Ag marketplace DeHaat adds farmer advisory services to its platform with AgriCentral acquisition
January 22, 2025
DeHaat says the acquisition will extend its reach to more than 12 million smallholder farmers across India.
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🎥10 years on from Climate Corp’s $1bn acquisition, David Friedberg reflects
October 2, 2023
It’s been quite a journey for David Friedberg since this game-changing deal and he’s now better known for being a “bestie” on the All-In Podcast. But how did it come about? How did they reach that elusive valuation, and what’s next for agrifoodtech?
What’s holding back agtech adoption in Latam? BASF’s director of digital ag weighs in
June 1, 2023
The Latin American agtech startup ecosystem may have been slow to emerge compared to other regions in the world but in recent years, increasing numbers of startups from the region have hit the market regionally and overseas. How is that translating into adoption?
How to implement digital agriculture, step-by-step
April 28, 2023
While the world is facing the challenges of sustainable food production intensification, new technologies offer a tremendous opportunity to address these issues, writes Marco Brini in the wake of publishing a book about digital ag adoption.
Bayer, Microsoft formalize and launch cloud-based data manager, tools for agriculture
March 14, 2023
Bayer and Microsoft will offer off-the-shelf digital tools to aggregate ag data and better track everything from plant growth to supply chain visibility.
Iowa State University builds innovative public private partnerships for a more sustainable future
January 9, 2023
Leading names in ag like John Deere work with Iowa State University faculty, researchers and students to solve some of the world’s most pressing challenges.
The Production Board invests in Brazil’s largest ag retailer in SPAC deal to promote agtech adoption
September 15, 2022
By partnering with Lavoro, David Friedberg’s company hopes to drive more agtech adoption by leveraging the ag retailer’s influence on farmers.
Q&A: LahakX on how drones can make crop scouting ‘truly actionable’ for farmers
September 5, 2022
With its regulatory process now complete, California’s LahakX readies its drone swarming and spot spraying tech for fields in California.
Brief: Tillable partners with Evergreen Bank to expand digital lending for US farmers
July 11, 2022
Tillable says its all-digital platform makes it easier and faster for farmers and landowners to research, finance, and manage land.
Bushel’s new payments network is a major step towards digitizing US agriculture
July 4, 2022
Bushel Wallet aims to digitize, speed up, and simplify the process of moving payments between farmers and agribusiness partners in the US.
Connecting African smallholders with agronomic services, Climate Edge scores seed funding
May 18, 2022
The UK-based startup secured the funds from US investor Regenerate Ventures.
EXCLUSIVE: Anterra closes $260m Fund II, says quality of agrifoodtech opportunity ‘has increased exponentially’
May 17, 2022
Fund II will invest in ag biotech and digital solutions up and down the agrifood value chain, from fintech solutions to crop science and animal health.
EXCLUSIVE: Leaf is helping Bayer ‘quickly expand’ FieldView’s digital partnerships
February 23, 2022
Bayer realized it was spending too much time on the logistics of connecting with API partners, writes Leaf’s CEO.
Farmers have trust issues with their chemical advisors. Data can help
February 21, 2022
Many advisors who are required to sign off on “prescriptions” for chemical pesticides and other products work for the same companies that make or sell the chemicals, writes Michael Gilbert.
How significant is the Bayer-Microsoft deal for agtech? The response
February 1, 2022
A few months ago, Bayer and Microsoft announced a partnership. Our article about it went quasi-viral and spurred a number of responses. Here’s what the industry said.
Digital ag platforms xFarm & Farm Technologies merge to become ‘Spotify of agtech’
December 7, 2021
The Italian startups will combine their businesses to help 80,000 farms boost efficiency across 1 million hectares using data.
Brief: CNH Industrial makes 2 acquisitions in 1 week to boost precision ag capabilities
December 7, 2021
The tractor maker had previously announced its buyout of South Dakota tech firm Raven Industries in a deal worth $2.1 billion.
Farmers have been burned by agtech too often. Here’s how to win back their trust
November 29, 2021
With a string of failures against agtech’s name, entrepreneurs must be prepared to work extra hard to gain farmers’ trust, writes Semios founder Michael Gilbert.
Semios raises $100m to scale precision ag platform with more acquisitions likely
September 29, 2021
“You will probably see more strategic partnerships and acquisitions from Semios,” Michael Gilbert tells AFN.
Fieldin raises $30m Series B to scale its specialty crop management platform
September 1, 2021
FieldIn claims that its real-time decision support platform has generated a 25% increase in farm productivity for its users.
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