Future of Food
AI and drones are revolutionizing farming across Asia
Falling technology costs, labour shortages are driving popularity of digital tools, like drones and AI and improve crop yields and Asian farmers income.
Rina Chandran focuses on land and property rights for place, and other humanitarian issues at the Thomson Reuters Foundation, based in Mumbai. She has worked as an editor and reporter for about 15 years in Singapore, New York and India for some of the world’s leading outlets, including Bloomberg, the Financial Times, Reuters and Business Line.
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Development Finance
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Trade and Investment
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Thailand
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India
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Singapore
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Fourth Industrial Revolution
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Japan
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Spain
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Future of the Environment
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COVID-19
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COVID-19
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Water
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应对未来疫情，中国建“自给自足”型城市
北京附近的一座以木制公寓楼、屋顶农场和可再生能源为特点的新城正处于设计阶段，其总建筑师说，该城区计划配备可以使用无人机的露台以及宽敞的居家办公空间，以防未来疫情爆发。