Sustainable has been a concept for almost a century but is seriously emerging for the past decade. Here are some basic things you need to know in order to get more familiar with organic nutrition and the practices around it. 1. Organic food is more nutritious There are a couple of important advantages organic agricultural …
With the rise of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies came the rise in popularity of blockchain technology. The backbone of cryptocurrencies, blockchain is “a continuously growing list of records, called blocks, which are linked and secured using cryptography”. It is a distributed database, inherently resistant to modification, as any change would require a brute-force (and expensive) …
New Study published by Oxford University press challenges the statement “to feed the world, we need to double food production by 2050.” A team of researchers lead by Mitchell C. Hunter recently released a study debunking pre-conceived notions that agriculture production needs to increase before 2050. The researches have rather stated that the world needs …
A range of precision tools – such as zone soil sampling, on-farm weather stations, or highly accurate agronomic recommendations have the potential to significantly aid in increasing productivity and profitability for many farming operations. With increased focus and spending on precision agriculture, “How do I get started in precision farming?” is one of the most …
The world’s population is projected to increase from 7 billion to 9 billion before 2050, according to UN FAO, hence an increase in agricultural productivity and production is essential. It is projected that the increase of approximately 25%–70% above current production levels may be sufficient to meet 2050 crop demand. With the promise of optimizing …
How do we feed a growing population – which some estimate will reach 9 billion in the next 30 years – with minimal eco-footprint? Against widespread belief, shifts in food production systems — a move from conventional to organic agriculture or grass-fed beef – won’t be enough if we’re to stave off irreversible environmental degradation, …
PRAGMATIC recently spoke with a rising star in the farm management space, Vangelis Vassiliadis, CEO of Agrostis, in Thessaloniki, Greece. Agrostis is a Greek startup company that develops new farm and livestock management information systems. We discussed their solutions, the farm management landscape and emerging opportunities as the farming industry in Southeast Europe evolves. Agri-benchmark: …