New Vision for Agriculture - World Economic Forum
How can the world nourish 9.8 billion people by 2050 through sustainable practices ? Food systems do not currently provide nutritious food in an environmentally sustainable way to the world ’ s population . Nearly 800 million people are undernourished while two billion are micronutrient deficient and two billion more people overweight or obese . At the same time , food production , transportation , processing and waste are putting unsustainable strain on environmental resources .
The New Vision for Agriculture ( NVA ), defined by World Economic Forum partners in 2009 , holds that to meet the world ’ s needs , sustainable agriculture must simultaneously deliver food security , environmental sustainability and economic opportunity . Achieving those goals requires a transformation of the agriculture sector , leveraging market-based approaches through a co-ordinated effort by all stakeholders , including farmers , Government , civil society and the private sector . The key success factors of agriculturesector transformation at the national level include setting the right direction through effective leadership , strategy and investment models , and scaling the transformation through finance , infrastructure , institutions and monitoring .
The NVA engages over 650 organisations to strengthen collaboration among relevant stakeholders . At a global level , it has partnered with the G7 and G20 , facilitating informal leadership dialogue and collaboration . At the regional and country level , it has catalysed multi-stakeholder partnerships in 21 countries in Africa , South East Asia , India and Latin America , including Grow Africa and Grow Asia .
Together , these efforts have mobilised over 100 value-chain partnerships .
Through the experience of multi-stakeholder partnerships in 26 countries , the NVA has developed a new model for country-led , multistakeholder partnerships in agriculture , based on a shared vision , a set of guiding principles and a series of tactical steps . The NVA is sharing this model globally with practitioners and leaders as an effective example of multi-stakeholder approaches in agriculture in contribution to the UN Sustainable Development Goals .
What Technologies Do You See Impacting Agriculture The Most In 2020 ? - Successful Farming , Nicholas Badminton
There are four main technologies that are really starting to make waves . They are going to gain pace and see a huge amount of adoption . a . Renewable energy . We ’ re seeing huge solar and wind projects popping up all over the world . There are solar panels that can live on stilts above crops . We are going to slowly wean ourselves off of our reliance on coal and other fossil fuels for energy . b . Sensors . We are putting the Internet of Agricultural Things into the field , onto cattle as wearable devices , and embedded into farm equipment . These sensors harvest data from the environment and give farmers a new view of their operations . That gives them a lot of power . c . Data . Farmers are becoming more data savvy in a number of different ways . They are applying analytics , employing data science teams to help them unlock value , and working with agronomists . d . Artificial intelligence . Farmers will use machine learning to unlock even more value from data . Artificial intelligence is driving automated vehicles . Automated robotics can help on the farm in certain ways or provide surveying through drones .
Agriculture ’ s connected future : How technology can yield new growth -McKinsey
Agriculture must embrace a digital , connectivityfueled transformation in order to overcome increasing demand and several disruptive forces . The industry confronts two significant obstacles . Some regions lack the necessary connectivity infrastructure , making development of it paramount . In regions that already have connectivity infrastructure , farms have been slow to deploy digital tools because their impact has not been sufficiently proven .
The COVID-19 crisis has further intensified other challenges agriculture faces in five areas :
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