Sustainable agtech is a dirty business - Sam Duncan, FarmLab
Meet Sam Duncan:
- Sam Duncan is the CEO and founder of Farm Lab, a company that helps farmers and their consultants reduce the cost of environmental projects by giving them a platform to manage and measure soil, biodiversity, nutrients, and other factors that play a role in farming and agriculture.
Discussion Points:
- The role of carbon in soil
- The impact of emissions on the agriculture industry
- The importance of sustainability in agriculture
- The challenges of implementing new technologies in agriculture
- The benefits of using technology to manage soil carbon and emissions
- The potential for carbon markets to incentivise sustainable farming practices
- The role of Farm Lab in helping farmers manage their environmental impact
- The potential for technology to drive innovation in the agriculture industry
Key Learnings:
- Soil carbon is an important component of healthy soil and can help to reduce emissions from agriculture
- Emissions from agriculture are a significant contributor to climate change
- Sustainability is essential for the long-term viability of the agriculture industry
- Technology can help farmers to manage soil carbon and emissions more effectively
- Carbon markets can incentivise sustainable farming practices
- Farm Lab offers a software platform to help farmers manage their environmental impact
Resources/Links:
- Farm Lab: https://www.farmlab.com/
- Soil Carbon Coalition: https://www.soilcarboncoalition.org/
- Talking AgTech: https://www.talkingagtech.com