2023年5月29日

Picketa releaves“農民農業測試長時間回車場。分享:弗雷德裏頓亞博啟動Picketa係統,為植物組織分析、開發技術引發了一輪1.4美元的種子。新布倫瑞克創新基金會,一個獨立的非盈利組織,導致了資金,與來自許多投資者關注高草等農業企業,Emmertech,以心傳心。德斯賈丁斯集團,以及天使團體的成員東穀企業和創業公司TNT也出席了會議。Picketa表示,計劃部署10個單位的技術在加拿大和英國。組織測試允許農民來洞察他們的農作物是如何吸收和使用營養。然而,傳統的方法可以耗時。通常,植物組織測試是由人手工完成。工人們必須檢索樣本至少20個不同的位置,收集每個植物的葉子,然後將它們運送到實驗室去。Picketa係統技術是為了幫助農學家和其他農業專家實時植物組織分析融入他們的工作流程,從而減少成本和時間。 The startup said it built its solution collaboratively with farmers in New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. Plant tissue still needs to be collected by hand with Picketa’s platform. However, its testing hardware allows users to process the data on site, eliminating the need for a third-party laboratory, which normally has longer turnaround times for agricultural analyses. The data collected and analysis results would be provided by Picketa’s web platform. This application of precision agriculture, which refers to a tech-based farming strategy to monitor variability in crop fields, can reduce nitrous oxide and other greenhouse-gas emissions, according to Picketa. As the demand for food continues to grow, producers are increasingly relying on agricultural testing technologies in hopes of maximizing their output. Rising at a 6 percent compound annual growth rate, the global market for these products is expected to surpass a valuation of $1.26 billion USD by 2032, according to a research report by Facts and Factors. There are several Canadian tech startups that offer testing technologies for soil, including ChrysaLabs , Terramera , and Croptimistic . However, it appears that real-time analysis for plant tissues in Canada is still in its infancy, with Picketa looking to carve out this space for itself. Picketa’s platform currently supports potato farming, with plans to extend the technology to other crops. Picketa CEO Xavier Hébert-Couturier said the company is already expanding trials to include crops like corn, onions, carrots, and blueberries. With this funding, Picketa said it plans to deploy 10 units of its technology across Canada and the United Kingdom. Picketa previously closed a $300,000 CAD pre-seed investment round in 2022. Featured image courtesy Picketa Systems. Share on: