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If you are trying to understand climate and investment in agriculture, I recommend you read Emily Bass and Alex Smith's recent report on GHG, Agriculture, and R&D investment. When you add the health benefits of food, climate and health, and the GDP impact of US technology exports, it is worth thinking about how an order of magnitude increase of public and private investment may improve climate, health, and GDP. And may serve as a hedge in global stability.

Curious about what is #ACAT2023 and what is it all about? Themed “Agricultural Resilience through Innovation,” the #ACAT2023 conference will focus on the centrality of #STI in fostering agricultural transformation on the continent. Register TODAY! https://lnkd.in/dFdN-dqx

Discover how Ag-Tech innovation can support global food security and combat environmental challenges. At the opening of Globes Innovation in Agriculture Conference, Haifa Group CEO Motti Levin emphasizes the pivotal role of advanced agricultural technologies. Learn how precision agriculture that takes advantage of AI and data analytics, can revolutionize farming practices, and create sustainable growth environments. read more: : https://lnkd.in/eScFB8v3

As food demand continues to grow and climate conditions become more challenging, farmers will have to adopt sustainable solutions and cultivate farming methods that reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Precision agriculture offers promising solutions by providing the tools and technologies that support farmers to build climate resilience and boost productivity to meet the demands. Explore the latest Mercy Corps Ventures Deep Dive on Precision Agriculture to learn about the most promising innovations targeting climate adaptation and how these approaches can benefit smallholder farmers in emerging markets. Written by Chantelle Macey, Development Finance and Impact Investing Advisor. https://lnkd.in/eb2qNxpQ #PrecisionAgriculture #ClimateAdaptation #ClimateResilience #SmallholderFarmers #EmergingMarkets

Climate Smart Agriculture, like most innovative ideas, seeks to combine the best of two worlds - reducing emissions from farms while sustaining, if not increasing crop yields. Well if its that good, why is it hard to scale? Here is University of Michigan study, explaining the problem. In my view, too much focus on the technology itself with little emphasis on the real-world factors that make or break it- the extension service, cultural nuances and incentives for small farmers is a recipe for disaster, pushing people to write off the technology as a "fad". Investing in "intangibles" such as institutions and people is as critical as the "tangible" outputs that programs often get fixated on. #climatechange #SDGs2030 #Agriculture https://lnkd.in/gkyf3m_2

🌱 Hey everyone! Check out this article where I chat with Authority Magazine about how technology is shaking up agriculture. It's all about how farmers are embracing new tech, revolutionizing their methods, and working to overcome the existing challenges coming from climate change, input prices rising, and market volatility. This article dives into how these innovations are making farming more sustainable and secure for the future. Give it a read here: https://lnkd.in/dcTZ53pf Let's keep cheering on innovation in agriculture for a greener, brighter, AND MORE PROFITABLE tomorrow! 🚜 #FarmingTech #AgInnovation #BiomeMakers #Sustainability

Aligning profit-seeking endeavours with a more holistic vision of the impact of our activities on ecosystems is crucial and all the more obvious in a sector like agriculture where economic performance is directly linked to environmental conditions. As the agricultural sector increasingly relies on data analysis and technological tools, Sébastien Boyer, founder of FarmWise, advocates for an agriculture where these technological developments serve the sector's environmental and social transitions. How do we support a sector through these transitions? How can we take advantage of structural and structuring changes? How can we have a substantial impact on our entire ecosystem? These are some of the issues discussed with Sébastien Boyer in an interview for #BOTH, the newsletter about impact and growth by Ring Capital. → https://lnkd.in/ezYy9kHt 💌 Subscribe to our newsletter directly in the article #ImpactInvesting #impact #agriculture

With increasing digitalization, there emerges the opportunity to leverage artificial intelligence in agricultural practices as a means of boosting efficiency and contributing to long-term sustainability. In this article, we look into the ways artificial intelligence can be converged with sustainable agricultural practices and the role of the Government on this front. https://lnkd.in/d-fGHnHE

The agricultural sector is facing increasing pressure to sustainably produce more food due to climate change, resource depletion, and population growth. AgriTech software is at the forefront of this revolution, utilizing advanced technologies to enhance agricultural practices, improve efficiency, and promote environmental stewardship. This in-depth analysis examines how AgriTech tools are revolutionizing sustainable food production and ensuring a secure future for global agriculture: #agritech #technology #software #climate

Two decades ago the Netherlands made a pledge to grow two times as much food with half the resources. They've far exceeded that goal. Climate change and food insecurity are global challenges that have complex roots in inequality. As climate change and population growth put pressure on our food systems, the Netherlands is showing us ways forward with hyper-efficient agricultural innovations. Four takeaways from their innovations that are helping drive sustainability: 👉 circular agriculture 👉 shortening the time it takes to develop new seed varieties 👉 incentivizing innovation 👉 protecting vital genetic resources to combat global hunger Seed Valley, a cluster of world-leading companies in plant breeding, seed cultivation, and processing, has been able to produce more crop yield through access to high-quality seeds and innovations in seed and farming technologies, including genetically engineered seeds and precision farming systems. These technologies have allowed for growth, higher yields, and expansion into new areas, including increasing corn production through denser and earlier planting. Read more via Vox: https://bit.ly/3CbQKS5