Fraunhofer ICT GroupThe cognitive food industry and so-called “smart farming” have great market potential if the entire value chain is considered. Challenges such as food shortages, water stress and the traceability of the food chain require a focus on sustainability issues such as animal welfare, biodiversity and regenerative agriculture. Digital technologies and software can contribute to solutions.
Priorities
- Technologies for plant cultivation:
- Hardware integration, sensor fusion, communication connectivity, data preparation, valorization of ecosystem services
- Data spaces, data analysis and simulation (modeling, general statistics and AI, algorithms)
- Automation/autonomy
- User experience
- Optimization of resource use of water, fertilizers and pesticides, veterinary medicines, seeds
- Safe food supply: Cybersecurity for resilient systems, energy and water management
