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Agdatahub , Orange Business Services and SUEZ form agri-environmental-focused collaboration agreement
Responding to environmental challenges in the agriculture sector , Agdatahub , Orange Business Services and SUEZ are combining their technological and digital expertise to support the Digital Transformation of agricultural industries . Sébastien Picardat , CEO , Agdatahub , Pierre-Louis Biaggi , Senior Vice President , Digital and Data , Orange Business Services and Diane Galbe , Executive Vice President of SUEZ in charge of strategy and the global Smart and Environmental Solutions Business Unit , tells Intelligent CXO more about the agreement .
Agdatahub , an operator of agricultural data exchange and consent platforms ; Orange Business Services , a global network-native digital services company , and SUEZ , a major player in environmental services , are joining forces to co-construct solutions that accelerate the digital and environmental transformation of the agricultural sector .
The three companies intend to develop technologies that will enable farmers and stakeholders in the agricultural sector , as well as local authorities , to access innovative , environmentally focused solutions based on technologies and connected objects , supporting carbon capture and measurement , water quality or gas emissions in livestock farming . These solutions will allow them to benefit from programmes , such as Payments for Environmental Services , which remunerate practices that protect the environment . The partners are committed to proposing these solutions to further their corporate initiatives and industrialise their development with industry players .
Strengthening French and European food and digital sovereignty
This agreement comes at a time when the new Common Agricultural Policy ( CAP ) should have three environmental objectives : to act against climate change , to protect natural resources and to preserve landscapes and biodiversity , in line with the European Green Deal . It also responds to the need to strengthen French and European food and digital sovereignty , as highlighted by the current pandemic . This partnership will bring a common vision at the European level within the Agriculture and Environment data spaces , and the GAIA-X ecosystem , in which Orange Business Services is a founding member and Agdatahub is a Day-One Member .
“ Farmers are the first to be concerned by the preservation of natural resources . Coming from the agricultural sector , Agdatahub wants to secure the use of farmers ’ and industry data for the benefit of more sustainable practices through its consent and data exchange platform . This partnership with Orange Business Services and SUEZ will enable us to accelerate and increase the number of use cases in the environmental field ,” said Sébastien Windsor , President of Agdatahub .
Pierre-Louis Biaggi said : “ We are committed to creating a positive impact in the agricultural sector by supporting the transformation of industry players and regions in their ecological transition toward an increasingly responsible economy . By joining forces with Agdatahub and SUEZ , we will accompany the agricultural sector , addressing their needs , by leveraging critical data and new technologies to accelerate their environmental transformation .”
“ Faced with the many challenges that will shape the future of agriculture , the SUEZ Group is innovating to provide the agricultural sector with global and integrated solutions that will enable it to better manage resources . By
Pierre-Louis Biaggi , Senior Vice President , Digital and Data , Orange Business Services
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