South Africa reaps more crops, cuts jobs in twin farm revolution

By Ed Stoddard VILJOENSKROON, South Africa (Reuters) – South African farmer Cobus van Coller scans the flashing computer screen in the cab of his harvester. “This shows you if you're going to make money,” he said in a demonstration of “precision” farming — the use of technology to target farm inputs precisely to maximise profit. As a result of these two new methods, which are revolutionising agriculture globally, South Africa is growing more food with less manpower — a trend with profound social and political consequences in the country

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South Africa reaps more crops, cuts jobs in twin farm revolution