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Category: Digital agriculture

Reimagining Agriculture for Young People

Reimagining Agriculture for Young People


An aging agricultural workforce bodes ill for our ability to feed the world. To entice young people to work in food systems, policymakers should demonstrate the industry’s breadth, while providing them with the resources and skills to modernize farming and build sustainable, innovative agribusinesses.

Posted on September 18, 2025November 28, 2025Categories agrifood systems, Digital agricultureTags agriculture, Youth
The Second Green Revolution Will Be Digitized

The Second Green Revolution Will Be Digitized


The rise of robotics and artificial intelligence can help meet food and climate goals by adding more precision to agriculture, thus allowing farmers to grow more and waste less.

Posted on January 20, 2023January 20, 2023Categories Digital agricultureTags agricultural automation, artificial intelligence, climate change, Green revolution, robotics
How Automation Can Help Produce More Food With Less Resources (Español)

How Automation Can Help Produce More Food With Less Resources (Español)


The solution is to produce more food with fewer resources; for this, automation offers an opportunity.

Posted on January 2, 2023January 2, 2023Categories Digital agriculture, food securityTags Automation
We Need Robots on Farms to Feed 10 Billion People

We Need Robots on Farms to Feed 10 Billion People


The defining challenge of our time is meeting the food demands of nearly 10 billion people by 2050, while maintaining economic growth and protecting the environment. It’s an extraordinary act of balancing priorities. AI and robotic farming will play a crucial role in this act.

Posted on March 7, 2020March 8, 2020Categories Digital agriculture, food securityTags IBM Watson, robotic farming, robotic harvester, Uber-for-tractor

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Policy Blog

  • COP30 Paves the Way for Climate Action to Start With Social Protection
  • This Land Is Their Land: Stop Paying Big Farms to Degrade the Land that Feeds Us
  • Reimagining Agriculture for Young People
  • A World Still Hungry: The Uneven Toll of Food Inflation
  • Hunger Rises in Africa, But Some Countries Are Beating the Odds 

World Food Forum 2025: Food Futures Conversation

https://youtu.be/ecBuF3R-ZtE
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