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EFITA newsletter / 903 - European Federation for Information Technology in Agriculture, Food and the Environment
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11 November 1919: WW1 end (in French: "la Grande Guerre")
550 000 fallen farmers, 500 000 injured farmers ... The First World War deeply disrupted the agricultural world, which represented 40% of the French population in 1914. During the four years of fighting, 850,000 farm wives managed the farms. A first step towards female emancipation.
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DATAGRI: the place to know the “state of the art” of digital transformation in the agrifood sector
14 – 15 November 2019 - ZARAGOZA (Spain)
See datagri.org
The 6th Annual World Congress of Smart Materials-2020 WCSM-2020 (for which transfers into our agricultural & food sector?)
11-13 March 2020 - BARCELONA (Spain)
This 3-days’ Conference has been organized with the vision of bringing together for the excellent scholars and business delegates in the fields of smart materials.
1. To present modern science and technology in smart materials field (Electronic Materials, Optical Materials, Magnetic Materials, Composite Materials, Biomaterials and Nanomaterials) as well as their applications.
2. To provide a platform to make up a dialogue between industries and academic organizations, and technology transfer from research to industry.
3. To discuss the most frontier technology and the latest research to get valuable ideas and promote the development of smart Materials.
The previous events of W.C.S.M. were held in Busan (South Korea), Singapore, Bangkok (Thailand), Osaka (Japan) and Rome (Italy). In totally the event has attracted 2000+ participants from all over the word. Sincerely wish this time you will join us in W.C.S.M-2020 in Barcelona.
See bitcongress.com
Good old days (???): Le Shepherd's Étoile - Jules Breton
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IOF2020 EUproject
See IOF2020 online magazine #7
See IOF2020
Self-learning algorithm gets better at weed detection
By employing so-called deep-learning systems for crop recognition, machines that can combat weeds site-specifically with a minimum of labour and/or chemicals are getting ever closer.
See futurefarming.com
SwarmFarm and Roesner develop autonomous fertiliser spreader
SwarmFarm Robotics and Roesner Pty Ltd in Australia are going to develop a fully autonomous fertiliser spreader.
See futurefarming.com
‘Agtech does not offer much return on investment’
Most farmers are not able to realise the full potential of digital technology, says Andrew Slade.
See futurefarming.com
Dot to develop technology for autonomous farming
Dot Intelligence is to develop AI/ML technology for the Dot autonomous farming robot.
See futurefarming.com
Increasing adoption drives agriculture IoT market
The Agriculture IoT Market is expected to grow from USD 12.7 billion in 2019 to USD 20.9 billion by 2024, at a CAGR of 10.4% from 2019 to 2024.
See futurefarming.com
Good old days (???): Peasant Gathering Grass, 1881 by Camille Pissarro
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8 key industry trends in AgTech today
1 – Farming is shifting towards more informed decisions
2 – The end of a “one size fits all” approach
3 – AI-based farming contributes to better ecology
4 – Shifting towards artificial food and vegetable meat
5 – Digital agronomy and digitalized food supply chains in emerging economies
6 – Consumer-oriented food production
7 – Moving food production closer to consumers
8 – Food delivery chain transparency
See agfundernews.com
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Q&A: EDB executive director Lee Eng Keat on Singapore’s role in agri-foodtech innovation
See agfundernews.com
AgTech Exits: Raven Industries acquires two driverless tractor startups
Precision agriculture company Raven Industries has acquired Smart Ag, a driverless tractor technology, and the majority of autonomous farm equipment manufacturer Dot Technology Corp. The terms of the acquisitions were not disclosed.
See agfundernews.com
Israel’s Agritask closes $8.5m Series A to advance farm data in frontier markets
Without much context, one could mistake Tel Aviv-based Agritask for yet another farm data analytics platform. Its platform is integrated with the usual data sources: satellite and drone imagery, soil and crop sensors, climate information and weather forecasts. And its customers include the usual suspects: large farm operators, government agencies, big companies like General Mills, and insurers, who use Agritask’s platform for agronomic business management, insurance underwriting and for insights to improve operations.
See agfundernews.com
Good old days (???): Les foins par Édouard Léon Cortes
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Is climate modeling-as-a-service the next frontier of risk management? UK startup Cervest says yes
See agfundernews.com
French Agtec start-up: Carbon Bee
> About the company: Created in 2015, Carbon Bee is a research laboratory of Artificial Intelligence, specialized in the branch “Machine Learning,” and more particularly in “Deep Learning”.
> What is the product? Solution for real or planned weed control management (mobile monitoring equipment via a deep-space hyperspectral camera).
> How it works? In real time, it controls the dose applied by the nozzle during spraying of the herbicide (sensor coupled to the bar). Cartography of the species present during a passage to a treatment (e.g., sensors coupled to tractors, drones, or quadricycles).
> What solutions does it offer?
Reduction of herbicide use
Reducing the risk of herbicide resistance
Mapping the dynamics of adventitious flora in plots.
See precisionag.com
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Integrated Crop Management (ICM): Key Components and Objectives for Sustainable Crop Production, by K. Afrane Okese
Integrated Crop Management (ICM) is a pragmatic approach to crop production which includes IPM, soil, social and environmental management.
See blog.agrihomegh.com
The Fall of the Wall Revisited (Source: Project Syndicate) by Helmut KOHL
See fbkfinanzwirtschaft.wordpress.com
Früher war alles schlechter! (Source: Der Spiegel - 2017) - C'était bien pire avant ! – It was much worse before!
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Die
Reichen werden reicher – die Armen aber auch
Les riches sont devenus plus riches - Les pauvres aussi The rich have become richer - The poor too |
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Die
USA sind ungerechter als Japan
Anteil des reichsten 1% der Bürger am gesamten Einkommen ihres Landes Les inégalités sont plus fortes aux USA qu'au Japon ou en Allemagne ou en France Part du 1% des citoyens les plus riches dans le revenu total de leur pays The US is more unjust than Japan Share of the richest 1% of citizens in the total income of their country |
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Entgegengesetzte
Richtung
Die Zahl der Extrem Armen nimmt ab, während die Weltbevölkerung wachst Direction opposée Le nombre de personnes extrêmement pauvres diminue à mesure que la population mondiale augmente Opposite direction The number of extreme poor is decreasing as the world population grows See fbkfinanzwirtschaft.wordpress.com/ |
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EU: Revisiting the euro’s north-south rift (Source: The Economist - November 2019)…
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Perks of reaching 65, or beyond!
1. Kidnappers are not very interested in you.
2. In a hostage situation, you are likely to be released first.
3. No one expects you to run ---- anywhere.
4. People call at 9 PM (or 9 AM) and ask, 'Did I wake you?'
5. People no longer view you as a Hypochondriac.
6. There is nothing left to learn the hard way.
7. Things you buy now won't wear out.
8. You can eat supper at 4 PM.
9. You can live without sex but not your glasses.
10. You get into heated arguments about pension plans.
11. You no longer think of speed limits as a challenge.
12. You quit trying to hold your stomach in no matter who walks into the room.
13. You sing along with elevator music.
14. Your eyes won't get much worse.
15. Your investment in health insurance is finally beginning to pay off.
16. Your joints are more accurate meteorologists than the national weather service.
17. Your secrets are safe with your friends because they can't remember them either.
18. Your supply of brain cells is finally down to a manageable size.
19. You can't remember who sent you this list.
Good old days (???): Glaneuses par Julien Dupré
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