Bay-Smidt shares farmer’s views for Future-proofing soils

Global Farmer Network member Knud Bay-Smidt, Denmark was a participant in the International Fertilizer Association’s (IFA) official side-event to CFS-50 (Kamati ya Usalama wa Chakula Duniani): “Future-proofing soils: the role of youth and actionable data for nature-positive food systems,” hosted by the government of Thailand.

In this clip from the recorded session, Knud talks about how data-based technology is used on his farm and the needs of future generation of farmers and how data on soil health can be useable: “The imagination is sometime overtaken by the opportunities.”

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Knud Bay-Smidt

Knud alilelewa mnamo tarehe 4 kizazi familia mashamba. baada ya chuo, alianzisha shamba lake mwenyewe 1987 ambalo ni shamba linalolimwa tu, kwa kuzingatia mfumo wa No-Till. Yeye hupanda ngano, shayiri, oat na ubakaji wa mbegu za mafuta. Kutoka 1990-2010, alinunua na kuuza nje mashine za ag kwa 12 nchi za Ulaya, Afrika, Kusini na Kusini-mashariki mwa Asia na Mashariki ya Kati. Sasa yeye ni wakala wa mauzo wa kujitegemea wa mashine za No-Till. Wakati huu, pia anasoma athari za kilimo kwenye mazingira ya karibu katika Shule ya Sayansi Inayotumika.