Bayer’s digital arm, The Climate Corporation, is further expanding its position worldwide.

The Taiwanese vertical farming expert ‘YesHealth’ has partnered with Danish food tech company ‘Nordic Harvest’ to create Europe’s largest vertical farm as well as to make it fully automated and also autonomous in regards to the energy it needs for operation.

Last year was one that we won’t forget. COVID-19 changed our world and impacted our daily lives, but as we worked through the challenges brought about in 2020, digital technology stood out as a shining star across all segments of our lives.

The Japanese National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), in collaboration with Ritsumeikan University and auto parts manufacturer DENSO Corp., has developed a prototype of a harvesting robot that can pick a fruit at the same speed as a person.

Is organic agriculture the solution to our global food system challenges? That's been the premise and promise of the organic movement since its origins in the 1920s: farming that's healthy, ecological, and socially just.

There’s little doubt that sustainable agriculture is the only way forward if we are to continue to produce food for generations to come.  Over the past several decades, digital technologies have had a profound impact on our daily lives and businesses.