Smart farming’s bid to solve world food crisis

Smart farming technologies will be in the spotlight alongside the likes of Intel, Dell, Arvato and Disney at an industry event in Dublin next week.

Global efforts to use new technologies to boost food production will be discussed during the Irish Technology Leadership Group Silicon Valley Global Technology Summit, which takes places next Monday and Tuesday in north Dublin venues such as the Helix at DCU and Malahide Castle.

The ITLG AgTech Revolution will discuss how technology can help the world’s food producers adapt to the challenge to feed the 9.6 billion people who will inhabit the planet by 2050. Food production must increase by 70% in the interim.