Can AI help farmers adapt to extreme weather?
BNN Bloomberg
Business leaders thinking about how to harness tech to respond to climate change took the stage at the Collision conference in Toronto Wednesday, including a talk about how artificial intelligence can help hard-hit farmers adapt to extreme weather.
The start-up also provides detailed data on extreme weather and sector-specific potential economic impacts to help businesses make informed decisions about their operations, he said, with more time to prepare for extreme events before they happen.
Agriculture is particularly impacted by extreme weather, Evans said, with some climate events having “100 per cent impact” on a farm’s operations. For example, harvests can be stranded due to limited water supplies or damaged by fires or floods.
“Agriculture feels the pain in a particular way,” Evans said. “As a founder you’re always looking for those pain points, and that’s where they exist.”
