Japan startups team with farmers to put tech to work in agriculture

From robots to artificial intelligence and blockchain-based marketing, technological innovation is increasingly being harnessed in Japan to improve farming methods and create a more sustainable industry. Among those embracing the digital trend is Metagri-Labo, a community launched in March 2022 that aims to merge agriculture and blockchain technology to increase farming revenues while revitalizing regional areas. The group is working to make decentralized finance -- an umbrella term used to describe peer-to-peer financial interactions using smart contracts -- a reality in the agricultural industry by 2024 with the launch of its first non-fungible token project in partnership with farmers in April 2022. This could be due to a conflict with your ad-blocking or security software. Please add japantimes.co.jp and piano.io to your list of allowed sites.