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HBL and Katalyst Labs have signed a strategic partnership agreement for startup acceleration and enabling female leaders. This will further build and

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA / ACCESSWIRE / May 19, 2021 / Property investor Dato Sri Darren Yaw will form a new venture capital firm DDY Capital to invest in the burgeoning sector of Agritech and Foodtech. Dato

Agricultural technology in the Middle East: Sowing the seeds of the future May 19, 2021 Share It is a stark truth that there is a significant gap between the amount of agricultural goods produced and food needs globally. By 2050, the world’s population is expected to reach 10 billion, and in order to keep up with the pace of demand, annual cereal production will need to rise to 3 billion tons, up from the 2.1 billion tons produced today. While agriculture in the Middle East represents a...

This week, SocialStory focused on the importance of encouraging entrepreneurship for rural women, a community of chefs who are providing free meals to COVID patients and a woman farmer who is changing her family’s fortunes

Devices can provide results of quality parameters in 30 seconds A Punjab-based firm, AgNext Technologies, has come up with a system based on digital technology and artificial intelligence (AI) that combines hardware, software and algorithms to test agricultural products for quality. AgNext Technologies, headquartered at Mohali in Punjab, has come up with this offering at a time when testing of produce such as spices have been affected as the second phase of Covid has affected the availability...

10 unique growth businesses in Gloucestershire to watch County organisations aren’t just surviving during the pandemic, but are thriving – with SoGlos showcasing 10 interesting examples of Gloucestershire businesses which are growing at an impressive rate. There is an abundance of growing businesses in Gloucestershire, with SoGlos sharing 10 of the unique ones to watch. With ambitious expansions, incredible turnovers and innovative new products hitting the global market, it is brilliant ...

Shivrai Technologies Pvt Ltd. Thursday, April 29, 2021 10:30AM IST (5:00AM GMT) Farmizo Khata assisting Farmers of the Future   Mumbai, Maharashtra, India:  Shivrai Technologies, Indian AgTech company, recently announced the launch of their B2C Farm accounting mobile application, Farmizo Khata. Joining hands with Yono by SBI, they aim to help farmers across the country to manage their accounts efficiently, thus cutting down on losses...

The ‘Know Your Farmer’ feature is part of quality control, facilitating regular checks to ensure non-toxic and pesticide-free products A nascent agri-tech firm under the Kerala Startup Mission has come up with a system that enables the consumer to detect the origin of the branded vegetables in the market. Kochi-based Farmers Fresh Zone has introduced a unit-level traceability feature called ‘Know Your Farmer’ as part of quality control, facilitating regular checks to ensure non-toxic a...

Six ‘critical’ innovation areas identified by European agri-food initiative As a new fund announces it will invest up to €30 million in the most promising companies over a span of up to four years, EIT Food identifies to FoodNavigor the problems for which it is seeking solutions. A new seed fund for European agrifood-tech startups has been unveiled by PeakBridge, the agrifood-tech venture capital fund manager investing globally, and EIT Food, the worlds largest...

As pandemic exposes vulnerability of urban jobs, rural India thrives on local level entrepreneurship Synopsis As technology makes strides in the hinterland, the local level entrepreneurs are making sure the rural consumer gets the best out of it. There is no denying that we live in a world of multiple bills and recharges every month. From your DTH subscription to mobile phone, the services are only growing. For the people of Kolhapur’s Chikhali village, this meant going to multiple recharge ...