Top 10 AgriTech Companies
Agricultural technology or agrotechnology (AgriTech) is the use of technology in agriculture, horticulture and aquaculture with the aim of improving yield, efficiency and profitability. Using technology to aid agriculture and other processes within food production ultimately services to progress crop yields, productivity on farms, work to maintain plant and animal health, as well as offering an opportunity for greater sustainable practices like waste reduction.
From start-ups to globally renowned organisations, Technology Magazine considers some of the most innovative companies that are committed to improving agricultural technology processes and products.
10. World of Farming
With a goal to empower farmers to grow their fodder produce faster and cheaper with less waste, less water, less carbon emissions and no agrochemicals, World of Farming (WoF)’s FodderTech aids the mitigation of food security challenges and negative environmental impacts by providing sustainable and energy efficient technology solutions. This is achieved through LED lighting, controllers, and vertically-stacked racks, which cuts water usage by up to 85%, uses over 90% less land, and allows the harvesting of 80% more produce.
9. Indigo Ag (formerly Symbiota)
With Indigo Ag’s integrated sustainability platform - which leverages science and technology to turn sustainable agriculture into value across the supply chain - farmers can maximise their profit through biological products, crop premiums, and verified carbon credits.
Indigo says it is the only company offering corporations high-quality carbon credits and Scope 3 emissions reductions at scale. Indigo Ag’s biological and digital products integrate across the supply chain to optimise how essential crops are produced, sourced and distributed.
8. FarmInsect
FarmInsect provides a machine and IoT system that enables the automated production of insects alongside a continuous supply with young larvae for fattening of farm animals, rather than importing soy or fishmeal. This method enables a circular economy where farmers can reduce their costs by up to 30% and save more than 50% of their CO2 emissions as well as increase animal health.
7. Agreena
Enabling sustainable farming through world-leading Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV) - which it says is key to enabling sustainable supply chains - Agreena allows any platform, institution or corporation to commit to being part of a solution to green regenerative agriculture globally. Last year, Agreena raised US$22.5m for its platform, assigning carbon credits to farmers for turning their land into carbon sinks, which absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
6. ecoRobotix
Through the study of high-definition images of fields used for agriculture, ecoRobotix enables smart management of crops. Its ARA, managed via a tablet which it says is the most precise sprayer on the market, increases efficiency while reducing the use of crop protection products. ARA technology recognises dozens of different crops and several weeds and is compatible with pastures, field vegetables, large crops, lawns to name a few.
5: Mori (formerly Cambridge Crops)
Mori is an anti-waste food technology company that works to keep food fresher for longer. Formerly Cambridge Crops, the company manufactures an all-natural protective layer to slow down the spoiling process of food. In particular, silk protein is used using naturally derived silk protein. Ultimately, it aims to create a protective layer that slows down three key mechanisms that cause food to spoil and prevent processes like dehydration, oxidation and microbial growth.
4: CropX
CropX is an easy-to-use and powerful agronomic farm management system that connects farm data, real-time conditions and agronomic knowledge to provide guidance for successful and sustainable farming, while collating agronomic farm data in one place for easy tracking and sharing. The CropX system creates data from soil to sky and transforms it into useful information and works to help farmers monitor the health of fields and crops. The company prides itself on its information being easy to access and provides a holistic overview of field conditions.