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How to feed 9 billion people?
Demography will certainly be one of the major issues of the 21st century. Food scarcity and unequal access to food already result in over one billion people suffering from malnutrition. This tendency will only worsen with a global population that is growing steadily and set to reach 9.1 billion by 2050. In its current state, agriculture is unable to feed all those mouths.
Urban Farming: a Response to Rural Depopulation Trend?
Since 2014 more than half of the world’s population resides in urban areas. Yet, migration into cities is projected to intensify. By 2050, estimates anticipate 66 % of urban dwellers. Consequently, this is expected to increase the demand of resources while triggering food insecurity. Hence, transforming urban food systems by using technological innovations is an integral part of a sustainable development path for cities.
The EC unveils its previsions for the EU agricultural markets
The European Commission recently published a report focusing on the medium-term outlook for major EU agricultural commodity markets and agricultural income until 2030.
Precision agriculture and GHG emission mitigation
Agriculture contributes to climate change as its activities account for nearly 14% of total global anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Few other sectors hold as much potential to lower their negative impact. Precision agriculture is considered an important instrument to achieve this.
H2020 CAPSELLA pilot on soil health
The Collective Awareness PlatformS for Environmentally-sound Land management based on data technoLogies and Agrobiodiversity (CAPSELLA) provide open data ICT solutions for all food-, field- and seed-related actors in agrobiodiversity in a bottom-up, participatory approach. Following this participatory approach, CAPSELLA is involved in several pilot activities in the food, field, and seed sector.
The future of the CAP: what's in it for digital farming?
On 29 November 2017, the European Commission (EC) presented its vision on the future of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). The communication outlines the EC’s ideas on the future of food and farming and proposes a number of changes to the CAP in order to meet the continuing challenges related to climate change and sustainable development. In this new framework, encouraging the use of modern technologies will take a central role, promising to boost digital innovations and market transparency in European agriculture.
Cloud computing to enhance the uptake of digital farming
A recent report titled ‘Global IoT Market in Smart Farming 2017-2021’ forecasts that the market for high-tech applications in agriculture using Internet of Things (IoT) technologies will expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of approximately 11% in developing countries between 2017-2021. This considerable growth is expected to be driven, amongst others, by cloud computing, an indispensable component of the digital farming revolution.
Cogeca presents 2017 European Awards for Cooperative Innovation
Last week, the 2017 European Awards for Cooperative Innovation were presented in the European Parliament to five agri-cooperatives for their outstanding innovation practices and solutions by Cogeca, the voice of European agri-cooperatives. In this context, IoF2020 also has a reason to celebrate!
IoF2020 use-cases featured at IFOAM EU Conference
The 5th Organic Processing Conference, organised by IFOAM EU and BIONEXT, will focus on the digital opportunities organic processors have to enhance their performance. ‘The Internet of Things’ can be a powerful tool for organic processors, enabling them to remotely control the processing chain or ensure traceability and transparency. Three representatives of the IoF2020 project will join the conference to present their respective use-cases.
