Tag: water

Virridy partners to improve water security in Africa through climate finance-based model

September 1, 2022

The partnership claims to already support close to five million people’s water supplies in Ethiopia and Kenya.

Virridy wants to tackle water insecurity in a world still dependent on irrigation for food

July 5, 2022

The US startup recently raised $5.5 million in Series A funding to accelerate development and adoption of its water management sensors.

Brief: Nanobubble startup Moleaer raises $40m to make water more impactful for agri and aquaculture

June 14, 2022

Moleaer will use its Series C funding to increase the availability of its proprietary nanobubble equipment and address water shortages.

BREAKING: Water pollution & supply chain transparency hamper fast food sustainability progress: FAIRR report

June 14, 2022

Despite progress, six major fast food brands must do more to reduce water pollution and provide more transparency in their animal protein supply chains.

Is California willing to solve its water crisis?

April 8, 2020

A battle is being waged over water use in California and California’s Central Valley is at the epicenter, writes Sean Hood.

Why Prospera started in greenhouses before taking AI tech into the fields

November 15, 2019

Prospera recently announced its partnership with Valley Irrigation to combine its sensor-based analytics software with Valley’s pivot irrigation systems.

How Jain USA Has Quietly Built a High-Tech Irrigation Platform Through Acquisitions

November 29, 2018

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.

Tesco’s head of agriculture: ‘Water quality is a key issue no-one is innovating for’

October 11, 2018

We can spend a lot of money on feed rations, but if the animal’s gut integrity is wrong because of bacteria in the water line, that nutrition is wasted and is also a welfare issue, says Barney Kay, head of agriculture at Tesco.

SWIIM System Acquires OnFarm to Integrate Water Data into Dashboard

June 26, 2018

Lance Donny, CEO and founder of OnFarm, will become SWIIM’s chief operating officer, helping to integrate SWIIM’s water balance monitoring and reporting data into the OnFarm dashboard.

WaterBit Raises $11.4m Series A for Autonomous Irrigation Tech

June 26, 2018

WaterBit’s autonomous irrigation solution takes into account the stage of the plant, soil conditions and weather.

30 Food Technologies to Support Your Sustainable New Year’s Resolutions

January 4, 2018

If your resolutions skew toward agriculture and food rather than the treadmill, there is a whole host of startups with technology that can help.

Report: Food Companies Losing Millions to Climate Change-Related Water Issues

November 20, 2017

Global revenue risk from lack of water availability for irrigation or animal consumption has reached $459 billion. With figures like this, it’s no wonder that funds and corporations are hearing more concern about water from investors.

Observant’s 4 Lessons for Agritech Startups in Wake of Acquisition by Jain

February 28, 2017

Further M&A activity from large agribusinesses like Jain is essential so we caught up with Observant to find out what pieces of advice the cofounder would give to farm-based agritech startups hoping to turn their businesses into acquirable companies.

Agtech Funding (& Exit) Sheet: Observant Acquired by Jain, Winnow Solutions Raises Convertible, more

February 9, 2017

The year’s first exit came from Observant, an early agtech pioneer in the precision water management space. Jain Irrigation acquired the Australian company.