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Ag-Tech’s Passionate Pragmatist
Agrologist and agricultural futurist Robert Saik wants to feed the world better and more sustainably. To make that happen, leveraging science and technology will be critical.
Robert Saik (center) teaches young Nigerians about soil sampling and crop nutrition. Photo courtesy of Robert Saik
Robert Saik has been using technology to get more out of agriculture for decades—as a robotics entrepreneur, agronomy coach, carbon credit pioneer, agrologist, book author, TED speaker, and consultant to leaders ranging from Nigeria’s agriculture minister to Bill Gates.
But it’s the next few decades that really count, Saik believes, if we are to transform our approach to agriculture in ways that will allow us to sustain the human population to the point where it peaks—and beyond. Science an…
