Farmers who operate large machinery often struggle to navigate efficiently, leading to excessive fertilizer and pesticide use and wasted seeding. Agri Info Design can change that.
This startup imagines a world that values farmers as essential and dignified contributors to society and the economy – and the rest of us are better for it.
With the global population skyrocketing, we have no choice but to discover alternative ways to feed people. Bitty is leading the way with tasty crickets.
By 2050, over 80 percent of people in the world will live in cities. It's time to think about how we will produce food sustainably for all of them. Here's one way.
We are waist-deep in one of the greatest change climates ever. Today, we face problems we didn’t have ten years ago. But with change comes opportunity.
We need to bring together the hundreds of thousands of scientists who want to use technology to solve problems and better the world—before it's too late.
In Tanzania, agriculture employs about 80% of the workforce. Yet, most smallholder farmers struggle to earn a sustainable income. This company is changing that—with vanilla.
In Kenya over 70% of the population are farmers. But, they can't access markets, and their income suffers. Ojay Greene is changing that by connecting them.
In West Africa, many small-scale farmers are facing hardship. Ignitia sends weather forecasts through text messages, helping farmers improve their yields.
WATCH THIS 6 MIN TALK on how Ignitia helps small-scale farmers in West Africa earn a reliable income by sending text messages containing a highly accurate tropical weather forecast.
Among the billion people today subsisting on less than $1.25 a day, 1/4 are smallholder farmers in Africa—agricultural innovations need to be distributed.
Watch this 2012 Unreasonable Institute entrepreneur's talk on how her venture is bringing women in rural communities an opportunity to provide for their families.