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Digital Agriculture: A Savior for Agriculture Overall

Around the world, the agriculture sector is currently in the throes of a momentous shift. Consumers are demanding changes in the food system; labeling and traceability demands are surging; and more environmentally sound practices are expected. Digital agriculture can be seen as the savior to many of the pressures agriculture faces.

As the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) has highlighted in its latest Global Assessment, changes are needed at many different levels of global food production system to reduce hunger and poverty, improve public health, and reverse ongoing biodiversity losses.

The article continues to discuss the developments and advancements that digital agriculture could provide in achieving a more efficient and sustainable agriculture system. You can read the full article, written by Emerging ag President Robynne Anderson, published in Startup City here.

Ashleigh Schoonderbeek

Ashleigh has joined the Emerging team as one of our client-service coordinators. She brings with her experience in food services, the arts, media and development, and administration. She is currently working on completing her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science degree at the University of Calgary and Athabasca University, this program combined her passion for writing, travelling and connecting with people, aspects she hopes to continue and develop moving forward. Ashleigh currently holds a number of teaching certificates in various aspects of dance. Learn more

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