Table for 10 Billion

The episode explores how AI is beginning to reshape the agriculture and food sector – from diagnosing crop diseases with a smartphone photo to powering localized weather forecasts and enabling more efficient supply chains. While technological breakthroughs are advancing rapidly, their real-world impact depends on public goods such as digital public infrastructure and enabling regulation. The speakers emphasizes that AI adoption in agriculture is not merely a technical challenge but a governance challenge – requiring open data frameworks and long-term investment in skills.
Speakers:
Alesha Miller, Chief Strategy Officer, Digital Green
Cathy Kamanu, Kenyan farmer
Parmesh Shah, Global Lead for Data-Driven, Digital Agriculture and Innovations, the World Bank
Ranveer Chandra, Managing Director, Research for Industry at Microsoft

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