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Data-Driven Agricultural Solutions: The Technology Behind Decreasing Food Waste and Improving Farm Success

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Globally, a third of the food produced is lost or wasted, and in Kenya, that figure stands at between 20% to 40%. Farm to Feed, an agri-tech based in Kenya, is one of the fast-risers in the space. Farm to Feed teams then sort, grade and dispatch the products to clients from its warehouse in Kenya’s Capital, Nairobi. Data collectionOn top of the e-commerce platform, Van Enk said they are building a data platform by collecting granular data including on climate and drivers of food loss, for better farming outcome and to create a more circular food system. I do think that food loss is such a huge impact opportunity and also a very good commercial opportunity,” she said.

Aurora and Continental clear first big obstacle in agreement for self-driving trucks in commercial market

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Aurora and automotive supplier Continental have wrapped up the first phase of a more than $300 million project to mass produce autonomous vehicle hardware for commercial self-driving trucks. The two companies said Friday that the design and system architecture of an autonomous vehicle hardware kit is now complete. Importantly, the hardware system has to be reliable, easy to maintain and produced cheaply. Initially, these driverless trucks will carry freight between Dallas and Houston, a route the company has been using for testing. While these first 19 driverless trucks won’t be equipped with the Aurora-Continental hardware kit, they are designed to automotive standards and to operate safely without a driver, according to Aurora spokesperson Rachel Chibidakis.