| | July 2019 6EDITOR'S DESKThe agricultural industry has always been touted as one of the slowest sectors to adopt any new technology as it comes into the market. Presently, many technology solution providers have begun researching the agriculture space to check for the best possibilities to deploy their solutions and devices. Concurrently, farmers and organizations are now seeking investments to further initiate the enhancement of their processes through these computational powers. For the technology community, it is important that they advertise themselves and educate the farmers about the advantages of utilizing AgTech. An area that has seen substantial growth in the food growth landscape is the use of drones to run surveillance and other such mundane processes. Equipped with AI, these flying objects aid farmers to check the progress of their fields while it is nearing harvest. The drones can also be used to derive insights such as soil condition and ground-water source levels. With technology set to change the face of the agriculture industry, it is only a matter of time before new innovations are discovered. Farmers and technology vendors are working hand in hand and are hopeful of the future use of technology in the industry.Through this special AgTech edition of Startup City, we hope to enlighten our readers on the most promising solution providers that have placed themselves to best serve the agriculture industry with platforms and equipment that is smart-enabled and offers easy implementation techniques that can bring agility and scalability. The magazine also has insights from thought-leaders of the industry on the best practices to employ to have the best farms in your area.Let us know your thoughts.Technical Fodder for the Agricultural SectorKenneth Thomas Managing Editoreditor@startupcity.comCopyright © 2019 SiliconMedia, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher thereof.July - 03 - 2019, Volume 03 - Issue 09 (ISSN 2644-2361)Published by SiliconMedia, Inc. To subscribe to Startup CityVisit www.startupcity.com Editorial StaffAaron Pierce Ava Garcia Mia WilliamsDanny RobinsonJoshua ParkerVian IsaacManaging EditorKenneth Thomas*Some of the Insights are based on the interviews with respective CIOs and CXOs to our editorial staffSalesRich Gonsalvessales@startupcity.comVisualizersAlbert Rozario Contact Us:Phone:510.972.5010Fax:510-894-8405Emailsales@startupcity.comeditor@startupcity.commarketing@startupcity.com
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