09 / Prevent crop and food loss

Why it matters

A pandemic, climate volatility, and an increasingly long and complex food supply chain have shown the importance of a globally resilient food system. Soil erosion, drought, freezing temperatures and extreme weather are increasingly severe and unpredictable. There is a growing need for digital technologies that can help growers worldwide manage their farm as well as for better systems to reduce the financial and environmental costs of food spoilage.

What if AI, synthetic biology, and regenerative agriculture practices could be leveraged together to restore soil health, securing short and long-term crop yields? What if data-driven systems could provide predictive insights and optimization to everyone, not just the largest farms in the wealthiest nations? What if digital business models could better link farmers to markets, increasing consumer access, building trust, improving crop traceability and pricing transparency, and reducing food loss?