agribusinessreview.comAPRIL - JUNE - 20216The agriculture landscape as a whole is facing numerous challenges in terms of rising costs of supplies, shortage of labor, and changes in consumer preferences for transparency and sustainability. Luckily, many are finding solace in AgTech. Today, technologists and entrepreneurs are working shoulder-to-shoulder to solve the most significant pain points facing modern-day farmers. Major technological innovations in the space have focused around areas such as indoor vertical farming, automation and robotics, modern greenhouse practices, precision agriculture, artificial intelligence, and blockchain.Innovations like precision agriculture technologies, on the other, allow farmers to maximize yields by controlling every variable of crop farming such as moisture levels, pest stress, soil conditions, and microclimates. By providing more accurate techniques for planting and growing crops, precision agriculture enables farmers to increase efficiency and manage costs. Alongside, blockchain's capability of tracking ownership records and tamper-resistance can help solve vital issues such as food fraud, safety recalls, supply chain inefficiency, and food traceability in the current food system. Blockchain's unique decentralized structure ensures verified products and practices to create a market for premium products with transparency.Highlighting these new developments in the agriculture sector, this edition features a list of prime vendors that are at the top of their game, along with insightful articles from several thought leaders. We hope the valuable information and the innovative solutions from leading companies will help you in effectively in making informed decisions for your business endeavors. Let us know your thoughts!Embracing the Next Agricultural Revolution EDITORIALLayla HawkinsManaging Editoreditor@agribusinessreview.comEDITORIAL STAFFAva GarciaDavies MedowsJohnson Heller Joshua Parkersales@agribusinessreview.comeditor@agribusinessreview.commarketing@agribusinessreview.comEmailVISUALIZERSOlivia SmithDavid ParkerDisclaimer: Some of the Insights are based on our interviews with CIOs and CXOsMANAGING EDITORLayla Hawkins Agri Business Review Visit www.agribusinessreview.comCopyright © 2021 ValleyMedia, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher thereof.APRIL - JUNE - 2021, Vol - 01, Issue - 02 Published by ValleyMedia, Inc. TO SUBSCRIBE TOVian Isaac600 S Andrews Ave Ste 405,Ft Lauderdale, Fl 33301
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