Ag Tech: Crop Technologies

Due to population and income growth demand for food is increased, and the impacts of climate change on agriculture will ratchet up the pressure for increased and more sustainable agricultural production to feed the planet.

The impacts of agricultural innovation on farm productivity, prices, hunger, and trade flows as we approach 2050 and identifies practices that could significantly benefit developing nations, are measured by a new report by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).

The Role of Agricultural Technologies, examines 11 agricultural practices and technologies and how they could help farmers around the world improve the sustainability of growing three of the world’s main staple crops—maize, rice, and wheat.

IFPRI pinpoints the agricultural technologies and practices that can most significantly reduce food prices and food insecurity in developing nations, using a first-of-its-kind data model.

The study profiles 11 agricultural innovations such as:
1. Crop protection,

2. Drip irrigation,

3. Drought tolerance,

4. Heat tolerance,

5. Integrated soil fertility management,

6. No-till farming,

7. Nutrient use efficiency,

8. Organic agriculture,

9. Precision agriculture,

10. Sprinkler irrigation,

11. Water harvesting.



Source: http://www.ift.org/
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