Field Smarts: Protecting Farmers’ Wallets and Our Water, with Bruno Basso
Nov 9, 2022
It’s estimated that by 2050, we’ll have over 9 billion people on earth. To feed everyone, we will need to produce 60 per cent more food - and we'll need to grow it using less water.
On this episode of What About Water? we’re looking at new technology that can make that shift possible. Jay sits down with colleague and friend Bruno Basso, an agro-ecosystem scientist at Michigan State University and the co-founder and chief scientist of CIBO Technologies.
Basso walks through the remote
sensing technology, artificial intelligence, and process-based
models farmers can use to optimize their yield - and environmental
outcomes - using more precise water and fertilizer
inputs.
In the Last Word we look at one of the most
impactful inventions for precision agriculture: drip irrigation.
John Farner, Chief Sustainability Officer for Netafim, explains how this low-tech innovation is
helping farmers around the globe grow higher quality crops with
less water.
We
also dive into three ‘Ask Jay’ questions. You can check out
the
LA Times
article Jay mentions here.
And if you have a question about
water for Jay, let us know who you are, what’s on your mind, and
where you’re based – by writing to ideas@whataboutwater.org. We also like voice memos!