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How Kubota is changing the status quo in agriculture and sustainability with technology

IBM Big Data Hub

Kubota, a Japanese-based services and technology provider within the agriculture, water and environmental industries, has a keen focus on innovation and sustainability. They are working toward the goal of regulating CO 2 emissions and achieving carbon neutrality to redefine their approach to the agriculture industry.

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Empowering farmers across the digital divide in Malawi with OpenHarvest

IBM Big Data Hub

As a result, over 80% of the population is employed in agriculture, and their livelihood revolves around alternating rainy and dry seasons that dictate how the year’s planting, growing and harvesting will unfold. Though the economy relies on agriculture, farmers have limited access to affordable credit or competitive markets.

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US Gov warns of BEC attacks to hijack shipments of food products

Security Affairs

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Food and Drug Administration Office of Criminal Investigations (FDA OCI), and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) have published a joint security advisory to warn of business email compromise (BEC) attacks leading to the hijack of shipments of food products and ingredients.

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Lawsuit Seeks Food Benefits Stolen By Skimmers

Krebs on Security

“The criminals attach a skimming device on a POS (point of sale) terminal to capture the household’s account information and PIN. Department of Agriculture (USDA) — which funds the program that states draw from — to change its policies and allow states to replace stolen benefits with federal funds.

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South African print market growth lagging behind African recovery

Info Source

Over the past year, Libraries and Archiving, Education, Mining, Media Companies, and Agriculture have also demonstrated noteworthy progress towards adopting digitalisation, resulting in increased scanning needs. The most significant factor driving this growth is the sales of monochrome and colour personal MFPs.

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Turning climate risks into business opportunities 

IBM Big Data Hub

New low-emission products and services might also help a company compete by winning more sales from environmentally conscious buyers. In the US, the Texas Department of Agriculture identified climate change as a potential threat to the state’s food supply.

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Remarkable Records: Hides and Animal Inspection Records

The Texas Record

HR4875-04 INSPECTION RECORD Record of inspection of each animal or hide sold in the county, leaving the county for sale or shipment, driven in the county for slaughter, slaughtered, or for other reasons as provided by law. From first glance the two series pertain to the same type of record.

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