The field of artificial intelligence and machine learning has skyrocketed in the past few years.The recent technological advancements in hardware and data collection have increased the feasibility of artificial intelligence and machine learning applications, thus making them prevalent in various fields. A major advancement in the field of human – computer interaction is humanistic intelligence which incorporates humans in the feedback loop of artificial intelligence, thus eliminating various ethical risks of artificial intelligence and opening doors for various other technologies such as wearable computing and augmented reality.
The global agri-food system needs a fundamental transition to cater to deep-seeded challenges of current production systems, inaccessible technologies for food storage in developing regions, increasing distance of newly urbanised populations to the source of production, and the need to fulfill nutritional needs of an approximated 10 billion people by 2050. It is clear that stakeholders from domains of research, development, business, governance, along the entire agri-value chain need to step out of silos, and coordinate to create a sustainable food system.