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17 stories about Agtech
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Entrepreneur Sees a Future Filled with Seawater Seaweed Farming Pools

22.01.19|Omer Kabir
Marine biologist Yossi Tal, the chief technology officer of algae farming company Seakura, sees seaweed as the future of sustainable farming
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Irish Government Investment Fund Backs Israeli Smart Farming Startup CropX

26.12.18|Meir Orbach
CropX uses soil sensors to optimize crop yields. It received $0.5 million to launch a yield optimization pilot in Ireland
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Israeli Pitch Dark Startup Contest Winner Gets Spot in the Limelight

06.11.18|Naomi Zoref
21 Israel-based startups battled to win the favor of judges in complete darkness at an event hosted by Citigroup in Jaffa Monday
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Scientists on a Mission to Save Squashed Israeli Watermelon

13.08.18|Ilana Kuriel, Ynet News
After a barrage of complaints from consumers and sharp decline in sales, agricultural researchers are trying to bring the flavor back to the Israeli watermelon
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CTech's Monday Roundup of Israeli Tech News

09.07.18|CTech
Gene Discovery Startup Announces Breakthrough on Drought-Tolerant Crops. The world according to China’s no. 1 travel agent
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Gene Discovery Startup Announces Breakthrough on Drought-Tolerant Crops

09.07.18|Asaf Shalev
Israel’s PlantArcBio has isolated the genes that help desert organisms survive. Now, the University of Wisconsin-Madison will test the genes’ impact on soybean yields
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Automated Pollination Company Edete Raises $3 Million

17.06.18|Meir Orbach
Edete develops and manufactures an automated fruit orchard pollination system that reduces dependency on insect-based pollination
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Plant Breeding Startup Rootility Raises $10 Million

08.05.18|Amarelle Wenkert
The Israel-based company develops root-focused plant breeding methods that increase crop yields, and improve plant tolerances to heat, cold, and soil borne diseases
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Things to Consider When ‘Growing’ an Israeli Startup in the U.S.

09.04.18|Tomer Tzach
With more than 470 ag-tech startups, Israel’s agricultural expertise and the country’s vibrant startup scene is bearing fruit, but there are common mistakes local ag-tech entrepreneurs make when trying to grow their presence in the U.S.
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Israeli Biotech Company Algatech Expands Into Asia

03.04.18|Hagar Ravet
Algatech bought a controlling stake in New Zealand-based microalgae cultivation company Supreme Health
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While Government Hedges on Export, Investors Light Up Israeli Cannabis Stocks

28.03.18|Dror Reich and Lilach Baumer
Amir Marketing is the third Tel Aviv-listed company to pivot to Cannabis in recent months
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Mexichem Completes 80% Acquisition of Drip-Irrigation Company Netafim

11.02.18|Golan Hazani
The deal values the Israel-based drip-irrigation pioneer at $1.9 billion
מגזין מנהלים 28.12.16 חן ליכטנשטיין מנכ"ל קבוצת אדמה

Pesticides Manufacturer Adama Raised $240 Million on Shenzhen Exchange

15.01.18|Amarelle Wenkert
The company said it plans to use the funds to build a formulation plant in China and to expand its manufacturing facilities in Israel, Brazil and the U.S.
תירס Corn אבוג'ן Evogene

DuPont-Pioneer, Evogene Announce Up to 20% Increased Corn Yield in Trials

11.01.18|Lilach Baumer and Dror Reich
Evogene uses computational predictive biology to develop novel crop strains and pesticides. Further trials are required before commercialization
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Cannabis Breeder Barney's Farm Invests in Israeli Cannabis Company

23.11.17|Dror Reich
Barney's made a strategic investment of $2.1 million in Tel Aviv-listed Medivie Therapeutic Ltd., a company setting up a medical cannabis farm and pharmacy venture
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Why Foodtech is Right for China, A Venture Capitalist’s Answer

29.10.17|Keren-Or Grinberg
Joseph Zhou, an investment partner at Shanghai-based accelerator Bits x Bites, says foodtech is right for China's growing upper-class