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Dec 2023
27m 17s

From farm to fork with tech

Bbc World Service
About this episode

Alasdair Keane is on a farm with a difference exploring the tech helping farmers adapt to changing climates. We'll hear from startups tyring to improve how crops are watered and analysing moisture data from space. We also find out how one ice cream company is warming their freezers without the ice cream melting.

(Picture: Inside IGS vertical farm)

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