Sector

agriculture

Agriculture is the sector of the economy concerned with the cultivation of the soil for growing crops and the raising of livestock to produce food and other materials. It is a fundamental industry that provides the primary source of food and raw materials for the world.

Why it’s in the news: It is in the news now due to its critical role in global food security, its vulnerability to climate change like drought, and the increasing integration of technology such as AI to improve productivity and efficiency.

Latest on agriculture

  • Is artificial intelligence really important to African agriculture?
  • Argentina agriculture sector poised to step up borrowing
  • Appropriate prices top focus for new agriculture minister
  • AI vs agtech: How AI is revolutionising agriculture
  • Living with drought: can technology save African agriculture?
  • Japan to promote AI-powered agriculture in Hokkaido with special zones
  • The government is promoting the adoption in agriculture of advanced technologies
  • AI: Can Africa Turn a $1 Trillion Potential into Growth?
  • Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Declares an Emergency and Authorizes the Temporary S
  • Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Advances Regenerative Agriculture and Strengthens Am

Connections

8 entities linked to agriculture across the news graph.