How Agritech Driven by Data is Modernizing Farming in Asia

Agrarian culture is a critical component of livelihoods in Asia, writes Joe Devanesan at Tech Wire Asia. Perhaps it should come as little surprise then that industrious startups around the region are constantly looking at ways to complement age-old farming practices with modern agritech, that can boost crop yields while reducing risks and inefficiencies for farmers.

Agritech (agriculture technology) solutions have sprouted up across the continent to try and coax sustainable growth, but there is not one definitive system or methodology that can be applied to easily automate farm work, as planting and harvesting crops are subject to a variety of factors including rain fall, environmental factors, planting criteria, available machinery, and so forth.

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In addition, the growing issue of food security is also drawing attention to the last of sustainable agricultural practices in the region. FAO’s The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2009 paper found that the majority of the world’s poor and hungry came from the Asia Pacific (APAC) region, and following the 2007-2009 economic recession, 642 million people were estimated to be suffering from hunger or were undernourished during that time.

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