Agtech

20 stories about Agtech
Farm Vertical Field

Vertical Field prepares to launch its topsy-turvy farms in Ukraine

06.01.21|James Spiro
The country’s national distributor, Moderntrendo SRO, will promote the fields to more than 260,000 daily customers
Pigmentum

Pigmentum raises $1 million from FreshStart to advance genetical concentration of color and flavor in plants

31.12.20|James Spiro
The Israeli company’s technology helps the production of natural flavor substances at up to 15x higher than conventional plants
William Sonneborn IFC

“It’s about making the world a better place,” says multilateral investor in Israel’s SeeTree

15.12.20|James Spiro
After a lead investment in Israel’s SeeTree, IFC’s William Sonneborn joined CTech to discuss the impact of Israel’s technologies on emerging markets
Guy Elitzur Vertical Field

Israeli supermarket chain to feature in-store vertical farms

13.12.20|James Spiro
The Ramy Levy supermarket chain will partner with Vertical Field after a successful pilot program
ישראל טלפז וגיא מורגנשטרן מייסדי SeeTree

SeeTree completes $30 million series B to expand tree intelligence service

08.12.20|Meir Orbach
“Our vision is to enable the ‘Tree-Farming 4.0 Revolution’ with the Intelligence-per-Tree that we provide,” says CEO
רחפן קוטף תפוחים של חברת תבל ארובוטיקס טכנולוג'יס

Fruit-picking drone company raising $20 million to begin manufacturing

27.10.20|Tzally Greenberg
Tevel Aerobotics says demand for its AI-powered flying robot pickers has increased as fewer human workers are available
אקווה מעוף מרכז מחקר ופיתוח בפולין

Israel’s AquaMaof signs $90 million deal to bring its indoor fish growing tech to Nevada

12.10.20|Meir Orbach
CEO says tidal wave of global demand for fish, combined with a drive for food sustainability, is seeing interest in the company’s solution explode
מימין: יו"ר טמאסק לים בון והנג ו גילון בק מנהל־שותף בפימי ויו" ריווליס

Singapore's Temasek signs deal to acquire Israeli micro-irrigation company Rivulis

13.09.20|Golan Hazani
Temasek intends to retain Rivulis' current management, as well as its headquarters in Kibbutz Gvat
פיני מידן שני איש עסקים שפועל באיחוד האמירויות

“UAE-Israel agreement can be a bridge to normalizing ties with Saudi Arabia”

20.08.20|Diana Bahur Nir
Pini Meidan Shani who represents Israeli cyber companies in the UAE spoke to Calcalist about the practical significance of the deal and other regional peace prospects
מייסדים אריאלי קפיטל אור חביב אריק בנטוב

Arieli Capital and Ramat Hanegev promote collaboration with UAE on desert agriculture

18.08.20|CTech
UAE representatives were the ones who sought out the initial contact with the Ramat Hanegev Innovation Center and several meetings have already taken place in Europe
איחוד האמירויות

Deals under the radar: These are the Israeli tech companies already operating in the UAE

18.08.20|Sophie Shulman, Hagar Ravet, Meir Orbach
Cooperations in the fields of insurtech, biomedicine, fintech, agtech and cyber lead the way, but the potential for future purchases and investments is vast
Tomer Tzach CEO CropX

Irrigation giant Reinke partners with Israel’s CropX to offer farmers precision solutions

17.08.20|Meir Orbach
Farmers who use Reinke's ReinCloud extended cloud app will be able to remotely run their irrigation system while managing CropX system data through the integrated platform
Tal Maor Viridix טל מנור

Viridix and Talgil partner to offer farms cutting-edge smart irrigation

16.08.20|James Spiro
The partnership will combine Viridix’s data-driven technology with Talgil’s irrigation control systems
כנס אוכל וטכנולוגיה 23.4.18 אווירה אנשים

Where FoodTech meets the plate: The 11 finalists of Calcalist's Food Innovation Contest

02.08.20|Maayan Manela
From fruit-picking robots to food waste reduction AI, these companies are at the cutting edge of solutions the world is starving for
Gabriela Coser Cna senar

Israelis must learn about Brazil to succeed in its agriculture sector, says CNA economy adviser

27.07.20|James Spiro
Pearl Cohen lawyer explains the ins and outs of doing agtech business in Brazil
רחפן של טראניס Taranis

Agtech intelligence company Taranis raises $30 million

21.07.20|Meir Orbach
Taranis’ system analyzes ultra-high-resolution images of crops to detect early signs of diseases, insect infestations, nutrient deficiencies, water damage, and other risk factors
הדר שור נספח כלכלי צ'ילה

Resolute Chile ready for Israeli tech solutions, says trade attaché

13.07.20|Allon Sinai
Hadar Shor believes Chile should be an obvious market for Israeli companies and can also serve as a perfect springboard to the rest of South America
ירון שרטר נספח כלכלי צרפת

Israeli tech companies can help expedite the French (digital) revolution

29.06.20|Allon Sinai
After Covid-19 shattered French conservatism, its giant companies need a boost of innovation, says Israeli trade attache
עמית לב נספח כלכלי דרום אפריקה

Israeli tech companies should treat South Africa as a springboard to whole continent says trade attaché

22.06.20|Allon Sinai
South Africa, and Africa in general, aren't the most attractive markets for Israeli companies, but the long-term benefits make the effort worthwhile
יוני הדר נספח כלכלי איטליה

Italians want Israeli tech’s help to catch up after Covid-19 catastrophe, says trade attaché to Milan

12.06.20|Allon Sinai
Even Silicon Valley takes a back seat to Israeli tech's reputation in Italy