The automation, and control of the resulting data, raises questions about the role of human farmers.
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March 22, 2017 8:53 AM
's curator insight, WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT
Agriculture accounts for only 2% of workforce but 100% of the planet depends on it for its survival. Disrupting agriculture with digital technology may have the impact that genetic manipulations and fertilizers, with much less side effects. Moreover, digital agriculture transforms the lives of farmers themselves, turning them more into information workers surrounded by big data and robots than manure shovels and sunburns. And that is a good thing.
April 1, 2017 5:11 PM
's curator insight, WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT Agriculture accounts for only 2% of workforce but 100% of the planet depends on it for its survival. Disrupting agriculture with digital technology may have the impact that genetic manipulations and fertilizers, with much less side effects. Moreover, digital agriculture transforms the lives of farmers themselves, turning them more into information workers surrounded by big data and robots than manure shovels and sunburns. And that is a good thing.
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Curated by Farid Mheir
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WHY IT MATTERS: indeed a better place to start with autonomous electric vehicles appears to be a tractor in a field. And looking at John Deere over the past few years AI and big data are the way to go.
Other interesting articles:
https://electrek.co/2022/01/04/john-deere-takes-a-step-into-the-future-with-first-fully-autonomous-tractor/
https://venturebeat.com/2022/01/07/how-john-deere-created-its-autonomous-tractor/
especially this one on the future of farming that includes other futuristic applications of AI and self driving.
https://www.deere.co.uk/en/agriculture/future-of-farming/