A.T. Kearney study proposes robust gains in yield, demand through digital agriculture
Forward-thinking companies can use technological advancements to feed an additional 1 billion people within 10 years.
A study released by global strategy and management consulting firm A.T. Kearney, Chicago, describes the rapid changes taking place in the agriculture industry.
The report, titled “Agriculture Is Fertile Ground for Digitization,” chronicles the global demand patterns and disruption of traditional farming models and points the way to new, technologically enhanced “precision farming” that could lead to major gains in food yields—possibly enhancing current capabilities to feed an additional 1 billion people within the next 10 years.