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natural processes and sustainability. The method has inspired a revival of organic farming around the world and we share one concrete example from the central Anatolian province Çankırı in Türkiye. Its credo is: “A different way of agriculture is possible.” While we usually see agriculture as the embodiment of conservatism and traditional ways of living, the opposite may actually be true: The current tech developments in the sector are already its fourth revolution. The third revolution is only two generations old, emerging in the 1950s and 1960s with large-scale mechanization, mass deployment of chemical fertilizers and increases in crop yields of over 40 percent. It can be argued that in many respects we have not yet digested the
fallout of Agriculture 3.0 as we are entering Agriculture 4.0 full steam. As we embark on this transition, we are proud and thankful to present prominent contributors such as UNIDO Director General Gerd Müller, Senior Research Scientist Andy Hall, Professor of Migration Studies Melissa Siegel, as well as Sarada Krishnan, Director of Programs at the Crop Trust, Leni Kinzli, Head of Communications at the World Food Programme Sudan, and Dina Saleh, Regional Director at the International Fund for Agricultural Development, who are joining us in this edition in search of the most effective and sustainable ways to feed the world. We wish you a satisfying read.
developments such as Artificial Intelligence, robotics, synthetic biology, gene editing, blockchain, the Internet of Things and 3D printing are revolutionizing agriculture in its entirety.
Axel Reiserer, Editor
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