Saturday, September 24, 2022

 The fourth agricultural revolution has already begun

The first agricultural revolution is characterized as the advent of modern farming, the second began during the industrial revolution when crop rotations were introduced, and the third revolution saw the dawn of synthetic fertilizer discovery and genetic breeding techniques, accelerating farmland productivity. The sector is now facing a multitude of complex and interdependent challenges. This comes at a time when the demands on the sector due to rapid population growth are set to accelerate, meaning a fourth revolution is needed.

The sector will also have to adapt to the impacts of climate change as, by 2030, extreme weather events such as droughts and floods will become even more common. The agricultural industry is adopting technology to overcome these challenges in what some have already called ‘The Fourth Agricultural Revolution’.

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This seems to be the exact opposite of WB's vision...

1 comment:

  1. This article was both interesting and a bit unnerving. Thanks for sharing.

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