The barriers preventing farmers from investing in technology
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This article is an excerpt from the Inmarsat report titled ‘Industrial IoT in the time of COVID-19’.
To download the full report, visit inmarsat.com/en/insights/enterprise/2021/research-programme-2021-industrial-iot-covid-19.
“Investment in technology to bolster food production increased sixfold between 2012 and 2019, reaching US$20 billion (about R300 billion). Technologies such as genetic crop enhancement, precision agriculture and computational biology are germinating answers to one of humanity’s greatest challenges: how to feed a growing population while limiting the adverse effects on the environment.
The Internet of Things (IoT) is playing a key role for agricultural businesses across the
