Will Big Data Produce the Next Agricultural Revolution?
Dave Donnan
Adjunct Professor, Independent Consultant, Board member, Foodtech investor, Keynote Speaker, Thought Leader
Although most of us have the luxury of not worrying about where our next meal will come from, about 800 million undernourished people in the world today do not have that luxury. World Food Day—observed on October 16—is a good time to highlight the challenges that lie ahead. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, global food production will need to increase 60 percent to feed a world population that is expected to surpass nine billion people by 2050. Figuring out how to feed an additional 2.3 billion people with changing dietary demands while reducing greenhouse gas emissions and producing higher yields on a shrinking amount of arable land will be among the greatest challenges of the 21st century. - See more at: A.T. Kearney Will Big Data Produce the Next Agricultural Revolution?
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Dave Donnan is a partner with the management consulting firm A.T. Kearney where he leads the global food and beverage sector. Dave is a prolific author and speaker on topics of importance to the agriculture, food and beverage, retail, and restaurant industries. He’s appeared on Bloomberg TV and has been quoted in various business journals including The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and Business Week. He can be seen speaking at influential industry conferences such as the Grocery Manufacturers Association, Food Marketing Institute, the National Restaurant Association and many others. Dave is also active in the not-for-profit sector in the areas of food security, nutrition, and economic need. Dave is based in Chicago.
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9 年Analytics going to play a big role in global food production and distribution in future. https://www.dhirubhai.net/pulse/analytics-lead-innovation-key-future-smart-agriculture-raju-gundala-?trk=mp-reader-card
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9 年After being accustomed to the ease and convenience of global communication,technology bringing excellent product designs for utility and services, the need for the diverse quality food will also drive the initiatives for big business in food .However,to mitigate the hardship of food shortages globally,modern farm technology and leasing of the cross border global landscape ( farm lands ) will make a huge difference.Countries with arid and dry landscapes,having lack of resources for creating irrigation and soil management infrastructure ,will benefit a great deal from such global partnerships in agri-operations.The logistics support for the transporation and storage is getting stronger with the global partnerships like the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement.