Agtech

20 stories about Agtech
Consumer Physics תירס

Israeli ag-tech startup Consumer Physics unveils in-field corn moisture analysis technology

11.06.20|CTech
Consumer Physics' user-friendly device replaces lengthy, expensive, and complicated processes that currently require the collection of several corn cobs from the field, which are then sent to plants or labs
מימין מייסדי GreenEye גריין איי אלון קליין אורבך יואב הלוי ו יצחק חייט

Crop Protection Startup Greeneye Technology Raises $7 Million

26.05.20|Adi Pick
Greeneye utilizes artificial intelligence and deep learning technologies to revolutionize the weed control process in agriculture, shifting from the current practice of wasteful spraying of pesticides to accurately detect and spray weeds in real-time
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New Israeli Agtech Innovation Center to Focus on Desert and Marine Agriculture, and Cannabis Cultivation

21.05.20|CTech
The total investment in the planning and establishment of the center will be around $5 million
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Precision Agriculture Is the Agtech Word of the Day

05.03.20|Sophie Shulman
There are some 1,600 global agtech startups, all are focused on one goal—maximizing profit for the farmers by improving efficiency, boosting yield, and cutting costs
ג'ון ויקופיץ כנשיאה הבינלאומי cropx

Smart Farming Startup CropX Acquires CropMetrics

14.01.20|Adi Pick
CropX uses soil sensors and cloud-based analytics software to optimize agricultural yield
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Idan Ofer’s Israel Corp. to Invest Up to $500 Million in Growth Stage Companies

19.11.19|Tzally Greenberg
Israel Corp. intends to focus on companies based in Israel and Europe, investing between $70 million and $100 million in each in return for equity
כנס פודטק 2019 הזוכים בתחרות עם השופטים

Zero Egg Wins Calcalist's Foodtech Innovation Competition

28.10.19|Naomi Zoref
Zero Egg develops and manufactures a plant-based liquid egg that tastes, looks, and functions like a real egg
מוסף שבועי 17.10.19 איל דשא רחפן שקוטף תפוחים

The Apple Doesn't Fall

25.10.19|Sophie Shulman
After his brother died, Israeli businessman and former Teva executive Eyal Deshe stepped up to lead his apple-picking drone startup, and discovered the joy of being a hungry entrepreneur
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Temasek Wants in on Israel’s Food Tech Know-How

25.09.19|Amarelle Wenkert
A seven-person delegation from the Singaporian holding company is in Israel this week to scout for potential investments
מוסף שבועי 30.5.19 דנא רן מידן מנכל נטפים

Netafim President and CEO Ran Maidan to Step Down

09.09.19|Golan Hazani
Prior to joining Netafim in 2014, Maidan headed the Asia-Pacific, Africa, and Middle East operation of Israeli pesticides manufacturer Adama
בועז בכר פילדאין FieldIn

Israel-Based Agtech Startup Fieldin Raises $12 Million

05.09.19|Meir Orbach
Fieldin uses IoT technologies and analytics software to monitor and manage in-field activities, offering real-time location-based insights
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Kibbutz-Owned Agricultural Company Ginosar Agro Enters Medical Cannabis Market

26.08.19|Tzally Greenberg
Ginosar will partner with Israeli medical cannabis grower Way of Life to set up a research and culture lab
ייצוא קנאביס מישראל

Cannabis Farming Technology Startup Indorz Raises $1.4 Million

06.06.19|Tzally Greenberg
Founded by veterans of Israeli military IT unit Mamram and signal intelligence unit 8200, Indorz aims to use data to standardize cannabis farming
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Finistere Ventures, OurCrowd, Tnuva, and Tempo Announce $100 Million FoodTech and AgTech Investment Commitment

27.05.19|CTech
The investment is set to support the Israeli government-backed foodtech hub in Kiryat Shmona, a town on Israel’s northern border
חטיף שוקולד סניקרס מארס מילקי וויי טוויקס

Candy Company Mars Partners With JVP on Foodtech and Agtech Initiative

15.05.19|CTech
As part of the collaboration, Mars will work together with Israeli academic institutions and support existing Israeli startups as well as the formation of new companies
אפרוחים אפרוח

Ultrasound-for-Eggs Startup Wants to Save the Poultry Business From Its Own Bad Practices

29.04.19|Omer Kabir
Eggxyt's technology can detect the gender of a chick embryo before incubation, which the company says can reduce the waste of some 7 billion male chicks each year
סידו seedo רובוט גידול קנאביס

Seedo Partners With Israeli Kibbutz on Commercial Automated Cannabis Farming

20.03.19|Tofi Stoler
Seedo estimates that the project will produce at least 14 tons of dry cannabis buds generating $24 million in revenues within three years
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Genetic Crop Design Company Evogene Sets Up Agricultural Biology Subsidiary

27.02.19|CTech
LaVie Bio will focus on the fields of food quality and agricultural sustainability and productivity, through the introduction of microbiome-based biological products
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Eurofins Agro, Consumer Physics Partner to Provide U.K. Farmers With Instant Feed Analysis

05.02.19|CTech
The two companies will market Consumer Physics’ SCiO, a hand-held device capable of analyzing a variety of silage types, in less than a minute
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Genetic Crop Design Company Evogene Appoints Former Bayer Exec to Board

04.02.19|CTech
Nasdaq and Tel Aviv-listed Evogene uses computational predictive biology to develop novel crop strains and pesticides