Farming must grow in harmony with the digital age

From driverless tractors to robotic milking, David Leydon, head of food and agribusiness at professional services company IFAC, offers an overview of the AgTech sector

David Leydon, head of food and agribusiness at professional services company IFAC

GSpotify, Netflix and Airbnb have all disrupted their respective industries of music, TV and accommodation,” said David Leydon. “Increasingly agriculture is also being changed and disrupted by technology and increasing investment being made in AgTech.”

AgTech is the term for how digital technology is being used in agriculture and it covers a multitude of areas. These include the Internet of Things (IoT), almost everything on the farm can now create data – including ...