All over the world, agriculture is threatened by degraded soils. Stripped of carbon from intensive farming, soils erode more easily, host fewer microbes and hold less water and nutrients.
The future of farming lies in customised weed treatment.
The equipment distinguishes plants from weeds while avoiding soil compaction
Robotics Plus, a New Zealand agricultural robotics company, has signed an agency and distribution agreement with Global Pac Technologies, a joint venture between US company Van Doren Sales and the New Zealand-owned Jenkins Group.
The AI in agriculture market was valued at USD 600 million in 2018 and is expected to reach USD 2.6 billion by 2025.
South Africa has the highest emission intensity in the G20 group of industrialised and developing countries. This threatens its commitment to help slow global warming. This disproportionate contribution is driven by the country’s coal-dependent national electricity utility, Eskom.
