
technologyNov 16, 202218:44pending
In Machines We Trust: Farming a war zone
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Shortages of everything from seeds to fertilizer might accelerate the adoption of technologies that can help supplies go further in war-torn Ukraine.
We meet:
Roman Tarasevich, Farmer, Ukraine
Morten Schmidt, Chief Executive Officer, OneSoil
Inbal Reshef, Program Director, NASA Harvest
Olekssi Misiura, Head of Research and Development, IMC
Credits: This episode was reported and produced by Jennifer Strong, Emma Cillekens and Anthony Green. It was edited by Mat Honan and contains original music from Garret Lang and Jacob Gorski. Our mix engineer is Garret Lang. We had field production help in Ukraine from Orysia Khimiak. Special thanks this week to Max Furman, Ty Walrod, Antonio Regalado and Megan Zaroda Mullenioux. Our artwork is by Stephanie Arnett.
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