
Precision Agriculture to Improve Crop Health
Using computer power to prevent pests and protect food crops.
Project Overview
The Problem
The global population is rising, generating a need to produce more food to feed the world.
The food crops of Canada and the world are facing growing challenges from climate change in addition to pests, pathogens and viruses that attack and destroy crops.
The threats are large. For example, Canada exports more than $7 billion worth of wheat every year. As the climate warms, diseases such as wheat rust spread further north and create an increasing threat to production. At the same time, increasing the use of pesticides brings risks to the environment.
How We Are Solving It
The Result
Over time, this platform will be an advanced monitoring tool to help every part of Canada and other regions worldwide use data to protect water, people, ecosystems and the economy as the demand for fresh water continues to rise.
Project Lead
Project Partners
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“Terramera is committed to reducing or eliminating 80% of the synthetic pesticide load in agriculture globally by 2030, and this project helps advance our goal. By working together, we benefit from expertise developed in other sectors to grow and accelerate our mission to transform how food is grown and the economics of agriculture. It’s a novel approach that draws from many different fields that will impact genomics and digital technology in multiple ways, and can set the stage for other companies to solve problems unique to their fields, impacting Canada’s digital economy, our agriculture economy and the health of Canadians across the country.”
Watch the Video Founder & CEO, Terramera