IBM, Yara Launch Data Platform for Sustainable Food Production
23 Gennaio 2020 - 02:05PM
Dow Jones News
By Maitane Sardon
Information-technology company International Business Machines
Corp. (IBM) and Norwegian chemical company Yara International ASA
(YAR.OS) have launched a platform for farm-and-field data exchange
in an effort to improve the efficiency, transparency and
sustainability of food production, a significant driver of climate
change.
The companies said Friday that the Open Farm & Field Data
Exchange platform will gather farm and field data and make it more
accessible for those playing a role in meeting growing global food
demand, including farmer associations, industry players, academia
and nonprofits from the food-and-agriculture industry.
They said sharing data will help farmers receive higher value
services and be paid in return for disclosing their data. It will
also make it easier for them to track and report information based
on local regulations.
"We believe the agriculture industry needs to invest in
exponential technologies such as artificial intelligence, Internet
of Things and big data to help address climate change and
population growth as it threatens the world's ability to produce
enough food," said Mark Foster, senior vice president at IBM
services and global business services.
Write to Maitane Sardon at maitane.sardon@wsj.com
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