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Wednesday, June 30th 2021

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Agriculture industry challenges for an ever-growing population

This week’s must read

Agriculture failing to keep pace with climate risk
The Advice Report provides the Adaptation Committee’s statutory advice to the Government on priorities for the forthcoming national adaptation plans and wider action...

The Climate Change Committee report provides an Assessment of UK Climate Risk and notes that it has the capacity and resources to respond effectively, but it has to act now.
The agriculture industry, in particular, has the opportunity to become more resilient and sustainable through both reducing emissions in line with 2050 Net Zero targets and effectively adapting to climate and extreme weather threats.

This Week’s Must Read is an insight piece from Charles Ffoulkes, Adas, about challenges for the agriculture industry to adapt to climate risk.

Charles Ffoulkes@Adas

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Thought Leadership

10 New Trends In CEA In 2021 And Beyond — AGRITECTURE
Here are Agritecture’s top predictions for the future of CEA for 2021 and beyond.

There’s no doubt that there’s more to come for the CEA industry. So what are the latest new technology releases, the latest industry tools to accelerate climate-smart agriculture? Agritecture provides top predictions for the future of CEA for 2021 and beyond.

 @Agritecture

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Top 5 Strategies for Including Youth in Agriculture
The first part of this two-part series highlighted the problems faced by the youths interested in the agricultural sector and some initiatives by organisations geared towards increasing youth participation

African youths have to understand that they are the spearhead of the modernization and transformation of Africa’s agricultural sector through their interest in technological change and innovative market solutions. This article provides keys strategies on how to include youth in agriculture.

 @Agramondis

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Cold-Chain Technology to Help Small Farmers
June 3, 2021

To reduce post-harvest losses, maintain product quality, create jobs, and more, the Feed the Future Egypt Rural Agribusiness Strengthening project, an activity funded by the US Agency for International Development and implemented by Abt Associates, is helping farmers in Upper Egypt and the Delta to produce high-quality crops by introducing low-cost cold chain technology.

 @Abt Associates

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Modern farming is as much about data as digging. Here are 3 emerging agricultural skills
The role of the farmer is changing as automation and data become more important – and every job in the farming ecosystem will require a new skillset.

Emerging technologies in Agriculture such as artificial intelligence, computer vision, and robotics deliver an unprecedented amount of data. The short-term challenge is to transform data into insights and, therefore, value. So how to adopt emerging technologies to improve productivity and performance needed to feed a growing population?

Raviv Itzhaky@Prospera

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This week’s Consulting News

Protiviti Selects Ohio as Location for New Americas Delivery Center
/PRNewswire/ -- Global consulting firm Protiviti is excited to announce it will launch its new Americas Delivery Center (ADC) in Ohio. After an exhaustive...

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Accenture invests in cloud data security startup Symmetry Systems
Accenture has, via its venture capital division, made a strategic investment in Symmetry Systems, a San Francisco-based provider of data store and object-level security (DSOS) solutions.

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Wolf Den starts transition, names new CEO -- Washington Technology
Wolf Den Associates’ founders Barry Landew and Kevin Robbins want their company to last more than one generation. Step one is complete -- hire a CEO.

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BCG makes seven (senior) partner appointments in France
Global management consulting firm Boston Consulting Group has unveiled seven senior promotions in its Paris office.

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By 2050, the global population is projected to reach 9.8 billion. So how are we going to feed everyone? Investment-banker-turned-farmer Stuart Oda points to indoor vertical farming: growing food on tiered racks in a controlled, climate-proof environment.

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