HIMA Vice President APAC Friedhelm Best discusses Farm and Food 4.0; the next big trends to build on technologies that may help mitigate food shortages and supply constraints worldwide.
HIMA Vice President APAC Friedhelm Best discusses Farm and Food 4.0; the next big trends to build on technologies that may help mitigate food shortages and supply constraints worldwide.
Gallant Venture partners with Obayashi Corporation – one of Japan’s largest general contractors – to pilot an eco-tourism agritech park and greenhouse on Bintan island, Indonesia.
The recent book launch of ‘Rocky Outcrops in Australia’ by two of the world’s most respected ecologists, ANU Professor David Lindenmayer and Dr Damian Michael shines a spotlight on the cultural, biological, economical and historical significance on those seemingly barren rocky island formations that pepper our farmlands and natural reserves.
Australia’s rural communities face a range of increasingly complex issues that decision makers and the communities, themselves, must confront if they are to maintain the sustainability of these cities and towns. Take the greater introduction of robots and farming automation. The use of these will be profound, increasing farm efficiency and productivity; but, the impacts on employment will also be significant. It is absolutely vital that we no longer plan for the future of Australia’s rural economies by relying on outdated worldviews and memories of glorious pasts. New narratives must be created and adaptive thinking employed.