National Agriculture Day 2023
March 21, 2023
We all have to eat; nevertheless, we don’t often think about where the food we eat originates. For most of us, the days of living as hunter gatherers has faded into the
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In this blog, we discuss cognitive computing and other technologies with a focus on supply chain management and innovation. Other topics of discussion include digital enterprise transformation, marketing, the Internet of Things, and smart cities. Our goal is to advance the public discussion about how cognitive computing and other advanced technologies affect the world in which we live.
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Celebrating International Women’s Day 2023
March 7, 2023
Back in 1971, the late Helen Reddy had a smash hit with the song “I Am Woman.” The opening lyrics to that song read, “I am woman, hear me roar in numbers
You Can’t Spell Agriculture without AI
January 12, 2023
Artificial intelligence (AI) is impacting every global economic sector including agriculture. The reason AI is becoming more important is because world conditions are rapidly changing and keeping up with those changes requires
CPG Companies Support Regenerative Agriculture
December 1, 2022
The world faces a conundrum that affects each and every person on the planet — we all need to eat; however, producing the food we need is a leading cause of climate
It’s 2022. Fortunately, You’re Not Eating Soylent Green Wafers.
September 22, 2022
In the 1973 movie Soylent Green, starring Charlton Heston, the world is over-populated and climate change has wreaked havoc on the agricultural sector. When was this dystopian world supposed to occur? In
How AI Can Help Alleviate the Global Food Security Crisis, Part 1
September 20, 2022
I recently had the opportunity to speak at the Agro&Food Security Forum in Warsaw, Poland. The event gathered government representatives of Ukraine and Poland, leading Ukrainian experts and market operators, as well
Growing Food in the Dark
August 10, 2022
The term “in the dark,” when applied to a person, generally means someone living in a state of ignorance or who is uninformed. However, a team of scientists from UC Riverside and
Will Climate Change Force Agriculture Indoors?
July 14, 2022
With an ever-increasing number of mouths to feed and climate change affecting the agriculture sector in significant ways, the staff at Bayer reports, “The impact of climate change has led to a
Conflict Worsens Global Food Insecurity
June 2, 2022
“Conflict breeds hunger,” writes Marie Haga, Associate Vice-President of External Relations and Governance at the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development. “It can displace farmers and destroy agricultural assets and food stocks.
The World Needs More Fertilizer — and That’s No Bulls**t
May 19, 2022
Unless you are part the food supply chain, you might not be aware that last July China ceased exporting fertilizer to the rest of world. And, following Russia’s unprovoked attack against Ukraine
