Top Priorities:
Integrated solution that enables the early identification, prediction, and prevention of plant diseases and pest outbreaks — using remote sensing, in-field sensors, and benign pest control systems — to alert farmers to emerging threats and guide precise, timely, and environmentally responsible mitigation actions.
Identification, prediction, and prevention of plant diseases and pests, including alert systems for changing disease pressure and recommended mitigation actions and benign pest control systems.
Drought-resistant and heat-tolerant agriculture production systems, including varieties with deep root systems and reduced evapotranspiration.
Low-carbon agricultural inputs or input optimization, with high adoption and low churn among farmers. Next-Generation Green Fertilizers (sustainable alternatives with reduced environmental impact, focusing on enhanced nutrient efficiency).
Tools and technologies to improve harvest and post-harvest processes, enhancing crop quality, farmer productivity, and predicting quality parameters (e.g., DON, protein) and yield.
Other Areas of Interest:
- Crop damage prevention or mitigation during extreme or erratic weather events.
- Efficient water use in agriculture and irrigation systems (e.g., drip and sprinkler), with tools to track improvements in water usage.
- Digital phenotyping technologies to improve selection of improved crop varieties.
- Solutions for improved orange pulp quality and yield.
- Water status monitoring in soil and trees (for orchards related production) to give guidance to farmer on irrigation practices in real-time.
- Rapid low-cost farm baselining and soil testing.
- Solutions to harmonize climate action progress tracking and monitoring systems in line with market regulations.
- Low-carbon fertilizer solutions: such as organic fertilizers, bio-fertilizers, etc.
