AgTech Spotlight: TheKrishi App Wants to Help Indian Farmers Increase Their Income
TheKrishi brings multiple stakeholders of the Indian agri-ecosystem together on a platform.
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How Jain USA Has Quietly Built a High-Tech Irrigation Platform Through Acquisitions
I caught up with Aric Olsen, president of Jain USA, are his most recent acquisition of ETWater, a weather data analytics and sprinkler control company using machine learning to measure the evapotranspiration rate of grass.
Q&A: SP Ventures On Becoming the Leading Farm Tech Investor In South America
We caught up with managing director Francisco Jardim to find out how SP Ventures evolved into a leading agrifood tech investor and how the VC is supporting early-stage startups in South America.
Agtech Exits: 2017 Activity Generates Cautious Optimism for 2018
No longer distracted by consolidation large strategic players will have more time, and money, to pursue exits in 2018, according to some industry insiders.
Report: Smart Farming Can Make Food Supply Uncertainty and Volatility a Thing of the Past
Smart farming is the use of digital technologies on the farm to help farmers manage their operations more reliably and efficiently, largely through precision agriculture.
How Monsanto & The Climate Corporation See the Future of Tech in Farming
“These are exciting times, these are challenging times, but the breakthroughs are incredible,” says Erik Andrejko, VP of Science at Climate Corp. When it comes to finding ways to feed our ever-increasing population while combating the effects of climate change, Andrejko sees some clear parameters: “It’s going to be about integrated solutions—integrating information from different sources from different pieces of equipment.