Source: WRAL TECHWIRE, 3/11/20

 Growers, the agtech company founded by NC State grad Steven Valencsin and recently acquired by Israeli firm ICL , is partnering with Cary-based software firm SAS to help farmers turn data into insights. The goal: to make better agronomic decisions across entire operations and solve some of agriculture’s biggest challenges. By 2050, the world population is projected to reach nearly 9.8 billion, according to the United Nations. While advances in agricultural technology are helping to improve farm practices, SAS and Growers say data analytics is the key to enhancing production on existing agricultural land.

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