Time to invest in the next agricultural revolution

As the global demand for food increases, food producers are seeking to lower their carbon emissions. Technology will help meet both goals.

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Growing populations and incomes are boosting global demand for food, while agricultural producers are also seeking to lower their carbon emissions. Technology will help meet both goals.

Farming is hardly a glamorous industry. As someone whose maternal grandparents were farmers, I appreciate that it can be tough work, sometimes for relatively little reward. What’s more, farmers have a reputation for being “a conservative bunch who like to stick to traditional techniques and place great store on experience”, says Stephen Pickup, head of agriculture at Traditum Private Equity.

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Dr Matthew Partridge
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Matthew graduated from the University of Durham in 2004; he then gained an MSc, followed by a PhD at the London School of Economics.

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