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SDG 2: Zero hunger


ICT's role in reaching this goal


ICT positively impacts GDP across the development scale. ICT can bring solutions in the areas of nutrition and sustainable agriculture, it can also aid in humanitarian circumstances, improving people's ability to access basic goods in times of crisis. When it comes specifically to food, ICT access such as SMS, can improve the sustainability of agriculture by empowering farmers and fishermen in rural communities to run their businesses more efficiently and reach new markets which can be a trigger for increasing productivity.

ICT solutions making an impact

IoT farming in Japan

IoT farming, Japan

PS Solutions, affiliated with SoftBank, and CKD are using Ericsson IoT Accelerator together with artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to optimize agricultural processes. The platform provides integration of new IoT devices as agriculturalists need them and immediate access to devices after installation, enabled by the Ericsson IoT Accelerator platform.

The future of food

The future of food

The Ericsson Innovation Awards 2017, with the theme 'The future of food', challenged students from around the world to explore how ICT can transform the way we produce, transport, distribute and consume food. Team SNAP, from the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, was named the overall winner of Ericsson Innovation Awards 2017. SNAP's solution reduces cost and inefficiency of soil sample analytics by providing farmers with real-time data enabling them to select appropriate fertilizers.

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