42 | Agritech Special: IoT and Vertical Farming
In episode 42, Jamie Burrows - CEO, Vertical Future joins us for the first Agritech Special with host Jack Calow ! 🌱 🌿 Tune in and find out how AgTech is using IoT to support a better future for food. Sit back, relax, tune in and be the first to discover: 🌱 How can IoT technology be leveraged to innovate farming and support a better future for food and the environment etc.? 02:56 – 05:00🌱 How is the use of lighting being innovated in vertical farming? 05:00 – 09:27🌱 What other challenges does vertical farming and AgTech technology address for sustainability, communities, and the economy, particularly food-inequalities? 09:27 – 15:11🌱 Are there any barriers when it comes to vertical farming? 15:11 – 17:37Where do you see government backing going in the future for vertical farms? 17:37 – 21:16🌱 What have you seen in terms of yield output and energy usage? What tech innovations need to be focused on to improve this even more? 21:16 – 26:03🌱 Where do you see AI and Machine Learning being adopted into VF in the future? 26:03 – 31:04🌱 Automation and robotics are growing in this sector as well. Do you see this as the future? Or do you think people should always be involved in the VF processes? 31:04 – 34:30 Want to be the first to know upcoming guests and explore exclusive insights into our events? Sign Up for our Newsletter on our website! Be the first to find out the latest developments in the fascinating world of IoT from the leading pioneers themselves at theiotpodcast.comABOUT THE GUESTS: Jamie Burrows is the Founder & CEO at Vertical Future, a London-based vertical farming technology company, leading the way to sustainable growing of produce through data and IoT technology.