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WEB5 days ago · Smallholder farmer adoption of agtech ‘high but inconsistent,’ says new study from 60 Decibels w/ Gates Foundation. September 18, 2024. Impact measurement firm 60 Decibels has released what it says is the first-ever study of smallholder farmers’ experiences with digital tools.
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Telus Agriculture launches with 7 acquisitions and more on the …
WEBNov 12, 2020 · Canadian telecom giant Telus has unveiled a new business unit dedicated to providing connected tech solutions to the ag industry. “Telus Agriculture is led by [Telus president and CEO] Darren Entwistle, who is at the core of the strategy. He has created this massive culture inside of Telus that is focused on social capitalism,” said Thad Armbruster, CEO of data management startup and ...
Why Middleland Capital invested in microbiome startup BIOHM
WEBJan 30, 2023 · This month, Cleveland, Ohio-based microbiome startup BIOHM raised a $7.5 million equity financing round.; Middleland Capital’s VTC Ventures led the oversubscribed round.; Additional investment came from Felton Group, JobsOhio Growth Capital Fund, Aztec Capital Management, and others. New funds will enable further development of BIOHM’s discovery platform that turns microbiome data into ...
Online ag marketplaces: An entry point for farmers into
WEBMay 4, 2021 · As internet connections spread further into rural areas and smart devices penetrate the world’s largest agricultural markets, more opportunities to use technology for the benefit of farmers are being unlocked. According to BlueWeave Consulting, the total value of the global digital farming market is expected to reach $10.2 billion by 2025.
Regenerative Agriculture Investing: 70 Investment Groups Worth …
WEBJul 11, 2019 · This week, a new report, cleverly called Soil Wealth, has come out detailing the level of investment in regenerative agriculture-related projects and the numbers are surprisingly high: there are some 70 investment strategies with assets under management of over $47.5 billion, and that’s just in the US. Just to clarify, that amount includes ...
John Deere Acquires 'See & Spray' Robotics Startup Blue River ...
WEBSep 6, 2017 · Editor’s Note: Deere & Company has acquired ag robotics startup Blue River Technology, according to an agreement announced at close of trading today. The tractor giant is acquiring the Sunnyvale, California-based Blue River for $305 million. (AgFunder Research can reveal that’s a roughly four times increase on the $87 million post-money ...
What is Precision Agriculture and How is Technology Enabling it?
WEBApr 24, 2017 · Precision agriculture was born with the introduction of GPS guidance for tractors in the early 1990s, and the adoption of this technology is now so widespread globally that it’s probably the most commonly-used example of precision ag today. John Deere was the first to introduce this technology using GPS location data from satellites.
Bill Gates tells Reddit why he’s bought so much farmland
WEBMar 22, 2021 · Why are you buying so much farmland?” posed by one Reddit user, Gates indicated that seed science and biofuel development were major drivers of the acquisitions. “My investment group chose to do this. It is not connected to climate,” he wrote. “The agriculture sector is important. With more productive seeds we can avoid deforestation ...
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