Coles and Woolworths move to robot warehouses and on-demand labour as home deliveries soarBoth Coles and Woolworths have raced to implement new technology and change labour arrangements to keep pace with a boom in e-commerce, investing in 'smart' warehousing and distribution systems and using app-driven gig workers for grocery picking and delivery.
Half a century of Big Data for software pioneerBig data pioneer and licence-holder of the world’s most widely used livestock performance analysis software, BREEDPLAN, the University of New England's Agricultural Business Research Institute (ABRI) celebrates a half-century of operation this year.
5 future forces set to disrupt Australia’s agrifood sector over the next decadeA new report pinpoints five ‘future forces’ likely to impact Australia's agriculture sector and agrifood supply chains over the next 10 years, extrapolating seven plausible 2031 scenarios as food for thought and for constructive, change-oriented conversations.
5 global megatrends set to shape our agrifood futureA new report from ABARES details global megatrends set to shape the future of our nation's agriculture sector – from data-driven disruption to dramatic climate change.
