[bioundgrd] FW: New Class: The Future of Farming MAS.S61

[Joshua Stone]

From: John de la Parra <delapa at mit.edu>
Date: Wednesday, August 21, 2019 at 1:12 PM
Cc: "calebh at media.mit.edu" <calebh at media.mit.edu>
Subject: New Class: The Future of Farming MAS.S61

Hello,

Would you mind distributing this announcement that the Media Lab is offering an exciting new course this Fall entitled “The Future of Farming”<https://www.media.mit.edu/courses/the-future-of-farming/>?

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The Future of Farming
https://www.media.mit.edu/courses/the-future-of-farming/

Instructors:
Caleb Harper, Director, OpenAg Initiative
John de la Parra, Research Lead, OpenAg
MIT Course Number: MAS.S61
Units: 2-2-8
Time: Wednesdays, 10-12
Place: E14-393
No prerequisites required

Course Description:
Farming has been central to the progress and survival of humanity. How will we craft the future of this essential human practice? How can we learn from the past to invent news ways of farming that will do the most good for the largest and most vulnerable populations? This survey course will dive deep into the agricultural impacts of emerging technologies including precision agriculture, IoT, machine learning, GMOs/gene editing, vertical farming, drones, imaging tech, water tech, soil tech, supply chain optimization, and other innovations influencing the quest to feed the world. Through lectures, discussions, special guests, and student-led discovery, we will explore exciting possible solutions along with the multifaceted challenges facing the future of global agriculture.

Please let us know if you have any questions—
John & Caleb

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John de la Parra, Ph.D.
Research Lead
Open Agriculture Initiative
MIT Media Lab
339.221.1203
delapa at mit.edu
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