siliconindia | | JULY 20218HOW TECHNOLOGY IS REVOLUTIONIZING THE FOOD SECTOR OF INDIABy si TeamThe advancing technologies have impacted and improved almost all of the industries in today's world. From core engineering to IT and educa-tion to healthcare, each and every domain has witnessed huge changes in the last couple of decades. Same goes for the food sector; technology over the years has changed how we produce and find our food through applications, robotics, data & processing techniques, and many other technologies. Though technology reaches eve-ry aspect of our lives, in the current era, the rise of mobile devices, cloud computing and other innovating technolo-gies, the impact is more than ever.According to a recent report from ING, technology helps food manufacturers produce more efficiently for a growing world population. There are 7.8 billion people in the world right now and that means a higher demand for food each year. By using tech to improve processing and packaging, it can improve the shelf life and safety of food. Not just that but, globalization has increased the handi-ness and accessibility of resources, equipment, technology, and ideas worldwide. This aids to the emergence of newer trends from farm to fork. Consequently, the fields of food production, processing, preservation, packaging, storage, and transportation have been exposed to a lot of variety of changes in recent years. The changes can also be witnessed in the type of food and beverages we consume. This trend can be observed from the mushrooming of fried chicken restaurants and pizza huts to the increased demand for pro-biotic yogurt in the Indian market. In this article, we will have a look and comprehend about the segments in the food industry that have observed identical changes due to the advancement in technology and how these advancement is going to help the industry flourish and thrive in the coming days.AI IN AGRICULTUREThe convergence of mobile networks, broadband internet, cloud platforms, Internet of things (IoT), Artificial Intel-ligence (AI), Machine Language (ML) and open data have started the transformation in the Agri sector and all signs indicate a higher impact in near future. The integration of technology is making a high impact across pre and post-harvest. From the simplification of soil testing procedure to strengthening the conservation of crops and enhancing as well as maintaining the quality of products, technology is making a significant impact in the agriculture domain. Technologies like AI & ML, farmers are able to make more efficient decisions for their production. Using AI, In focus
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