Agriculture

Agriculture

Bees for hire

Startup rents out bees to improve agricultural productivity

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Agriculture 4.0

Data collected, transmitted, and processed in real time can improve farming productivity and sustainability, but limited connectivity and access to digital technology are barriers still needing to be addressed

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Reaping dividends

Investment in research has increased farm productivity in São Paulo and generated economic returns for the state

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Biological control against citrus greening

Companies invest in small wasps produced in the lab to combat insects that spread diseases to orange groves

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Biological controls to combat citrus greening

Wasps produced in the lab combat insects that spread diseases to orange groves

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More nitrogen in crops

Polymer-coated urea loses less nitrogen

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Winged production

Companies develop methods for breeding insects for pollination and pest control

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Soil details

System integrates satellites and sensors to prepare a detailed map of farmland

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Biological fertilizer

Bacteria replace nitrogen fertilizers as instigators of sugarcane growth

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Greener than we thought

The country has consumed 30% of its natural vegetation

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