
Lightsmith Group leads $60m round for digital farm management startup Solinftec
Brazil- and US-based Solinftec will expand availability of its precision ag farm management platform to additional growers in North and South 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 Israeli company will further develop its smart irrigation tech API for smallholder farmers facing the impacts of climate change.
The chief technology officer is leading the charge to make precision irrigation available to women smallholders worldwide.
The Kirkland, Washington startup offers farmers high-precision plant and soil health management.
The Italian startups will combine their businesses to help 80,000 farms boost efficiency across 1 million hectares using data.
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 Trondheim-based startup believes it’s differentiated by its use of on-site edge processing, rather than relying on cloud computing.
The Virginia startup is measuring soil health, compaction, and carbon content for applications in agriculture and beyond.
Its LeafSense tech is being used by growers to optimize the productivity of citrus orchards – and coffee and avocados could be next.
New Zealand’s Scentian Bio is using insect olfactory receptors to detect volatile compounds – and it believes its tech could prove invaluable for the food industry.
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The Brisbane-based startup wants to lower the financial and ecological costs of crop pest management with its low-power insect sensor technology.
The New Brunswick-based startup is commercializing its mastitis detection technology, starting with beta trials on dairies in Canada.
The Beijing-based startup will use the funding to accelerate its global expansion, partnering with other agrifood businesses in Creadev’s portfolio.
International Finance Corporation led the round, with Citrosuco – the world’s largest producer of orange juice – and ag machinery giant Kubota joining in.
Vivent uses AI to detect and interpret electrical biosignals within plants that are linked to stress, helping to diagnose pathogens and pests.
The Canadian startup provides solar-powered, self-cleaning sensors that can keep track of livestock feed levels in real time.
Covid-19 has created new opportunities for acquisitions as startups struggle to fundraise, according to CropX CEO Tomer Tzach.
The team at Spotta wants to enable a lighter use of pesticides by building networks of accurate real-time insect detectors.
A new report identifies key technologies to fight food waste at six key points of the food supply chain, including coatings, packaging, and sensors.
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