AI offers a new era in agricultural innovation: combating climate-driven crop pests
Climate change is increasing crop pests, contributing to 40% of crop loss annually; innovation and artificial intelligence provide efficient solutions.
Enko designs safe and sustainable solutions to farmers' most urgent crop threats, from pest resistance to new diseases. By applying healthcare's drug discovery approach to plants, Enko is bringing an innovation model to agriculture and meeting farmers' evolving needs. Founded in 2017 and led by a team of proven scientists, entrepreneurs and agriculture industry veterans, Enko is backed by investors including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Anterra Capital, and Novalis LifeSciences.
Climate change is increasing crop pests, contributing to 40% of crop loss annually; innovation and artificial intelligence provide efficient solutions.
The agriculture industry has innovated for decades to feed billions of people. But as climate change kicks in, new innovations are needed to keep us fed.
Agricultural innovation has dried up at a crucial moment for the planet – but looking at how the healthcare industry exploits emerging technologies could show the way forward