Posts Tagged: 'food security'

Think Global, Act Local: Bridging the Gap Between Industrial and Urban Farms Through Cutting Edge Technologies

IoT.ATL Living Labs is an initiative promoting smart farming in urban areas while bringing the community together through education, agriculture, and sustainability. As sponsors of the IoT.ATL Living Labs Challenge, AGCO supports local food security innovations while nurturing the next generation of smart farming advancements.

How Smart Farming Improves Sustainability throughout the Crop Cycle

Sustainability is the driver for the 17 United Nations’ development goals in order to improve global challenges by 2030. Smart farming is the propeller for sustainable agriculture and the key differentiator in solving one of globe’s biggest problems: hunger.

AGCO Africa Crop Tour 2019: Precision Planting Solutions For Africa

Crop productivity per land area in Africa is among the lowest in the world today and partly accounts for the level of food insecurity in the continent.

AGCO Berlin Summit Focuses on Animal Welfare

AGCO's annual Berlin Summit brought together stakeholders in politics, economy and society to discuss their experiences around the theme "Feeding the World - The Future for Protein".

The Role of Precision Farming in Meeting the 2050 Food Challenge

By Amanda Wemette Several recent news stories have highlighted a sobering statistic that global food production must increase 50-70 percent by the year 2050 to feed a projected population of 9 billion people[1]. From tech firms and tech investment firms,...

One third of global food production is wasted every year.

MF: One third of global production wasted annually– that’s a huge amount. MB: Yes, it’s a very large figure. In developing countries, most waste happens in the earlier stages of the food supply chain, whereas in developed regions such as...