Agricultural technology or agrotechnology (abbreviated agtech, agritech, AgriTech, or agrotech) is the use of technology in agriculture, horticulture, and aquaculture with the aim of improving yield, efficiency, and profitability.
Dow and other large agrotech companies, including Monsanto, Pioneer and Syngenta, have responded by engineering plants to withstand combinations of herbicides rather than glyphosate alone.
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Tierra Agrotech officials were not immediately available for comment.
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A national stadium and agriculturaltechnology centre are among projects still to come.
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Godrej Group has set up an early stage fund, Omnivore Capital, focused on agriculturaltechnology start-ups.
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Chinese investors have said they are particularly interested in the mobile, Internet, biotech, medical and agriculturaltechnology sectors.
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The diminutive buggy is one of three robots being developed by UK-based agriculturaltechnology start-up Small Robot Company.
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The news agency reports China is willing to expand cooperation with Fiji on agriculturaltechnology, green development, investment and trade.
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Last year saw the launch of a €20 million Ireland Agtech fund, following a partnership between it and the Government's Ireland Strategic Investment Fund.
Ús de agritech en anglès
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The investment in the agritech sector was outlined in this year's budget.
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More support is on the way for New Zealand's agritech industries.
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Another objective is to identify the agritech success stories of tomorrow.
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Calves That same technology is also being applied to agritech to assess calf health.
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LIC is a 110-year-old farmer-owned co-operative that focuses on agritech for the dairy industry.
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He said there is potential for the agritech sector to become a stronger economic contributor.
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The Covid-19 crisis has killed off a planned expansion of New Zealand agritech into Israel.
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Private equity is now investing very heavily in agritech.
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Now in its sixth year the innovation arena is firmly established as Ireland's premier agritech event.
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Twyford said focus needs to be on agritech exports and furthering sustainable primary production in New Zealand.
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The government is planning a transformation of the agritech sector, shifting its focus from volume to value.
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Sprout is searching the country for eight budding entrepreneurs with new agritech businesses for a new development programme.
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Work in the agritech sector is part of the government's Transformation Plan that outlines ways to lift productivity.
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Mr Muller said lots of agritech products were exported and now it was about using them in New Zealand.
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The innovation arena aims to showcase ground-breaking agritech products and act as a funnel for agritech innovation in Ireland.
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National agritech business accelerator Sprout is looking for a startup with the potential to be New Zealand's next global agritech superstar.