1、Disclosures & Disclaimer: This report must be read with the disclosures and the analyst certifications inthe Disclosure appendix, and with the Disclaimer, which forms part of it.Asset / SubcategoryMarch 2022Disruptive Technology | ESGSmart farming worldMarch 2022By: Davey Jose, Amy Tyler, Sean McLou

2、ghlin and Jeremy FialkoSmart farming worldEnabling sustainable growthAs global populations rise, feeding the world wont be the only issue on the mind of society, companies and investorsThere is a need to address the negative impact from crops and livestock in agriculture, such as emissions and other

3、 ESG factorsSmarter farming technologies, from robotics to big data, and synbio to genetics, can help feed the world more sustainablyDisruptive TechnologyESGGlobalThematic research 1 Disruptive Technology ESG March 2022 Smarter farming to feed the world sustainably Food, glorious food! Despite globa

4、l population growth set to be lower in a post pandemic age, we believe that this factor alone may not be sufficient in alleviating the pressure to feed world sustainably. For example, the negative issues of climate change, environmental and labour factors from agriculture are increasingly at the top

5、 of the mind of society, companies and investors. By 2050, we expect the global population to hit 8.5bn. The UN expects each person to consume 12% more than they did at the turn of the century. We believe this implies that total food consumption may grow by 60% at the midpoint of the century. In thi

6、s report, we outline key data point observations, issues and pressure points for feeding the world sustainably. This includes global population growth dynamics, food demand as well as environmental and labour issues. This sets up the thematic motivation for the report and then we move on to look at