Sustainable agriculture: How far can technology take us?

What technologies have potential to disrupt the food sector? Researchers, philosopher Karim Jebari, and Emma Engström, PhD in technology, have analyzed a large set innovations in the food sector, and identified three that are particularly promising and that could significantly reduce the environmental impact of agriculture.

First: There is room to improve the efficiency of the photosynthesis process in plants using what is known as C4 photosynthesis.

Second: Vertical farming have the potential to increase yields of certain crops and produce dramatically.

Third: Alternatives to animal food. For example hydrogen based protein using bacteria to produce meat-substitutes.

In this talk they explain how far these can take us towards a future of sustainable agriculture.