St. Louis is in many ways the point of intersection for the agtech and geospatial sectors when it comes to improving our global food system.
Agreena will bring Hummingbird’s remote monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) technology in-house to further scale and validate its carbon market.
Cargill will enroll US cotton growers in its RegenConnect program that pays farmers for implementing soil health practices.
Fresh off a Series B fundraise, Pachama discusses how its technology could make forest carbon markets less fragmented and more productive.
The US company’s soil carbon measurement, reporting, and verification platform could help corporates better meet their emissions reductions targets.
The Cape Town-based startup considers itself a farming company enabled by technology, rather than a tech company working in ag, says CEO James Paterson.
“The potential for remote farming is huge,” says CEO Moses Kimani.
It has completely overhauled its go-to-market strategy after bringing on a former Dow AgroSciences CEO as an investor and board member.
Eight startups presenting at F&A Next’s virtual summit on May 26 exemplify the creativity and ingenuity that has global investors eager to place their bets on the agrifoodtech sector at large.
Many see AI’s ultimate goal as replication of the inner workings of the human brain. But is there another way to look at what AI can do for us?
FMC Ventures’ Amar Singh speaks with AFN about the advantages and challenges of being the newcomer in agrifood corporate venture investing and its laser-focus on crop protection.
California’s TeleSense uses remote sensing to monitor temperature and humidity in grain storage bins, helping to prevent disease and spoilage.
The Canadian startup provides solar-powered, self-cleaning sensors that can keep track of livestock feed levels in real time.
The round’s large close amid Covid-19 further cements Taranis’ reputation as a dogged drone survivor in one of the most scrutinized areas of agtech.
Recent funding for remote-sensing companies like AgroScout could signal a revival for providers of agri-drone technology.
How does an environmentalist become an aerial imagery data analytics and AI entrepreneur?
“We’re the largest beer company in the world and the largest user of malting barley, so when you think about where investment into breeding research or the supporting tech comes from, if we’re not going to do it, who will?”
Starting with its native Australia, NNNCo will roll out the moisture sensing tech across the Asia-Pacific region.
UK startup Hummingbird Technologies tells us it plans to expand into North America with its fresh injection of funds from BASF VC and TELUS Ventures.
The Swiss company’s software that can be programmed to identify and map objects in satellite and drone images for a wide range of uses, from precision agriculture to humanitarian aid.
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