Srinivasan joins a prestigious list of CEOs and executives on USIBC’s 35-member board, with immediate effect.

A new smart farming initiative in Brazil, called ConectarAGRO, is seeking to make use of LTE and 5G connectivity, as well as satellite and microwave technologies, to enable 500,000 farms to connect machinery, deploy robots and sensors, and engage precision mapping.

Corn growers attending a recent field day saw firsthand what a difference planting practices can make in a stand of corn, even in a year plagued by wet and cold weather at planting.

The private sector has decided to overtake one of the main hurdles for agricultural innovation in Brazil - connectivity. 8 companies joined to support farmers in order to cover a further 5 million hectares with 4G connection across the country during 2019.