The Role of Data and AI in Farming

The farming industry is facing many challenges, both in terms of economics and in terms of sustainability. Financially, it is a low margin industry with rising costs. Environmentally, we see a growing population which is problematic when combined with limited resources, usage of 70% of the freshwater, and a third of the arable land having been destroyed in the last 40 years.

So what role does AI play in the future of farming?

Robin will talk about the problems in the farming industry, the potential applications and impact of data and AI, what is already done today, and what and what is needed to see the results of AI within farming.

Biography

Robin has an engineering background from Chalmers and a Master’s degree in entrepreneurship and business design. Since 2016 Robin has founded and worked with tech-startups. Encrypting memory cards for investigative journalists, IT-consulting, and since 2019 Robin has been the COO of Optima Planta. Optima Planta is a tech company developing the farming technology of the future, utilizing aeroponics and AI.