Deep Learning Food for Thought: Can Deep AI-D Prevent the Next World Hunger? In 1798 Malthus published his famous essay “On the Principle of Population” including his grim observation that “the power of population is so superior to the power of the earth to produce subsistence...
Robotics Recap: Videos from the Future of Food Summit 2016 On 21 June in London, we held the RE•WORK Future of Food Summit, bringing together food industry innovators, exciting FoodTech and AgTech startups and leading academics, for a day of discussions around...
Big Data Tackling Food Security Challenges With AgTech Farmers today have no empirical data of the situation of their fields and depend mostly on previous experience to make decisions, putting agriculture as one of the most outdated, yet essential, markets today....
EdTech What Does London Tech Week Have to Offer in 2016? For a week in June each year, London Technology Week takes place across the UK capital to bring together an international audience for networking, events and new opportunities in the tech world. RE•...
Agtech Game-Changing AgTech for a More Sustainable World A new technology will enable all of the world's crops to take nitrogen directly from the air, rather than expensive and environmentally damaging fertilizers.Nitrogen fixation, the process by which nitrogen is converted...
Agtech From Cows to Crops: Computer Vision for Precision Agriculture Recent technological advances have allowed a step-change in the way the farmers, agronomists and plant breeders can gather and analyse data. Automated livestock welfare management, precision weed control and measurement of phenotypic traits...
Hydroponics Using Biomimicry to Create a Modular Urban Farming System As cities continue to rapidly expand, we need a resilient and sustainable method of food production. Are bio-inspired urban farming systems the answer?Groundless agriculture is a great way to grow clean food...
Drones The Tech Trends & Predictions for 2016 As we’re moving into the new year, we’re currently exploring which technologies will impact our lives in 2016. This week we're taking a look at the rapidly advancing sectors of artificial...
Hydroponics Innovations in Aquaculture: is Seaweed the Food of the Future? Lauded for it's benefits of helping with menopause, anxiety, fatigue, osteoporosis, to name a few, the seaweed industry is set to boom in the coming years. As it is rapidly becoming known as...
Future Cities Agtech for the Masses: Using Smartphones to Grow Food How can we use emerging technology to positively impact food production and ensure a sustainable future?Niwa is a visionary company aiming to do just that: by building a smart connected platform, enabling...
