The hot question nowadays is how can we meet the world's food needs, respecting the environment, taking into account that population is set to grow to over 9 billion people by 2050 and arable land decreases by 100,000 hectares per year, global agricultural production needs to double in the next 30 years to cope with demand, so answering this question is becoming more urgent and … [Read more...] about Agritech startups, innovations & facts
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7 Companies Protecting Your Food with Blockchain
Food is important and you are what you eat. Eating healthy and good food is important if you wish to be fit and healthy. Even if you have an unhealthy diet, the occasional big mac, you want your food to be of good quality. Meaning you want your food to be well-treated throughout the supply chain and without any unhealthy bacteria. Fortunately, there are a lot of regulations to … [Read more...] about 7 Companies Protecting Your Food with Blockchain
Food, Health, and Data Science
When I was first approached by our CTO with an idea to write an article about food as medicine, for the share of a second my reaction was Are you stark raving mad? However, what I can be confident in is that he would never abandon the scientific approach to seemingly everything. So is there a scientific approach to eat health? Or, rather, what does Data Science say about … [Read more...] about Food, Health, and Data Science
4 Ways How Blockchain Will Change the Retail Industry
The retail industry has become increasingly complex in the past decades. Products are made in one part of the world, assembled in another and sold in a third part of the world, whether it is food, clothing or flowers. As a result of this complexity, transparency has become challenging, and it is not always clear to consumers how and what products move through the supply chain. … [Read more...] about 4 Ways How Blockchain Will Change the Retail Industry
How Big Data Is Improving Temperature Control in the Food Industry
Traceability is one of the most important factors or elements in the food and beverage industry. From the time a product or good leaves the source and is transported to a distributor, it undergoes many processes and separate handlers. Because of that, it's important that all involved parties can track and monitor an item or goods status. Why Is Monitoring Important? You see, … [Read more...] about How Big Data Is Improving Temperature Control in the Food Industry
