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[ BAILLIE GIFFORD ]
Against the backdrop of an overstretched food chain, companies in the
Scottish Mortgage portfolio are taking technological advances to the
next level. A new generation of businesses are reshaping our world and
what is possible as they endeavour to future proof the food chain
The future of food
The value of your investment and
any income from it can go down
as well as up and as a result your
capital may be at risk.
practices and optimising how
consumers receive their food.
From helping farmers determine
what seeds to plant, utilising
natural support systems to improve
he food supply chain, as it
efficiency levels, through to the
stands, is unsustainable.
possibility of robots delivering food
With a world population of
to your door, these companies are
8 billion people (forecasted
revolutionising how and what we eat.
to rise to nearly 10 billion by 2050),
Starting at the beginning of the
growing affluence and consumers with food production process, Indigo
a strong preference for convenience,
Agriculture uses microbial coating
it is becoming ever harder to meet
on seeds to increase crop yields and
global food demands. Technological
help farmers to make a living, while
advances, however, are helping a few
reducing the environmental impact.
companies to reimagine how food is
The company also works with farmers
produced, prepared and distributed
to gather data on the success of
to help make the food chain fit for
crops, to drive further incremental
purpose for future generations.
improvements. In an industry
Among the companies held in the
where climate change is having a
Scottish Mortgage portfolio, there
big impact, Indigo uses technology
are those that are predicting food
requirements, automating inefficient
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