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How Digital Farming is Redefining Risk Management

Cropaia

Some platforms even facilitate contract farming agreements, securing fair prices in advance and reducing uncertainty. Platforms like yieldsApp use AI to analyze vast amounts of dataincluding weather patterns, soil health, and crop performance to offer farmers precise recommendations on irrigation, fertilization, and pest control.

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World Food Safety Day: How ESG Regulations Drive Transparency in the Food Industry?

AGRIVI

With features that allow detailed record-keeping and reporting , AGRIVI enhances transparency in line with CSRD requirements, giving stakeholders clear insights into a farm’s operations.

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For Contract Farmers, the Election Could Change Everything—or Nothing at All

Civil Eats

For example, one of the most controversial aspects of contract farming in the chicken industry has long been the “ tournament system ,” so called because wages are turned into a competition, with farmers paid based on how fat their chickens are compared to those at neighboring farms.

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