General Info
What is agriculture?
Fancy word for farming.
Main problem public policy is facing?
Mass deportation and undocumented immigrants.
What problem does this technology address?
Excessive use of fertilizer, pesticides in crop fields, contaminate nearby ecosystems and environments and damage farmland.
What is the main demographic of agricultural workers?
Latinos.
How many of the countries farm workers live in California?
1/3 to 1/2
How did farming start?
Small scale subsistence farming with the domestication of plants and animal.
The upcoming presidential administration.
What technology does Verdant utilize?
AI technology.
Why is working in agriculture difficult?
Hard working conditions, exposure to chemicals, low wages.
What percentage of Californias farm workers are undocumented?
78 percent.
Environmental effects of industrial agriculture
Frequent droughts, severe flooding, rising temperature. Smaller crop yield and shorter growing seasons.
What percentage of undocumented immigrants accounts for the agriculture workforce in the U.S.?
47 percent.
What percentage of chemicals does Verdant reduce?
96 percent.
What is the average salary of a Latino farm worker in the U.S.?
30 thousand dollars annually.
What’s the main exported vegetable in agriculture in the U.S.?
Corn.
Modern solutions for eco-friendly farming
Vertical farming and urban agriculture.
What is Verdant’s accuracy?
Accuracy of 1mm.
What percentage of farm workers identify as Latino?
78 percent.
What percentage of farmers do women make up?
30 percent.
What percentage of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions are due to agriculture?
27 percent.
How big is the average Latino household, and how does it compare to the national average?
4.6 members to 3.2 members.
For what amount of people does the average farmer produce food for annually?
165 people.