The Role of Disruptive Technologies in Health and Sustainability

The Fourth Industrial Revolution has brought about significant change in the way the world operates and industries perform. These so-called “disruptive technologies” have fundamentally altered the digital landscape and can pave the way forward for new innovations. The rise of technologies such as cloud computing, the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, and blockchain has the potential to revolutionize the functioning of every single industry known to man and promote sustainable and healthy practices worldwide. One of the potential industries that these technologies can have a significant impact upon is the food and agriculture industry. Now more than ever people are more conscious of what they put on their table. Ensuring that everyone has access to safe and high quality nutrition is the goal of many companies and governments. This paper focuses on the implications that these technologies can have on the food and agriculture industry