tim morch

Modern farms collect and analyze vast amounts of data using remote sensors, IoT devices, drones, and satellites. While these technologies improve efficiency, productivity, sustainability, and decision-making, this development raises the question of who owns the data.

Increasing awareness of complex global agricultural supply chains starts with connecting producers and consumers, who often have limited knowledge about a product's origin. Building traceable supply chains rewards critical first-mile producers and provides transparency for conscious consumers.

Microneedles are tiny self-administered patches that offer a convenient and painless way to deliver medicines across the skin barrier. They outperform oral methods and can potentially replace hypodermic needles in many applications. Thermostable microneedles do not rely on costly and complex cold chains, which can improve global access to essential medications. Until we achieve regulatory approval of microneedles we are stuck with hypodermic needles.

ECOSHIFT is committed to helping smallholder cocoa farmers in Thailand improve efficiency by boosting yields, increasing incomes, and reducing poverty levels. Smallholder farms are family enterprises, and ECOSHIFT coaching will create opportunities for spouses and youth who can benefit from improved farming systems that produce diversified crops. Our strategy to improve yields and incomes for smallholder farmers is based on a hands-on approach.