2019 Proceedings Report

Summary of Discussion Sessions
Digital Agriculture
Agrotech
The 4th Industrial Revolution dominated large part of the discussion. In particular,
artificial intelligence, soil studies, block chain and product origin traceability were some
of the dominating themes. Access to competitive markets, the simplification of
requirements, as well as waste reduction and improved product quality were also part
of the conversation.
In particular, participants identified Agriculture 4.0, the Australian agricultural program,
as a role model for the Colombian agriculture sector to boost productivity and
economic growth for the sector via, among others, the use of technology and tax
concessions for farmers and producers.
Participants also used the opportunity to expand on the understanding of the digital
agriculture concept. Participants expressed that integration and optimisation of
multiple technical and agriculture aspects, such as cyber, genetics, logistics, among
others, represent the driving forces behind the digital agriculture concept.
Among the different concepts, Australian participants identified in automation one of
the most important, if not the most important factor in the 25% productivity increase
for the entire sector in Australia over the last few years.
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