David Friedberg is CEO and cofounder of Ohalo Genetics, which is accelerating evolution to unlock nature's potential. He was previously founder and CEO of The Climate Corporation, which today provides agronomic software tools to farmers across more than 250 million acres worldwide. He has led the development and deployment of agricultural technologies that boost farmer productivity while reducing humanity's land, water and energy footprint. He is also CEO and founder of The Production Board (TPB), a venture foundry that builds and invests in businesses at the intersection of digital technologies and life sciences. He is also a director on the boards of Lavoro (Latin America's largest agriculture inputs retailer) and Pattern Ag (the leading predictive agronomy company focused on soil biology). He co-hosts the All-In Podcast, which covers all things economic, tech, political, social and poker.
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David Friedberg’s TED Talk
Chris Anderson, David Friedberg
A scientific breakthrough that could transform how we produce food
1 hour 5 minutes 41 secondsAgriculture fundamentally changed the way humans live — but at a cost, using up huge tracts of land and wreaking havoc on the environment, even as millions still go hungry. Entrepreneur and investor David Friedberg paints a picture of the evolution of agriculture and introduces a scientific breakthrough — "boosted breeding" — that might just transform how the world produces food. (This conversation was recorded live with head of TED Chris Anderson.)Posted Jun 2024
