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THE FUTURE OF FARM Did you Know?

Once a utopian fantasy, smart farming ecosystems that seamlessly amalgamate automation, artificial intelligence (AI),
and big data to increase yields and feed the world will soon become a reality.

farmers to quickly identify problems with } Data will be king. Tech giant
5G
Aerial Surveillance Data Laboratory

Things are changing in the air. While
drones are nothing new in agriculture –
they have been used for crop spraying for
IBM predicts that a data boom is
two decades at least – the next
Did you Know? On the Cover 12 THE ENVIES OF EATING AT generation of drones are wired under way: an average farm will
3 THE FUTURE OF FARM 6-8 THE NEW GARDEN OF EDEN THE BANJARAN to analyse field conditions over By taking the guesswork and grow to generate four million
data points by year 2036
Newer technologies will soon reframe our Could urban farming cope with the challenge Fresh produce from its own backyard opens a vast areas and transfer real-time footwork out of farming, these through IoT (Internet of
understanding of the world of agriculture of feeding an increasingly crowded world? whole new dining experience at e Banjaran intelligence reports that could airborne cameras are Things)-powered grids and sensors,
otherwise take months to collect
expected to unlock between
bringing to surface new insights and early detection
13 THE JOY OF FARM TO TABLE to connected devices, allowing USD $85 billion and of needs on the ground, and then more. Combined
$115 billion in value.
with 5G connectivity, AI deep learning inference, and
Features Freshness of food is important, and so is its pests, diseases, weather damages, or blockchain technology, all this data funnelled into a
water shortages.
proximity from farm to table central repository in the cloud will further refine and
9 AGE OF THE FARMER elevate agriculture into a business of precision.
e rapid loss of young farmers threatens to
eradicate farming legacy and food sovereignty
Robotic Farmhands
Robots will soon take
drudgery out of the farm.
Using AI and computer vision,
automated machines can
learn to discern weeds from
crops based on the shape
and orientation of their leaves Enhanced Seeds
and eradicate them from the field; administer precisely aimed,
Features measured doses of fertilisers according to the requirements of Biotechnology will
4 THE REAL VALUE OF ORGANIC individual plants; and recognise fruits that are perfectly ripe for plucking. continue to rewrite our
No longer encumbered by intensive, repetitive tasks, farmers are freed food security script. As
e real costs and benefits of organically up to focus more on decision-making that optimise both productivity scientists, engineers, and
grown produce might not be what you think agronomists tinker with botanical genomes to improve plant
and profits.
health, resilience, nutrient, and disease suppression capability
reach their full potential. Access to comprehensive DNA
5 KEEPING THE CITY COOL 10-11 NEW GEN RISING 14-15 HEALING PLANET among other traits, more pathways will be created for seeds to
Meet the leading doers and thinkers who are EARTH databases will also enable farmers to employ tailored
In a world riffled by deadly heat, Sunway City sparking the next agricultural reformation
Iskandar Puteri is designed to be an antidote Sunway is blazing a new trail to get its fellow approaches to crop management, presenting a major
citizens to care about planetary health opportunity to accelerate the transformation and growth
trajectory of our food system – one that aims for high taste
and low carbon.

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