Future of Food Consultation Review -- PlantTech Research Institute

Horticulture NZ's conference for 2019 was held over two days at Mystery Creek in Hamilton from 31 July, under the theme of'Our Food Future'. Mark attended on behalf of PlantTech and contributed to the discussion about the emerging use of technology in horticulture and how the widespread application of drones, robotics and advancing imaging would become easier and more affordable over time. The pace of change has been described as being similar to the principle of Moore's Law, which states that the speed and capability of computers can be expected to double every 18 months. It would appear that these developing technologies are on a very similar trajectory. With the increasing demand for food, there's a great deal of interest in how the industry can respond to that challenge without creating further pressure on the environment.