The Advanced Science and Technology Institute (ASTI) is currently developing a robot to detect plant diseases. It aims to help farmers increase yield. They plan to use the AI-powered robot on a banana plantation to detect those with earl-onset diseases, said ASTI Director Franz de Leon told the Philippine News Agency in an interview. This is why the AI models are designed to detect banana-related diseases. De Leon explained the existing practice in plantations is time-consuming and … [Read more...] about ASTI developing a robot that detects plant diseases
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Capagro, the European AgriFoodTech pioneer, is launching its second fund
Building on the success of its first fund, Capagro has announced the launch of the second fund of 200 million euros to support the growth of the most promising startups in the European AgTech and FoodTech sectors. The launch of the new fund is combined with an initial investment in Cuure, a European player in the personalized health sector. Five years after closing the first European venture capital fund dedicated to AgTech and FoodTech, Capagro is announcing the launch of a successor … [Read more...] about Capagro, the European AgriFoodTech pioneer, is launching its second fund
Proof & Company Pioneers ‘SmartKiosk’ Technology in Singapore
First Global Roll-Out of New Innovation from EcoSPIRITS Sustainable refills for your favourite craft spirit brands SINGAPORE, September 2022 – Proof & Company, one of Asia Pacific’s leading independent spirits distributors, is the world’s first to pioneer the new patent-pending SmartKioskTM technology for ecoSPIRITS in partnership with DFI Retail Group. This new innovation represents the next step in ecoSPIRITS’ Intelligent CircularTM roadmap. It marks its first foray into circular … [Read more...] about Proof & Company Pioneers ‘SmartKiosk’ Technology in Singapore
