Imagine if plants could speak. Your orchid could tell you when you’re overwatering it. Your tomatoes could let you know that they’re under stress because of a pest or disease. Armed with this information, it would be far easier to keep your plants happy and healthy.

Now imagine how these insights could be used on a commercial level to help farmers manage pests and diseases, use water more efficiently and produce a profitable yield. Today, this fantasy is becoming a reality as smart tools and technologies start to make this kind of ‘communication’ possible. These new technologies are already helping winemakers both locally and internationally to improve the quantity and quality of the wine they produce.