IFPRI Director General Shenggen Fan was quoted in a Financial Times article about how technology can improve agriculture and nutrition. “We have already seen this in Europe and the US, where big tractors are able to use data from satellites to improve the precision of agriculture,” said Fan. “But, more importantly, it’s some of the emerging economies like India and China where they are beginning to use big machines equipped with GPS, lasers and other technologies.”
Camera drones and cow fitness trackers help drive farm yields (Financial Times)
January 21, 2016