The Swiss-Italian startup will expand availability of its farm management software to help growers farm more efficiently while addressing climate change.
Panelists on a recent webinar about Ukraine and the global agrifood industry didn’t mince their words when discussing the current dire climate situation.
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The French startup will use the funding to accelerate its expansion into North America.
Brazil- and US-based Solinftec will expand availability of its precision ag farm management platform to additional growers in North and South America.
The chief technology officer is leading the charge to make precision irrigation available to women smallholders worldwide.
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.
The tractor maker had previously announced its buyout of South Dakota tech firm Raven Industries in a deal worth $2.1 billion.
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.
The Canadian telco’s social impact fund boosts the number of agtech startups in its portfolio with this latest round of investments.
Agriculture 4.0 will give farmers the opportunity to diversify their businesses like never before, increasing both profitability and sustainability.
“You will probably see more strategic partnerships and acquisitions from Semios,” Michael Gilbert tells AFN.
Founder and CEO Jaisimha Rao claims it’ll have “the world’s largest fleet of agriculture robots in the next 18 months.”
From Landsat through to modern-day providers like Planet, satellite imagery has had a role to play in agriculture. But many misconceptions persist.
The Brazilian startup said it will use the funds to develop precision ag technologies “with a focus on mitigation, adaptation, and resilience to climate change.”
The Suzhou-based startup is targeting the 34% of China’s farmland which is in mountainous areas, much of which is dedicated to fruit, nut, and tea cultivation.
PowerPollen has come up with a way to apply collected pollen to female plants any time of day or night, maximizing yield and reducing risk.
Agrobots built around collective computational intelligence could help us better understand the interactions between plant physiology, soil structure, and other environmental factors.
The Paris-based startup offers AI-powered hardware that can be mounted onto the roof of a tractor, sprayer, or spreader to automate operations.
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