global scenario for agri startups

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Global Scenario for Agri startups

A.S.RAOINDIAN INNOVATORS ASSOCIATION

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Entrepreneurial Opportunities

• Use proprietary technology• Use generic technology

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Proprietary technology• AZOTIC TECHNOLOGIES, U.K• GAMAYA, Switzerland• ECF Farmsystems, Germany• YNSect, France• Simris Alg, Sweden• PlantLab, The Netherlands• Super chilling of fish , Finland• CropX, Israel • VaCuCh,Chile• Evaptainers, Morocco

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Generic technology- system integration

• Vital Fields, Estonia• Farmeron, Croatia• Cowlar, Pakistan•

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Generic Technology- driven by entrepreneurial energy

• Ava’s Farm, Greece• Elementaree, Russia• Kuchara, Peru• Eden's Paper- 100 percent plantable wrapping

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AZOTIC TECHNOLOGIES, U.K

The company has developed new technology for nitrogen fixation (N-fix) based on a food grade bacteria ‘Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicus’, derived from sugarcane. N-Fix can be applied as an inoculant or as a seed dressing formulation. This method enables crops to fix nitrogen directly from air. The N-Fix technology has been licensed by The University of Nottingham to Azotic Technologies Ltd.

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GAMAYA, SwitzerlandFounded in 2014, this young agritech startup provides a crop monitoring system that uses ultra-compact optical sensors. It measure reflectance of crop using proprietary hyperspectral imaging cameras mounted on drones or manned aircrafts. Analyze spectrum of reflected light and correlate it with crop and soil characteristics. Identify potential problems of your farmland (diseases, nutrient deficiencies, weeds, environmental stresses)

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ECF Farmsystems, Germany

This German startup was founded in 2012 and constructs aquaponic farms for urban environments. Their technology encompasses a special type of heating, lightning, irrigation and central computer control that allows farmers to both rear fish and grow vegetables. Since May 2015, the company runs its own farmer market in Berlin.

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Edible Insects

From ants to beetle larvae – eaten by tribes in Africa and Australia as part of their subsistence diets – to the popular, crispy-fried locusts and beetles enjoyed in Thailand, it is estimated that insect-eating is practised regularly by at least 2 billion people worldwide. More than 1 900 insect species have been documented in literature as edible, most of them in tropical countries. The most commonly eaten insect groups are beetles, caterpillars, bees, wasps, ants, grasshoppers, locusts, crickets, cicadas, leaf and planthoppers, scale insects and true bugs, termites, dragonflies and flies.

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YNSect, France

The company launched in 2011 and focuses on insect bio-refinery products for agro-industries. It extracts proteins out of beetles and flies which can then be used either for animal nutrition production or even for human usage.

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Simris Alg, Sweden

This company grows algae and is located on the coast of the Baltic sea. It manufactures products for consumers but also supplies corporate clients with algae as an ingredient for, among other things, food. Simris Alg emphasises the importance of an Omega-3 component in its algae. The algae are grown in closed systems, called photobioreactors are intricate glass tube modules, in which the algae culture is continuously circulated to keep the algae in constant motion.

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PlantLab, The Netherlands

This company was established in 2010 and offers what it calls “radical new plant logic”. Inside these environments plants are organized in layers, instead of sunshine they have far-red LED lamps. PlantLab has created an ID for each type of plant to provide necessary conditions and found the best growing recipe. Nursery is a Plant Production Unit (PPU) that integrates four areas of technological advancement: mathematical modeling, new radical insights into plant physiology, state of the art technology (e.g. LED systems) and multi-layer growing.

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Super chilling of fish , FinlandApproximately 20 percent of the overall weight in salmon transport is ice. Approximately 240.000 tonnes of salmon every year are freighted by air to Asia, which means that an estimated 48.000 tonnes of this weight is ice.The Superchilling of fish project has developed a method that makes the use of ice redundant in cooling and storing fish by using new technology to cool fish to -1° to -2°C, on the borderline of being frozen, but cooling it beyond what can be achieved with ice. The water content of fish ranges from 65 to 85%, depending on the species. Superchilling effectively utilises the fish itself as a cooling medium. The temperature can be maintained without the fish being frozen, so ice becomes unnecessary for either storage or transport.

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CropX, Israel

Developed spiral design wireless soil sensors, easy to install. Farmer uploads own EM maps, CropX calculates the number of soil sensors needed for a specific field – usually 2-3 sensor stations and ships them direct. Unpack and follow the GPS enabled Smartphone app to the exact location in the field where the station should be installed.

Evaptainers, Morocco

Developed at MIT, tested at Morocco. Evaptainers combine time tested evaporative cooling techniques with modern design and production to create a lightweight, efficient cooling system that can be used in a wide variety of applications. Evaporative cooling is most effective in climates where average relative humidity is less than 30%.

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VaCuCh,Chile

Pezanbac is an antibacterial liner made based on rubber and copper bactericide whose main function is decreasing bacterial colonies in the production processes of the dairy industry.Main features:• significantly reduces the percentage of bovine mastitis

due to its composition (copper + rubber)• Design completely adapted to the anatomy of the animal• Made based on copper supported bactericidal

effectiveness in the treatment of pathogenic

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Farmeron, Croatia

Farmeron has developed a cloud service for cattle farmers. Farmers can use it to store all information about their animals, control feeding, observe productivity of each and track their health. Data on Calf management, Health monitoring, Fertility, Culling, Protocols etc is all made available on mobile.

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Vital FieldsThe company based in Estonia was founded in 2011. Vital Fields offers software to control fields. The system monitors weather forecasts, tracks crop phases, estimates threat of plant diseases, analyses data from the farmer’s electronic “field book” and thus helps to make prognoses about fields, helping users keep track of costs and finally grow crops more efficiently.Cost 1-2 Euros per hectare per year.

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Cowlar, Pakistan

Cowlar (a fitbit for cows) is a wearable device for dairy animals that measures temperature, activity and cow behavior (Eating, sleeping, lameness, Gait). Cowlar makes sense of the data and sends the farmers actionable recommendations to:1. Boost reproduction rates2. Identify diseases instantly3. Improve milk yield4. We can even tell if someone is stealing your cow!

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Ava’s Farm, Greece

On online ecommerce platform for Greek Food from Greek Producers.

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Elementaree, Russia

The service offers dinner from farm products for a couple or family. Elementaree Service offers three food packages for subscription. One-time dinner, two courses plus dessert for two (2 500 rubles for all) . "Healthy" constructor, food set for a week (which is enough to cook breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert) are also available.

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Kuchara, PeruKuchara is an online community market that connects responsible consumers and young farmers allowing them to experience a direct, convenient and time-efficient transaction. In Kuchara, consumers can plan their menu, do the shopping list and receive by delivery fresh organic food directly from the farmer. Consumers can also buy suscriptions with what they will crowdfund education of future farmers, in exchange, they receive long-life discounts in their purchases. Kuchara achieves its goals through Kuchara School, where future farmers are trained as the best agri-preneurs and tomorrow's food system leaders; and, through Kuchara.com, where consumers can buy organic food at affordable prices while they generate social impact in each purchase.

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Eden's Paper- "100 percent plantable wrapping paper

Eden's Paper features five designs to choose from: Carrots, Tomato, Broccoli, Chilli, and Onion – all of which come with the corresponding (organic) seeds embedded on the back of the wrapping paper, encapsulated within layers of biodegradable tissue paper.

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Discussion

• Where does India fit in?• What type of entrepreneurial opportunities

are more common in India?

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