EFITA Newsletter / 836

Châtenay-Malabry (FR - 92290), 23 July 2018

EFITA newsletter / 836 - European Federation for Information Technology in Agriculture, Food and the Environment

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Famine victims worldwide since the 1860s (Our World in Data)

See: https://ourworldindata.org/famines

Agrihome Expressions (Ghana)

Agrihome Expressions, founded in 2008, is an agricultural/farming business, producing food and helping farmers. We are passionate, professionals and an experienced team of Agricultural experts. Our farms and major operations are in the Atwima Kwanwoma District of Ghana and online
See for example: http://agrihomegh.com/farm-records-keeping/

What is IoT in Agriculture? Farmers Aren’t Quite Sure Despite $4bn US Opportunity – report

Agtech companies offering IoT products to farmers have only scratched the surface of a market worth $4 billion in the US, which could be down to a lack of awareness and understanding of what’s available to them, according to a new report.
See: https://agfundernews.com/iot-agriculture-farmers-arent-quite-sure-despite-4bn-us-opportunity.html

Internet of Things in Agriculture to Improve Overall Smart Agriculture Solution Market (Research Nester)

The global smart agriculture solution market is segmented into component solution and region. Component segment is further sub-segmented into hardware, software & services and others. Likely, hardware segment accounted for major share of overall smart agriculture solution and is expected to witness significant growth during the forecast period. Rise in demand for GPS enabled devices and agricultural drones are also the major factors which are likely to allow hardware segment to continue its dominance over the forecast period.

Global Smart Agriculture Solution Market is anticipated to grow at a robust compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.5% during the forecast period. The global smart agriculture solution market stood at revenue of around USD 10.2 Billion in 2016 and is projected to reach at a valuation of USD 38.1 Billion by the end of 2024. Further, growing adoption of smart agricultural machineries and increasing investment by leading players in order to help farmers to boost their farm yield are some of major factors which are likely to fuel the growth of global agriculture solution market.
The automated machinery guidance control segment by solution is anticipated to witness remarkable growth during the forecast period. Rising need to guide smart agricultural machineries in crop fields is likely to boost the growth of smart agriculture segment in near future.
See: https://pakissan.com/2018/05/08/internet-things-agriculture-improve-overall-smart-agriculture-solution-market-research-nester/

The Yield

The Yield is on a mission to transform the agriculture and food industries using technology. Today, and 50 years from now.

We want to make the latest digital technology available to every grower, because we know it is uniquely able to help them make faster, more informed decisions.

It’s also our aim to help achieve sustainable food production, and increase global readiness for future challenges.

Here’s how we do it.
See: https://www.theyield.com/

Arable Labs: Capture. Predict. Act.

A global solution to managing weather risk and crop health, delivering real-time, actionable insights from your field.
See: http://www.arable.com/

WaterBit

A real-time crop management concept rooted in situational intelligence and facts on the ground.
An Integrated Analytics Platform:
- For growers, advisors, and businesses who play a proactive role in the quality and longevity of their operations.
- The only device on the market to combine weather and plant measurements, sent to the cloud for retrieval anytime, anywhere.
- Continuous visibility of stress, pest, and disease indicators provides an essential toolkit to empower the people who feed the world.
- Access your data from anywhere in real time with the Arable software platform.
See: http://www.waterbit.com/

Farmers Business Network Invests in AgriSecure to Help Farmers Transition to Organic

See: https://agfundernews.com/farmers-business-network-invests-agrisecure-help-farmers-transition-organic.html

Farmers Business Network

The FBN Network came about when farmers wanted to develop an independent, unbiased, and objective farmer-driven information source — no marketing fluff, just the facts on raw performance. They knew that if they could share their agronomic precision data with one another, they could all make better decisions on seeds and agronomics.

Working together, they knew they could learn vastly more than by looking only at just their own farms, thereby unlocking the true power of the precision farm data they’d paid for. These farmers wanted objective information on seeds, fertility, soils and dreamed of what might be discovered scientifically from having more data. They wanted transparency and to be treated fairly in the market. They wanted to build a company that reflected their values and truly put them, the farmers, first.

When these innovative farmers met with technologists, scientists, and entrepreneurs, this dream become a reality — Farmers Business Network SM. At every point along the way, the FBN team has listened closely to its earliest farmers and dozens of farmer advisors to make sure the network is building a future of farming that truly puts Farmers First.

What started as the dream of a handful of farmers in 2014 spread to a network of thousands of America’s best farmers managing over 8 million acres in just two years. As each new farmer joins the FBN Network, every member’s seed information, agronomic analytics, and buying power gets stronger. When farmers connect, farmers win - and the services, technology, and network keep growing.
See: https://farmersbusinessnetwork.com

Phenospex Raises €2m Series A to Expand Novel Sensor Tech into Automation

With its sensor technology, Phenospex aims to get around the constraints of existing sensing options such as RGB and multispectral cameras, to address the over-use of chemicals and fertilizers in industrial farming. The sensor, which Phenospex calls the PlantEye F500, measures various aspects of a crop including the amount of biomass, how fast a plant grows, disease, crop health and more.
See: https://agfundernews.com/breaking-exclusive-phenospex-raises-e2m-series-expand-novel-sensor-tech-automation.html

EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager: ‘I’d like a Facebook that I pay, with full privacy’

In an exclusive interview, the EU’s antitrust chief, Margrethe Vestager, told EURACTIV.com that the US social network Facebook is on her radar screen but not the e-commerce giant Amazon, which is also suspected of abusing its dominant position.
See: https://www.euractiv.com/section/competition/interview/vestager-id-like-a-facebook-that-i-pay-with-full-privacy/

A UK Farmers Perspective - What are the consequences for sustainability and the public when biotechnology innovations are withheld?

- European politicians bows to activist pressure, voting to restrict crop biotech pesticide tools, such as glyphosate and neonicotinoids
- Bans and restrictions will roll-back sustainable farming practices
- Farmers feel they are heading backwards in time, forced to adopt less ecological practices that will result in higher food prices
See: https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2018/07/10/uk-farmers-perspective-consequences-sustainability-public-biotechnology-innovations-withheld/

The future of collaboration is here already – businesses just need to embrace it

Mobile is quickly becoming the preferred way to conduct business and collaborate.
See: https://itproportal.com/features/the-future-of-collaboration-is-here-already-businesses-just-need-to-embrace-it/

Never Argue with Children

A little girl was talking to her teacher about Whales.

The teacher said it was physically impossible for a whale to swallow a human because even though it is a very large animal it’s throat was very small.

The little girl stated that Jonah was swallowed by a whale.

Irritated, the teacher reiterated that it was not possible for a whale to swallow a human.

The little girl said, “When I get to heaven I’ll ask Johan?

The teacher said, “What if Jonah went to hell?”

The little girl replied, “Then you ask him.”

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Jokes, Quotes and Anecdotes... an Anatomy of Wit

Mick Harkin, ex Secretary of EFITA, who has kept us amused with his Friday Jokes over the years, has published a book on Amazon entitled "Jokes, Quotes and Anecdotes... an Anatomy of Wit".
See: http://www.jokesquotesandanecdotes.com
Contact: Mick HARKIN
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