Smart Agro

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Dganit Vered, CEO of Smart Agro R&D Partnership, discusses the importance of finding solutions for agriculture challenges and the impact of agritech on food yields and the world. She emphasizes the need for more entrepreneurs in the agritech industry and highlights the challenges of climate change, lack of manpower, and declining bee populations. Vered mentions specific examples of technology being used in agriculture, such as robotic pollination and hive monitoring. She also mentions the importance of investors in the agritech industry and the potential for major exits and mergers in the future. Vered expresses her passion for making a difference in agritech and mentoring entrepreneurs.

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The Smart Agro R&D Partnership, an Israeli company, is investing in sustainable agritech, foodtech, and other sustainable technologies to address climate change and protect food sources. The company aims to solve big issues with technology and has already invested in three Israeli startups: Arugga AI Farming, BetterSeeds, and SupPlant. Arugga develops robotic solutions for plant treatment and pollination, while BetterSeeds uses CRISPR editing technology to create genetically-edited seeds. SupPlant focuses on precision irrigation in precision agriculture. The partnership seeks to make a major impact on the future of the planet by addressing water shortages, bee extinction, soil degradation, and poor crop yields. The article highlights the importance of these solutions for sustaining food production and protecting the environment.

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Consensus Business Group (CBG), headed by Vincent Tchenguiz, has invested NIS 3.25 million for 12.4% of the shares of Smart Agro R&D Partnership. The investment is part of a NIS 14.4 million private placement completed last week. CBG, an investment group with an international portfolio, specializes in investments in the food, agricultural, medical, life sciences, and climate change technologies sectors. The Partnership, managed by CEO Dganit Vered, focuses on agri-tech companies with significant research and development in solving global problems in the field of agriculture.

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The Smart Agro R&D Partnership has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF) to promote investment in the bio-economics field in Europe and Israel. The partnership aims to locate possible collaborations, provide access to information about agritech startups, and invite each other to participate in funding rounds. The ECBF is the first venture capital fund exclusively dedicated to investing in growth-stage companies in the European bioeconomy. The fund aims to reach a value of 250 million euros, with the European Investment Bank committing to invest 100 million euros. Smart Agro and ECBF will work together to identify promising investment targets in Israel.

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Good Company, along with other companies, has launched an agtech mission to partner, invest, and pilot solutions to improve productivity and boost sustainable agriculture. They are seeking startups that focus on efficiency, sustainability, and resilience to address the worlds hunger problem. Selected startups will have the opportunity to pitch their ideas to a panel of experts and receive investment opportunities and pilot opportunities. The final pitch event will be held in Tel Aviv. Good Company is a studio fund that invests in early-stage startups focused on solving global problems through technology.