How climate data is helping smallholder farmers make better decisions, with Plan21's Fabián Román

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This is a podcast episode titled, How climate data is helping smallholder farmers make better decisions, with Plan21's Fabián Román. The summary for this episode is: In this episode of Impact-Up, Daryl Pereira interviews Fabián Román, a partner and beneficiary of the IBM Sustainability Accelerator. Over the last few years, Fabián has been working through Plan21 to connect smallholder farmers in Latin America to the technologies developed via the IBM Sustainability Accelerator to understand their environmental footprint and optimize resource usage. Through using the simple YvY mobile app and the data it provides, these farmers have learned how to improve their economic and sustainability strategies for more resilient agriculture. Hendrik Hamann from IBM Research also explains the latest in climate science, including the role of artificial intelligence (AI). Tune in to learn more about the collaboration between the IBM Sustainability Accelerator and Plan21. Explore Plan21’s initiatives: <a href="https://plan21.org/en/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://plan21.org/en/</a>Learn more about how the IBM Sustainability Accelerator is helping local communities: <a href="https://www.ibm.com/impact/initiatives/ibm-sustainability-accelerator" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ibm.com/impact/initiatives/ibm-sustainability-accelerator</a>

Key Takeaways

Introduction to Fabian Roman

00:17 MIN

Plan21 explained

00:15 MIN

How technology can help smallholder farmers

00:20 MIN

Value of being a part of the IBM Sustainability Acclerator

00:39 MIN

Future of the EV app

00:21 MIN

Advice for those exploring tech for good

00:11 MIN

Plan21 helps smallholder farmers be more cognizant of their affect on the environment

00:23 MIN

How AI is evolving tech for good

00:15 MIN

Conclusion

00:17 MIN

DESCRIPTION

In this episode of Impact-Up, Daryl Pereira interviews Fabián Román, a partner and beneficiary of the IBM Sustainability Accelerator. Over the last few years, Fabián has been working through Plan21 to connect smallholder farmers in Latin America to the technologies developed via the IBM Sustainability Accelerator to understand their environmental footprint and optimize resource usage. Through using the simple YvY mobile app and the data it provides, these farmers have learned how to improve their economic and sustainability strategies for more resilient agriculture. Hendrik Hamann from IBM Research also explains the latest in climate science, including the role of artificial intelligence (AI). Tune in to learn more about the collaboration between the IBM Sustainability Accelerator and Plan21.

Explore Plan21’s initiatives: https://plan21.org/en/

Learn more about how the IBM Sustainability Accelerator is helping local communities: https://www.ibm.com/impact/initiatives/ibm-sustainability-accelerator

Today's Host

Daryl Pereira

|Senior Content Strategist, IBM

Today's Guests

Hendrik Hamann

|Guest Host, Chief Science Officer for Climate and Sustainability, IBM Research

Dr. Hendrik F. Hamann is the Chief Science Officer for Climate and Sustainability and a Distinguished Research Staff Member at IBM Research. He received his PhD from the University of Göttingen in Germany. In 1999 he joined the IBM T.J. Watson Research Center. Hendrik’s interests include sensor-based modeling, machine-learning, artificial intelligence, big data technologies and geospatial analytics. Hendrik has more than 170 peer-reviewed scientific papers and holds over 200 patents. Hendrik is serving on governmental committees such as the National Academy of Sciences, the National Science Foundation and as an industrial advisor to Universities. He won several awards including the 2016 AIP Prize for Industrial Applications of Physics. He is a fellow of the American Physical Society (APS), a senior member of The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), and a member of the Optical Society of America (OSA) and the New York Academy of Sciences. He is also a Visiting Professor at Yamagata University and a board member of Veridaas Corporation.

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Fabián Román

|Founder, CEO, Plan21

Restless traveler, writer, speaker, and international consultant, with a passion for biological and cultural diversity. I have been working for many years on promoting the paradigm of Sustainable Human Development in Latin America, for the expansion of individual capacities and opportunities in more equitable and supportive societies.

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How climate data is helping smallholder farmers make better decisions, with Plan21's Fabián Román

DESCRIPTION

Today's Host

Daryl Pereira

Today's Guests

Hendrik Hamann

Fabián Román

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