AgTech Weekly Review

Weekly AgTech Insights: Strategic Partnerships, New Products, and Industry Updates

Stay updated on weekly AgTech Insights from greenhouse launches to AI assistants, strategic partnerships, funding news, and upcoming events.

Key Takeaways:

  • AgTech Innovations: Highlights include NEOM’s greenhouse launch, IBM’s AI assistant for agriculture, and ADAMA’s new fungicide.
  • Strategic Partnerships: Collaborations such as xFarm and Syngenta’s geospatial AI partnership and Harnois Greenhouses with Dubois Agrinovation.
  • Global AgTech Expansion: Updates on Agtonomy’s rental program, CropX integration with CLAAS, and Weenat’s acquisition of CoRHIZE.
  • Funding News: Significant investments like Celleste Bio’s $4.5M round and Rosy Soil’s $3.6M raise for sustainable products.
  • Upcoming Events: World Agri-Tech conferences and Indoor Ag-Con in Las Vegas.

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Weekly AgTech Insights on Funding and Investments: Driving Innovation in AgTech

  • Celleste Bio raised $4.5M to advance cell-cultured cocoa technology, addressing growing chocolate demand and supply chain challenges.
  • Toesca Asset Management partnered with Astarte Capital Partners to launch a $350M regenerative agriculture platform for permanent crops.
  • AGEYE secured investment from MANN+HUMMEL to enhance farm automation and AI-driven crop optimization.
  • Rosy Soil raised $3.6M to expand its biochar-based soil solutions, promoting sustainable farming practices.

Strategic Partnerships: Enhancing Agriculture through Collaboration


AgTech Innovations: Pioneering Sustainable Solutions

  • NEOM Greenhouse: Topian, in collaboration with Van der Hoeven, unveiled a high-tech greenhouse in Saudi Arabia, aiming to produce 4,000 tons of fresh produce annually.
  • IBM and Texas A&M: Launched SWAT VEXA, an AI-driven virtual assistant offering actionable soil and water insights to farmers.
  • ADAMA Fungicide: Introduced Gilboaâ„¢, targeting diseases in cereals and oilseed rape with a novel mode of action to combat resistance issues.

Weekly AgTech Insights on Industry Updates: Expanding AgTech Capabilities


Farmer Sentiment and Economic Outlook

The Ag Economy Barometer reflected a surge in farmer optimism, reaching its highest level since 2021. Improved perceptions of financial performance and investment potential indicate a positive outlook despite lingering trade and regulatory concerns.


Upcoming Events in AgTech

  • World Agri-Tech Middle East (2024) and San Francisco (2025): Networking and insights on global agricultural innovation.
  • Indoor Ag-Con (March 11-12, 2025, Las Vegas): Showcasing advancements in controlled-environment agriculture.

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