The world’s food security is dependent on securing and protecting the data of agricultural machines and equipment, which makes the deficiencies in the cybersecurity workforce a major point of concern.
The American Farm Bureau estimates 2020 natural disasters created $6.5 billion in crop losses alone, with less than half covered by indemnities through the USDA Risk Management Agency.
As footage has been released of contractors and workers severely abusing animals, such as the instances at a major food company in the U.S. and 12 U.K. slaughterhouses, the campaign has become stronger from activists around the world demanding independently monitored video cameras inside these facilities.
With potential applications in crop spraying, watering and land surveys, farmers might quickly overtake law enforcement as the robots' next big market.
