Tag: farm management software

Data snapshot: Farm management software adoption still low in Africa despite need for it

October 18, 2023

While VCs pumped just $3.2 million into farm management software for African agriculture, this is up from 2021.

Meet the founder: Green Growth founders discuss why precision agriculture tools need to be simpler for farmers

August 4, 2023

The Green Growth platform aims to integrate precision agriculture software as simply as possible with farm hardware.

Meet the founder: PerPlant’s Rasmus Emil Hansen on taking precision agriculture to the edge

July 14, 2023

PerPlant says its tech can monitor fields and generate insights with centimeter-level precision at a fraction of the cost of other tools.

From fintech to alt protein, Latam’s next generation of agrifood startups is building a farmer-first food system

June 6, 2023

Latam startups fight food insecurity and inequality with agrifoodtech tools like farmer financing logistics and healthier ingredients.

Data snapshot: Innovative Food startups Vow and Nourish provide hope amid Australia agrifoodtech funding decline

May 10, 2023

Investment for Australia agrifoodtech dropped 40% year-over-year in 2022, but enthusiasm for climate-focused companies remains robust.

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.

Shrimp farming platform Tepbac lands $2.25m from Aqua-Spark, AgFunder, Son-Tech

April 20, 2023

Tepbac will use the funding scale its hardware-software system that promises to equip shrimp farmers with more efficient, sustainable tools.

Why AgFunder invested in Tablepointer

April 18, 2023

Tablepointer aims to be the partner of small-to medium-sized businesses, helping them optimise energy usage and increase profitability.

NEW REPORT: Climate agrifoodtech bucks global funding decline as sector brings in $29.6bn in 2022

March 9, 2023

The macro headwinds startups face right now are also driving more interest in agrifoodtech as a solution to some of today’s most pressing climate issues.

‘It’s a way to augment our organic growth’: Inside CropX M&A strategy that’s eyeing Latin America next

February 13, 2023

Fresh from the recent acquisition of precision irrigation startup Tule, CropX explains how it balances M&A with internal development for agtech solutions.

CropX acquires precision irrigation startup Tule, its fourth acquisition

January 31, 2023

The deal with Tule brings an additional layer of plant data and a foothold in the California speciality crops market to the table.

Despite economic uncertainty, agtech adoption is up for farmers around the world, says McKinsey

January 24, 2023

Despite an overall increase in agtech adoption, farmers around the world still lag in terms of adding new sustainability practices to their operations.

Brief: Google joins $13.7m round for Cropin’s data-driven farm management platform

January 11, 2023

Series D funding will expand cloud-based platform, Cropin Cloud, which unifies the company’s various apps and services for agriculture

Innovation in agriculture and food and its vital role in fighting climate change

January 4, 2023

Through innovation, six major trends, from agrifintech to farm management software, are repositioning the sector and unlocking its game-changing potential.

Q&A: Roger Royse unpacks ESG, PE and IPO prospects for agtech for 2023

December 27, 2022

Agtech expert and attorney Roger Royse shares his thoughts on what the agrifood industry should expect as one year closes and another begins.

A mini guide to agroforestry: what is it & how can it improve ag and fight climate change?

November 9, 2022

Agroforestry grows increasingly critical for fighting climate change, restoring biodiversity and boosting incomes and economies for rural communities.

Data snapshot: India, China & Indonesia lead Asia-Pacific’s farmtech investment right now

November 2, 2022

India is by far the region’s most advanced farmtech ecosystem, while a Chinese agricultural drone service raised the biggest farmtech round in 2021.

Meet the final pitch day winners of the GLOCAL Game Changers LatAm Series 2022

September 6, 2022

Soil biotech, food waste, and sustainable beverages were among the winning concepts Latin American agrifoodtech startups pitched to an audience last month.

Brief: Solinftec unveils a new weed-killing robot to reduce farms’ needs for chemical inputs

September 1, 2022

The Solix Sprayer can help farms reduce their chemical inputs and deliver a lower carbon footprint and environmental impact.

EXCLUSIVE: xFarm Technologies banks €17m ($17.4m) to expand ‘freemium’ digital ag platform

August 5, 2022

The Swiss-Italian startup will expand availability of its farm management software to help growers farm more efficiently while addressing climate change.