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Despite holding up remarkably well during the pandemic, the early disruption to the supply chain has served as a wake-up call to the agriculture sector. Consequently, an industry that has typically been five-ten years behind the technology curve is (finally) coming to recognize the potential of AI as a catalyst for (arguably, much-needed) change. A recent survey by Proagrica, the world's largest data and tech business serving the ag sector, looked into attitudes towards AI across seven core sectors: government, healthcare, insurance, legal, science/medical, banking and agriculture. It found that AI has risen up the agenda in agriculture - here are some key findings: 87% of agricultural respondents believe that AI technologies played a role in slowing the spread of COVID-19.  76% of agricultural respondents say they've increased investment in AI in the last year against an average of 68% across other sectors 87% of agricultural respondents state that their company offers training on AI technologies, up from 8