Category: AgTech
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A solution to feed 10 billion people by 2050
Around 3 billion people lived on Earth in the 1960s. By 2050, this population is estimated to reach 10 billion. Current farming practices alone will not be able to feed this growing demand. In the traditional agricultural cycle, a farmer prepares the soil, sows the seed, and then hopes the season brings favorable weather to…
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WHERE ALL GROW CORN, THIS FARM GROWS LETTUCE
I finally got to check out an indoor hydroponic farm and see how a farmer is growing lettuce in the middle of corn country..
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THE POLLINATION PICKLE OF INDOOR FARMING
A few months ago, I wrote a post about how the farms in the future could go indoors. I had looked at some of the pros and cons of indoor farming and had barely scratched the surface. So I dived a little deeper and found this really interesting challenge as the nascent indoor farming industry…
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Is the future of farming indoors?
As we face an uncertain future with rapid climate change, and global supply chain disruptions, there are several concerns about food production safety and food security..
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The fascinating world of AgTech
“Agriculture is a manufacturing process but it is in fact 10x or even 100x harder than a traditional manufacturing….”
Shubham Khoje 