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Sustainably solving the food shortages of the future

Smart Farming

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    Based in Israel, Tevel Aerobotics offers an on-demand drone-based autonomous solution for fruit harvesting. The company’s solution, the Flying Autonomous Robot (FAR), is fitted with a mechanical arm with integrated cameras that use AI and machine learning (ML) to detect and harvest fruits such as apples, oranges, and avocados with precision. Its flying robot can also be used for trimming, thinning, and pruning. 
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    Tevel deploys a fleet of its robots that are tethered to a centralized power source, which works together simultaneously during a harvesting session for up to 24 hours. The company claims that its flying robots can pick 90% of the fruit from all trees with thick or thin foliage and increase yield by allowing farmers to grow trees 20% taller as the robots are able to reach those heights. Tevel claims a return on investment in 3 weeks. The company’s flying robots have six degrees of freedom (can move horizontally, vertically, laterally and roll along its axis) while conventional drones have 3 degrees of freedom. The drones can also be monitored remotely via its mobile-based app using GPS. The company also offers supplementary software that provides drone management and harvesting statistics. 
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    As of February 2022, Tevel has completed product development for its robots and is looking to commercialize. The company reported plans to conduct pilot projects in 100+ hectare farms in the US, Spain, and Italy.
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    In January 2021, Tevel Aerobotics raised USD 20 million in Series A funding led by Kubota and Forbon, a Chinese agricultural equipment manufacturer. The funds were expected to support in completing product validation, commencing production, and launching its service commercially.
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Tech solutions for achieving global anti-wastage targets

Food Waste

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    Clarifruit is an Israeli developer of an automated platform and mobile app that provides quality control data on fresh fruits and vegetables to growers, marketing companies, wholesalers, and retailers. 
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    Clarifruit’s cloud-based platform automatically analyzes fresh produce quality control data and performs real-time quality control inspections.  Its platform also includes data such as user info, inspection process duration, and quality standards. Clarifruit also uses sensors and an app called AclaroMeter to grade agricultural products for quality and value.
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    In its latest funding round in 
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    Clarifruit also reported gaining significant new customers in the EMEA region in 2020. The company also launched a new fresh produce quality control platform in December 2020 to provide an end-to-end solution for fresh produce management.  At the same time, Clarifruit announced plans to add a local team to the North American region in addition to its presence in Latin America and Europe. 
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Hygiene Tech

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    Clarifruit is disrupting the $2 trillion Fresh Produce supply chain by creating the world&rsquo;s first automatic QC &amp; data analytics platform. 
    
    The Fresh Produce industry is experiencing a staggering 45% waste, caused by multiple reasons and market failures along the chain, in which the common denominator is lack of objective and consistent quality standards as well as hard-data upon to make decisions. 
    
    Clarifruit&rsquo;s QC platform can automatically identify, collect, and analyze real-time data about the fresh produce external and internal attributes. Solution results in objective, consistent, and cost- effective inspection that not only increases inspector productivity by x3 and reduces customer's current waste, but also empowers the world&rsquo;s Fresh Produce growers, wholesalers, and retailers to make decisions based on high-quality data, resulting in better match of quality of supply to customer demand and ultimately favorable revenue opportunities.
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Chouette is an innovative start-up that specializes in the analysis of vines. They offer a vineyard monitoring tool dedicated to winegrowers. Their patented technology allows growers to have an automated drone with unparalleled autonomy, a high-precision sensor, and image processing algorithms specially developed to respond to the problems of wine-growing environments.

Clarifruit is disrupting the $2 trillion Fresh Produce supply chain by creating the world’s first automatic QC & data analytics platform.  The Fresh Produce industry is experiencing a staggering 45% waste, caused by multiple reasons and market failures along the chain, in which the common denominator is lack of objective and consistent quality standards as well as hard-data upon to make decisions.  Clarifruit’s QC platform can automatically identify, collect, and analyze real-time data about the fresh produce external and internal attributes. Solution results in objective, consistent, and cost- effective inspection that not only increases inspector productivity by x3 and reduces customer's current waste, but also empowers the world’s Fresh Produce growers, wholesalers, and retailers to make decisions based on high-quality data, resulting in better match of quality of supply to customer demand and ultimately favorable revenue opportunities.

ListenField uses precision technology for sustainable farming for the agri-community. The company brings machine learning models to the agriculture community for better decision making. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Nagoya, Aichi.

SeeTree is an ''Intelligence Platform for Trees'' providing per-tree intelligence to growers to track their trees’ health and productivity. Using rich sources of information such as drones, satellites, IoT sensors, weather information and more, we can scan and analyze hundreds of millions of trees!

Tevel is addressing the extreme shortage in agricultural labor through fruit-picking Flying Autonomous Robots™. Founded in 2017 by Yaniv Maor, Tevel’s flying robots are powered by state-of-the-art artificial intelligence and computer vision algorithms, enabling them to delicately pick fruit and optimize the harvesting process. These robots are agile, showcasing exceptional maneuverability, and can operate around the clock, providing cost-efficient solutions for farmers. Additionally, Tevel’s cutting-edge software allows for real-time monitoring of the orchard’s harvesting status. The data collected by our software provides farmers with unique insights into the specific characteristics and contents of each bin prior to its delivery to the packing house. This enables growers to eliminate uncertainties regarding market value, quality, and output. Through Tevel’s user-friendly software, farmers can easily access information such as the quantity of fruit harvested, its weight, color grading, ripeness, diameter, timestamp, geolocation of each fruit, and other vital data. Tevel is headquartered in Israel, with overseas branches in Italy and the United States. For more information, visit www.tevel-tech.com. Follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter, Youtube and Vimeo.

Escorts is an engineering company operating in the sectors of agri-machinery, construction, and material handling equipment. It is a partner of choice for farming and construction equipment in India. Escorts has helped accelerate India’s socio-economic growth through its presence across high-growth sectors of agri-machinery, construction and material handling equipment and railway equipment. Escort was established in 1960.

Kubota is a manufacturer of machinery, industrial, and consumer products. Their Farm and Industrial Machinery segment provides farm equipment, ancillary tools, implements for agriculture, outdoor power equipment, engines for farming, construction, industrial machinery, generators, and construction machinery. They provide water and environment segment include plastic pipes, pumps, valves, drainage pipes, stack drain fittings, waste water treatment equipment, plants, and water purification facilities.

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