Summary of CIENCIA (Soñar el Futuro) Agricultura

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The video discusses the history of agriculture, focusing on the role of technology in this process. It also discusses the importance of sustainable farming practices in the future. The video presents how technology is changing agriculture, with emphasis on ultra-high technology 3.0 agriculturing. It explains how drones are used to map land for precision irrigation and to monitor plant health, allowing farmers to determine what nutrients their plants need. This technology will help farmers to better manage their fields, without relying on chemical fertilizers or pesticides.

• 00:00:00 This video discusses the history of agriculture, focusing on the role of technology in this process. It also discusses the importance of sustainable farming practices in the future. Agriculture has been around for 10,000 years, and throughout those years, farmers have been using technology to occupy more and more space on the Earth. Today, the agricultural system is facing a critical point, as the world's food production system is fragile and is reaching its limits. By 2050, the world's population is projected to reach over nine billion people, and we will need to produce 70% more food. One challenge we face is finding ways to secure food supplies for an ever-growing population, with fewer fertilizers and land resources. In terms of technology, I am convinced that urban agriculture will be a major part of the future food system, as we transition away from traditional agriculture. Vertical agriculture, which grows crops in our city streets and gardens, is already being implemented in many places around the world. Ten thousand years ago, our distant ancestors began cultivating plants, raising animals, and using natural fertilizers. Among these innovations was the agricultural tool, the agricultural plow, which appeared 4,000 years ago. This advance allowed early farmers to produce more food on a smaller
• 00:05:00 This video discusses the future of agriculture, which is being re-oriented towards using more sustainable practices to adapt to the effects of climate change. Urban agriculture is one way to help mitigate the impact of climate change, as it becomes more prevalent in cities in the future. Two examples of urban agriculture projects are presented, one in Berlin, Germany, and the other in Los Angeles, CA. Both projects involve planting crops in urban spaces to promote local food production. The video also discusses the future of technology, which is seen as a tool for the evolution of agriculture. In particular, the video discusses the potential for urban agriculture to help cities become self-sufficient in food production. The advantages of urban agriculture are that it is self-initiated and can provide solutions that are not possible with traditional agricultural practices. Urban agriculture is also becoming more popular as people become more aware of its benefits.
• 00:10:00 The video discusses the work of a research center, which focuses on observing nature and researching within this world. They've developed systems to produce food with very high levels of nutrition, and this has led to their interest in investigating different light spectrums and different types of nutrients in different environments. In 2015, they came up with the idea of producing food in cities, and started working on a urban agriculture project. They've developed a platform that manages all the farm's operations centrally, and coordinates results and anticipates demand. They currently have a crop production scale of over 500,000 square meters, and are expanding this to other parts of the city. There is a growing demand for locally produced food in cities, as people seek to reduce their reliance on imported foods. Urban farms have the potential to provide sustainable food for a population of 5 million people, located in just 715 square kilometers of Singapore.
• 00:15:00 This futuristic farm is located with classical music and is controlled with great precision using sensors that emit real-time information on luminosity, humidity, and air pressure. Here, plants grow without worrying about meteorological conditions, as they only need white light to grow, but after the germination process, they only need blue and red light for photosynthesis, with natural light providing the most efficient energy yield in the plant's growth cycle. Thanks to the spectrum of light available from LED lights, this system can increase the efficiency of photosynthesis up to 15%. This vertical farming system eliminates the unpredictability of climate, allowing for the transport of large products long distances, cultivating plants in all parts of the world, including areas with little sunlight or hostile environments, like deserts and the polar regions. However, the infrastructure remains expensive and space- consuming, and it is still dependent on energy. It is too costly for growers to offer vegetables at affordable prices, and another scientist from Singapore has developed a simpler system that uses third dimension technology. The cost of the infrastructure has to be low in interest and theCEE is very sophisticated. So, vertical farming systems offer growers a level of predictability not possible with traditional cultivation methods.
• 00:20:00 The video discusses how expensive seafood can be in Singapore, and how the Singaporeans have developed a system to produce affordable food. They've achieved this by growing expensive vegetables on a small plot of land. Three thousand tons of vegetables can be produced annually, which would be enough to feed the population of Singapore and Singapur. If all the land in Singapore were used for agriculture, the country would be self-sufficient in food. However, intensive agriculture practices and a lack of ecological knowledge stands in the way of a more sustainable future for agriculture. The farmers are trying to regain lost knowledge by studying ecological systems and biodiversity. By doing so, they hope to achieve a more efficient and sustainable food production. They also use recycled water to irrigate the crops. This sustainable technology is being used in an Australian farm called Green Dam.
• 00:25:00 This Australian farm is using technology to produce organic food with a higher yield than traditional agriculture. They grow 15 tons of fish and 130 tons of organic vegetables annually. Their greene cameron farm is completely organic, recycles everything, and has a high growth rate and good conversion rate. They believe that food production needs to shift away from factory farming and towards more sustainable, organic methods. This will help feed a growing population and reduce the pressure on farmers.
• 00:30:00 The Australian Robotic Centre is one of the most famous labs in the world for agricultural robotics, and has been developing robots to help farmers be more efficient for over 20 years. Their goal is to help farmers reduce laborious and heavy tasks, and to provide data that helps farmers identify problems early on in their crops, so that they can make better decisions about how to grow their crops. It is interesting and challenging to develop algorithms that help robots identify things like plants and fruit, and enable them to navigate their way to those objects in a safe and accurate way. This technology has the potential to revolutionize agriculture, and turn it from a large-scale, labor-intensive process to a single-plant, data-driven process.
• 00:35:00 The video presents how technology is changing agriculture, with emphasis on ultra-high technology 3.0 agriculturing. It explains how drones are used to map land for precision irrigation and to monitor plant health, allowing farmers to determine what nutrients their plants need. This technology will help farmers to better manage their fields, without relying on chemical fertilizers or pesticides. In the future, agroecology could be a solution to the challenge of climate change, by helping to adapt crops to changing conditions.
• 00:40:00 The video discusses how agriculturists are under pressure to feed a population of billions by 2050, and how they can improve yields and quality by using more resistant plants that are adapted to their environment. The video also discusses how genetic diversity among plants can be a valuable resource for improving crop yields. Finally, the video discusses how wild plants can help to provide a more diverse and sustainable food supply.
• 00:45:00 The video discusses the importance of genetic diversity, and how it can be improved through luck. The Millenium Seed Bank, founded in 2000, is the world's largest repository of preserved seed. In 2020, their goal is to have 25% of all seeds stored in the bank. Semillas, or "seeds," are fascinating, with a wide range of shapes and sizes, and are very intelligent. Every individual has the potential to create a better future, and through their work at the seed bank, people are becoming more aware of the power they have. Every individual has the potential to create a better future, and through their work at the seed bank, people are becoming more aware of the power they have.