Strawberries by Algorithm: How AI is Redesigning the Future of Farming

In a sunlit greenhouse outside Toronto, rows of strawberry plants stand in neat lines atop raised benches. They aren’t the typical berry bushes of California fields or pick-your-own farms. These strawberries are part of a bold experiment in agriculture – one that merges the age-old art of plant breeding with cutting-edge artificial intelligence. The goal is as ambitious as it sounds: to breed a sweeter, hardier, and more sustainable strawberry, and to do it faster than ever before. It’s a vision that has brought together an unlikely trio of partners and sparked fresh conversation about the future of our food.

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