Jan 20, 2022 · Labour shortages in Canada’s farming industry could grow to 114,000 by 2025, according to the Agriculture and Agri-Food Labour Task Force. It is a similar story in the US, where changes in immigration numbers are causing a farming labour shortage .

Jul 4, 2023 · Technological advances in areas such as artificial intelligence, robotics, and sensors are making automation more feasible and affordable. The global market for farm automation is expected to grow significantly in the coming years, creating opportunities for businesses that develop and sell agricultural automation technologies.

Jan 11, 2024 · Saagu Baagu has demonstrated remarkable results in its first phase of implementation. Farmers participating in the programme saw a 21% increase in chili yields per acre, a 9% reduction in pesticide use, a 5% decrease in fertilizer usage, and an 8% improvement in unit prices due to quality enhancements.

Feb 10, 2021 · We lose 10 million hectares of trees every year to agriculture and logging and conservationists say we need to plant a trillion trees to reverse forest cover loss and help slow climate change. A mature tree can capture an average of 0.62 metric tons of carbon dioxide over its lifetime – equivalent to the carbon emissions from driving a car ...

Sep 4, 2019 · 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 taste.

Feb 19, 2021 · Last year, the World Economic Forum’s report, Data-Driven Food Systems for Crisis Resiliency, said technology must be used to make agriculture more sustainable in the aftermath of COVID-19 and called for an “innovation ecosystem” to foster new developments.

Jan 16, 2024 · The AI for Agriculture Innovation initiative held workshops with farmers in India to find out how to help them access the AI tools they need to farm more efficiently and earn more. The initiative transformed the chili farming for many in Khammam district, India with bot advisory services, AI-based quality testing, and a digital platform to ...

May 17, 2023 · As in the agriculture sector, a shift towards the localization of supply chains is expected to be one of the largest gross job creators in the logistics industry, The Future of Jobs Report 2023 points out, however, that it could also lead to some job losses, as could supply shortages, rising input costs and a global economic slowdown – at ...

Jul 19, 2023 · US start-up Verdant Robotics has developed a robot to help farmers. The technology can weed, fertilize and tackle disease in crops as well as collect data on the whole farm down to the plant level. Its developers say it'll help cut pesticide use through their "precision agriculture" model.

Sep 18, 2024 · Yrobot meanwhile is a cutting-edge wearable robotics company founded by PhDs and masters from Harvard and MIT, aiming to restore and enhance wearers’ mobility with robotics. Different from traditional exoskeletons that assist wearers by supporting their body weight, Yrobot developed the world’s first muscle armor which is more flexible ...