Today’s farming isn’t just about tilling the soil and hoping for rain. With robots, drones, and sensors, farming has gone high-tech. But here’s the rub: these fancy tools often come with a hefty price tag, leaving many farmers, especially the small-scale ones, in the dust. Susan Amrose from MIT’s GEAR Lab puts it straight: with challenges like degrading soil and water scarcity, small farmers can’t stick to old ways. Here’s a sobering thought: in a few years, we might need 40% more fresh water than what’s available. And guess who’s feeling the heat? The smallholder farms, making up a whopping … Continue reading MIT’s GEAR Lab Unlocking the Secrets of Smart Irrigation: Is This the Future of Sustainable Agriculture?