033 despite the number of job openings remaining the same. ... research on utilizing Artificial Intelligence in agriculture ...
The integration of AI and IoT in Florida's agriculture is not merely an advancement in productivity. It represents a strong commitment to safeguarding our precious water resources.