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cultYvate launches Alternate Wet and Dry (AWD) technology to support sustainable agriculture

Farms2Fork Technologies Pvt. Ltd.’s platform cultYvate provides farm-based precision analytics in irrigation, fertigation, fertiliser utilisation for water-intensive crops like paddy, sugarcane etc. cultYvate has been implementing projects pan India over the last 3 years and has gained valuable insights into the unique challenges faced on the ground. The IoT sensors deployed on farm help to […]

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AVF White Paper – Towards sustainable food systems

Global population growth is directly linked to the continuous depletion of our resources. Food production and agriculture practices of today will not be affordable for humanity in the future and land-system change by deforestation for agricultural practices is one of the worst anthropogenic alterations of natural environments. The inefficient use of fertilizers contributes to pollution […]

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Agriculture AgTech Sustainability Water

This startup is using the world’s biggest agwaste product to transform global water management

Glanris is a circular economy solution that processes rice hulls to turn them into a high-performance hybrid water filtration media. It’s faster, more efficient, and significantly cheaper than traditional water filtration methods. “The rice hull filtration method was developed by a professor from a local university in Memphis, the mayor introduced me to some people […]

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Expert Talk: Smart Water Systems for Agriculture

Water is a critical input for agricultural production and plays an important role in food security. Currently, agriculture accounts (on average) for 70 percent of all freshwater withdrawals globally (and an even higher share of “consumptive water use” due to the evapotranspiration of crops), as per The World Bank estimates. The single most significant advance in […]

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Increasing Livestock Health and Production with Nanobubble Systems from Fairway Green Cannabis

Fairway Green Cannabis, a privately held Biotech Company developing solutions for medical grade cannabis and cannabinoids has announced they have released a line of nanobubble technology systems for the Livestock Ag-Tech industry. “Building on our recent success of technology systems for plant-based farming, we are pleased to launch our nanobubble technology products for livestock farming,” […]

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THRIVE Australia Challenge start-up finalists

Eleven Australian startups will present their ideas before an audience of top agricultural leaders, investors, and entrepreneurs on December 17th, 3:00pm PST & one winner will be selected to advance to the final of the THRIVE Global Accelerator. The THRIVE Australia Challenge solves problems of the Australian agrifood industry, accelerates the development of the ecosystem, […]

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Agriculture AgTech BioTech Precision Agriculture

Breakthrough biological innovation – the key to profitable and sustainable vertical farming

Algae-based biostimulants improve growth velocity, yield and quality in hydroponic and aeroponic indoor farming. The rapid growth of urban agglomerations across the planet presents serious food security challenges. The US Census Bureau estimated that 80% of Americans lived in cities in 2015. Vertical farming is generally regarded as the most promising approach to supplying cities […]

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Arable raised $20M Series B for Data-Driven Agriculture

Arable Labs, a pioneer in data-driven agriculture, closed a $20 million funding round. The company builds affordable tools that help people collect and synthesize site-specific agricultural data. The round was led by Prelude Ventures, and includes new participation by M2O, AVG’s Nassau Street Ventures, and Tridon, as well as investment from Arable’s existing investors including […]

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AgTech startup AppHarvest raised $28 million in a Series C funding round

AppHarvest, a startup building North America’s largest greenhouse, raised $28 million in a Series C funding round. It brings the total fund raised for the greenhouse startup to $150 million during the past two years. AppHarvest is building some of America’s largest greenhouses, combining conventional agriculture techniques with today’s technology to grow non-GMO, chemical-free produce. […]

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Agtech startup Fork Farms raised funds from TitletownTech

Appleton-based Fork Farms, an agriculture technology startup that makes hydroponic systems, raised funds from TitletownTech venture capital fund, a $25 million fund and venture studio led by the Green Bay Packers and Microsoft. The VC fund, which is managed from the Packers’ Titletown District in Green Bay, writes checks between $100,000 and $1 million. Fork […]