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.
The deal with Tule brings an additional layer of plant data and a foothold in the California speciality crops market to the table.
Leading names in ag like John Deere work with Iowa State University faculty, researchers and students to solve some of the world’s most pressing challenges.
Australia’s evokeAG Startup Program is instrumental in connecting local and global startups to farmers researchers, corporates, governments and investors.
The Swiss-Italian startup will expand availability of its farm management software to help growers farm more efficiently while addressing climate change.
The US startup recently raised $5.5 million in Series A funding to accelerate development and adoption of its water management sensors.
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.
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?
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.
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