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From farms to incubators : women innovators revolutionizing how our food is grown / Amy Wu.

Summary:

"An exciting look at how women entrepreneurs are transforming agriculture through high technology. Don't take the food you eat for granted. Farmers today face huge challenges in keeping your food supply secure-climate change, precarious water and soil supplies, and a growing global population projected to reach 10 billion people in 2050. Women innovators are tackling these problems to create a secure and sustainable food supply for the future. Using drones, artificial intelligence, sophisticated soil sensors, data analytics, blockchain, and robotics, these women are transforming agriculture into the growing field of agtech, the integration of agriculture and technology. From Farms to Incubators presents inspiring stories and practical case studies of howwomen entrepreneurs from diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds are leading the agtech revolution. Each agribusiness leader profiled in From Farms to Incubators tells her own story of how she used agtech innovation to solve specific business problems andsucceed. The women profiled speak frankly on the advantages and drawbacks of technological solutions to agriculture and offer lessons in making technology productive in real work. These business cases demonstrate the influence of female innovation, the new technologies applied to agribusiness problems, and the career opportunities young women can find in agribusiness. A must-read book for everyone interested in tech innovation and food security, From Farms to Incubators offers exhilarating role models for young women, a thought-provoking glimpse into the future of food production, and a fascinating investigation of how women leaders are profitably disrupting the world's oldest industry"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 161035575X
  • ISBN: 9781610355759
  • Physical Description: xiv, 211 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
  • Publisher: Fresno, California : Craven Street Books, [2021]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes bibliography references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Creating fertile soil for untold stories to grow -- Agtech and the spirit of innovation -- Introduction -- Innovation meets agriculture -- Poornima Parameswaran and Diane Wu -- Jessica Gonzalez -- Miku Jha -- Thuy-Le Vuong -- Pam Marrone -- Martha Montoya -- Ellie Symes -- Christine Su -- Mariana Vasoncelos -- Ponsi Trivisvavet -- Fatma Kaplan -- Ros Harvey -- Penelope Nagel -- Other trailblazers in agitech.
Subject:
Agricultural innovations > California > Salinas River Valley.
Agricultural innovations > United States.
Women agriculturists > California > Salinas River Valley.
Women agriculturists > United States.

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