Arthur Chen is climate-proofing agriculture
The co-founder of Verdi is saving farmers millions of litres of water, and has his eyes set on holistically adapting farms to climate change.
The agricultural industry, which generates 134.9 billion (around 6.8%) of Canada's GDP, is an impressive but notoriously difficult space for disruption. The sector lends itself to generational knowledge passed down through ancestral farms, so adopting new technology can be challenging if tech savviness doesn’t run in the family. Pair this with the fact …