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Châtenay-Malabry (FR - 92290), 24 December 2018 EFITA newsletter / 857 - European Federation for Information Technology in Agriculture, Food and the Environment Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2019 To unsubscribe this newsletter, please contact me directely: guy.waksman(a)laposte.net if the link Unsubscribe does not work. Please note that I changed the presentation of the links that are embedded in the name of the web service. To correspond with me (GW), please use this address: guy.waksman(a)laposte.net To subscribe the efita newsletter (please ask your friends and colleagues to test this link) Efita Newsletters subscription Weekly newsletters about ICT in Agriculture in English and French Both newsletters have around 14000 subscribers. >>> Last weekly EFITA Newsletters in English (created in 1999) Efita Newsletters >>> Last weekly AFIA Newsletters in French (created 20 years ago in 1997) Afia Newsletters Around 15% of subscribers have a look on these newsletters. A rather normal rate… The archive for the last years are available on the AFIA web site.
AgFunder just released the inaugural India AgriFood Startup Investing Report in collaboration with our report partner Omnivore. In this five-year review of Indian agrifood startup investment activity between 2013 and 2017, we detail $1.66 billion of investment across 558 deals; that's 10% of global deal count. So far, India's agrifood entrepreneurs have mostly focused on answering the demands of the country's growing middle class, which is set to surpass China in size by 2024. For that reason, $1.48 billion was invested downstream, clos to the consumer. Downstream investment came from major global private investment funds including Sequoia Capital and Accel Partners, large multinational corporations such as Alibaba, Naspers, and SoftBank as well as local consumer funds including DSG Consumer Partners and Saama Capital. Given the importance of consumption upgrade as a driver in India’s startup ecosystem, AgFunder and Omnivore implemented a new category “Premium Branded Foods & Restaurants” to reflect this influential trend. Investment in the upstream categories – Ag Biotech, Farm Management Software, Sensing & IoT, Farm Robotics, Biomaterials, Midstream Tech, Ag Marketplaces, and FinTech -- only represented 26% of deal activity by number and 10% by value from 2013 to 2017. But it grew 7 times over the period as investors paid increasing attention to the needs of the country's 100 million+ farmers and the country's broken supply chain. With the exception of US-headquartered Accel Partners, specialist funds dominate upstream funding, including Omnivore -- India's only dedicated agrifood tech fund -- and impact funds including Aspada and Ankur Capital. Qualcomm Ventures, Mistletoe and 500 Startups are other active investors. Overall, investment activity in the country’s agrifood startup industry fluctuated during the period, particularly after the failure of some food delivery startups in 2016. But we expect to see larger, later stage food delivery investments and consolidation as Premium Branded Foods & Restaurants and FarmTech startups drive early stage activity. Find out more about the key deals and investors driving India's bustling agrifood startup sector here: Download the FREE 36-page report here >> About AgFunder AgFunder is an online Venture Capital Platform investing in the bold and exceptional entrepreneurs transforming our food and agriculture system. Our in-house technology enables us to invest globally and at scale, make better investment decisions, and supporting our portfolio companies. Through media and research, AgFunder has built a community of over 50,000 members and subscribers, giving us the largest and most powerful network in the industry. Stay up-to-date with AgriFood Tech Startup news, and other reports, by signing up to our newsletter here. >> About Omnivore Omnivore invests in Indian startups developing breakthrough technologies for food, agriculture, and the rural economy. Having launched its first venture fund in 2011, Omnivore pioneered AgriFood Tech investing in India. Omnivore portfolio companies are working to transform food systems across India, making agriculture more profitable, stable, and sustainable. Find out more here. First-Ever India AgriFood Startup Investing Report 2013-2017 (next) Data drives field changes A farm switch to strip till, split N and variable rates helped N efficiency. See farmprogress.com
Nitrogen: An inexact science Even imperfect nitrogen modeling continues to attract users, for good reason. See cornandsoybeandigest.com Seed-selection web app helps hybrid selection Think Different Why pay for yield information that is free from companies and universities? It's all in the software for Denny Bell, Terre Haute, Ind. Yield Pop assembles and analyzes data faster and better than he could, drawing upon independent yield data from F.I.R.S.T. (Farmer's Independent Research of Seed Technologies). As to the fee...that's an easy decision for Bell. "Doesn't it make sense to spend $100 for information on a $100,000 decision?" he asks. See cornandsoybeandigest.com See firstseedtests.com Possibilities for drones in agriculture seem endless – but are they? According to experts, the drone is the most inexpensive method for fields smaller than 50 hectares. A drone can also detect problems early. The details, delivered by data, are accurate to a centimetre. See Future Farming New NPPL farmers role models for precision farming The Dutch National Experimental Ground for Precision Farming (NPPL) has selected 10 new farmers. See Future Farming Dal-Bo Depth Control for cultivators and rollers Monitoring cultivation depth to achieve consistency across different soil types and conditions is going electronic with a measuring system and in-cab display developed by Danish manufacturer Dal-Bo for selected implements in its range. See Future Farming
Cadena de bloques... Bridget van Kralingen: “Blockchain’ aumenta exponencialmente la seguridad alimenticia”. La vicepresidenta de ‘blockchain’ de IBM analiza las posibilidades de esta tecnología al mismo tiempo que asegura que está lista para utilizarse globalmente en cualquier tipo de empresa Ver El Païs Blockchain market in agriculture growing rapidly The overall blockchain in agriculture and food supply chain market is projected to grow exponentially stronger at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 47.8% to reach USD 429.7 million by 2023 from an estimated value of USD 60.8 million in 2018. See Future Farming Grainbridge Pause and reflect on this moment. It might be bigger than you expect. Here is the time when technology is about to reveal its true potential to drive farm profits. GrainBridge represents a joint venture that will bring the resources of ADM and Cargill together to give farmers access to powerful insights at a single outlet. It will have the power to convert data, free of charge to the farmer, into information that will help farmers maximize their profits and will represent a massive step in helping eliminate emotion, stress and hesitation as part of the grain marketing experience. This is where it’s going. This is farming. See abettergrainfuture.com New tools for irrigation and water management by Willie Vogt (splendid and well documented slides) See farmprogress.com Striking news in 2018: Ending hunger and malnutrition... See cgiar Old good times ??? Air Sickness (Jewish joke) Aboard an El Al flight from Israel to America, Grandma Esther was taking her very first flight. They had only been aloft a few minutes when the old lady complained to the stewardess that her ears were popping. The girl smiled and gave the older woman some chewing gum, assuring her that many people experienced the same discomfort. When they landed in New York, Grandma thanked the stewardess. "The chewing gum worked fine," she said, "but tell me, how do I get it out of my ears?"
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