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Data Snapshot: Seed stage deals more than doubled for India agrifood startups in FY21
February 2, 2022
Pandemic-related labor shortages and supply chain issues drove early-stage investment in solutions closer to the farm for India’s agrifood startups.
Freshly funded AgroUrbana could bring more sustainable vertical farming to Latin America
November 2, 2021
The Chilean startup is building what it says is Latin America’s first large-scale sustainable vertical farming plant, powered completely by renewables.
Continuum Ag founder on the role of soil data in regenerative farming
October 21, 2021
The Iowan platform helps growers manage soil health data to implement practices like no-till farming and cover cropping.
EXCLUSIVE: Chinese precision ag platform Kebai secures Series B funds from Auchan owners
January 14, 2021
The Beijing-based startup will use the funding to accelerate its global expansion, partnering with other agrifood businesses in Creadev’s portfolio.
‘Drones-as-a-service’ firm Deveron completes $4.56m funding via private placement
January 13, 2021
The Toronto-based company has pivoted from drones as a core business to offering multi-layer analytics as farmers seek the most bang for their data bucks.
Ag data player CropIn banks $20m from Temasek-linked impact fund, others
January 8, 2021
The Indian company will use the Series C funding to expand its global presence and provide its AI-driven agronomy and financing solutions to more customers.
PatternAg raises $15m to crunch soil DNA data
October 27, 2020
The Emeryville, California startup has been developing biological analytics of soil DNA data to offer farmers crop protection insights and forecasts.
Farm management software startup PowWow rebrands as AgMonitor, raises $4.5m
October 16, 2020
The Californian startup is also working to break down language and technology barriers for US agricultural workers by offering a Spanish version of its app.
Digital ag: Why is predicting return on investment per field so hard?
June 16, 2020
Several factors have kept farmers guessing which fields are producing the lion’s share of profit – and which are responsible for making losses, writes Dmytro Lennyi.
Microsoft launches agritech startup scheme in India
June 8, 2020
Microsoft for Agritech Startups will offer a range of tech tools to early-stage Indian companies, as well as co-selling and co-development opportunities.
EXCLUSIVE: Farmobile patents blockchain tech to protect and manage growers’ data
March 3, 2020
Farmers continue to show skepticism and distrust when it comes to providing data to third-parties but Farmobile hopes its new patented blockchain tool can foster more trust.
Yogurt maker Stonyfield wants to use data, not certification, to prove environmental benefit of its practices
January 31, 2020
Stonyfield is partnering on OpenTEAM, a multi-stakeholder project and software platform enabling increased connectivity among digital tools and specific recommendations for things farmers can do to improve soil health on their farm.
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