date:May 27, 2013
imited workforce, has a big incentive to use robots and other technology such as unmanned aircraft to improve efficiency.
It hopes to tap fast-growing Asian neighbours, where the swelling ranks of the middle class increasingly want more varied and better quality food from blueberries to beef.
The adoption of new technology is going to be crucial for Australia to maintain its competitiveness in terms of the global agricultural sector, said Luke Matthews, commodities strategist at the Commonweal