Sensors the Key to Feeding Growing Population [Video]

There’s no question that the number of farms worldwide has drastically dwindled over the years, with the percentage of people working in agriculture to feed a booming global population plummeting into. But thanks to advances in sensors and other technologies, farmers are making measurable productivity leaps growing and harvesting food.

That was the gist of a Tuesday keynote speech at the Sensors Converge exhibition and conference at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara titled, “One Chance Per Year: Why Ag Tech Matters to Every Person on the Planet.” The keynote speaker, Willy Pell, is CEO of Blue River, an agricultural technology company that is now an independent subsidiary of agricultural machinery giant John Deere.

The role of technology in upgrading agricultural processes is not just a matter of whether one wants to automate or not, Pell told a packed audience. With far fewer people deciding to undergo the …