Vachipindura kurudziro yekubatsira kugadzirisa kushomeka kwevashandi vekurima, Western Growers neRadicle Growth vakapa Ganaz neGroGuru imwe neimwe $250,000 mumari yembeu yekusimudzira tekinoroji yavo yemagetsi.
“Kushomeka kwevashandi mukurima kwasvika padanho rakaomarara, uye pasina mutemo wekuvandudza mashandiro eag immigration, tinofanirwa kukurumidza kusimudzira budiriro yehunyanzvi kana tichida kuramba tichiwana chikafu chinovaka muviri uye chisingavhiringidzwe,” akadaro Tom. Nassif, mutungamiri uye CEO weWestern Growers. “Kudyara mari mumakambani ane hunyanzvi akaita seGanaz neGroGuru tichivapa zvekushandisa kuti tekinoroji yavo iendeswe kumusika idanho riri pedyo nekuzadzisa chinangwa chedu chekuti kurima kurambe kuchibudirira munyika ino.
Ganaz, uyo anorega mapurazi achitsvaga vashandi vemumapurazi nemapombi mashoma kubva ku smartphone yavo, uye GroGuru, uyo anopa ivhu rechokwadi uye yekudiridza yekutarisa system, akabatanidzwa mu Radicle Automation Dambudziko uko matangiro akatarisana nemamwe makambani maviri ane hunyanzvi mukuvandudza mashandiro epapurazi. Vakahwina nyasha dzevatongi panguva yemusangano wepamoyo uye mumwe nemumwe akafamba nemadhora mazana maviri nemakumi mashanu emakumi emazana emari yekudyara, pamwe chete nekuwanikwa kwenzvimbo yepurazi kutyaira tekinoroji yavo.
“Chiratidzo chakaratidzwa naGanaz naGroGuru chaifadza zvikuru, uye vose vane zvinhu zvose zvinokunda zvinodiwa kuti vabudirire munhandare yeagtech uye kubatsira varimi kugadzirisa nyaya dzebasa dziri kuramba dzichienderera mberi – chikwata chevatungamiri chakasimba, tekinoroji yehunyanzvi uye kutarisa kune mutengi, "Akadaro Kirk Haney, mutongi wemakwikwi uye Radicle Growth CEO uye maneja shamwari. "Zvakakosha kuti tishande pamwe chete kutsigira makambani ari kusimukira agtech akaita seGanaz neGroGuru, achaita basa mukuumba ramangwana rechikafu."
Nekushaikwa kwemitemo yekuvandudza yekubvakacha inoumba nzira inoshanda yevashandi vepamapurazi varipo uye vachauya, vashandi vekurima muUS vacharamba vachidzikira. Kutyisidzirwa kwekushaya maoko akakwana kukohwa michero nemiriwo yeAmerica iri kuwedzera nekumhanya kunotyisa. Mukupindura, Western Growers neRadicle Growth vakabatana kutanga makwikwi ekutanga aya kubatsira kuita mabasa ekurima nekupa varimi maturusi anodiwa kuti vagadzire zvakawanda nezvishoma. Radicle Automation Challenge ndiwo makwikwi ekutanga munyika kupa agtech startups inyanzvi mune otomatiki, mechanization uye marobhoti mukana wekuisa matekinoroji avo pamberi pevateereri vapenyu kune boka revanoisa mari uye varimi vanotungamira maindasitiri kuti vawane mari yakawanda.
"Kukunda dambudziko iri kunowedzera kukura kwedu uye kuchakurumidza kuzadzikiswa kwechiono chedu chekuvandudza hukama pakati pevarimi nevashandi pasi rese," akadaro Hannah Freeman, CEO weGanaz.
"Kuhwina Radicle Automation Challenge itsigiro inotyisa yeGroGuru mhinduro, timu yedu uye kufambira mberi kwatakaita kusvika parizvino," akadaro Patrick Henry, CEO weGroGuru. "Tinoremekedzwa uye tinoninipiswa nekuzivikanwa uku, uye tinoona zvichibatsira zvakanyanya mukuwana vatengi vatsva uye vanoisa mari kuitira kuti chiono cheGroGuru chienderere mberi."
Ganaz naGroGuru vachapihwa mubairo wepamutemo gare gare manheru ano paWestern Growers' Innovation Showcase Dinner paForbes AgTech Summit muSalinas, California.
Yakatangwa mu1926, Western Growers inomiririra varimi vemunharaunda uye vemudunhu mhuri vari kurima zvirimwa zvitsva muArizona, California, Colorado neNew Mexico. Nhengo dzedu nevashandi vavo vanopa inopfuura hafu yenyika michero mitsva, miriwo uye nzungu dzemiti, kusanganisira ingangoita hafu yezvakagadzirwa zveAmerica zvitsva. Muna Zvita 2015, WG yakavhura agtech incubator - iyo Western Growers Center yeInnovation & Technology - muSalinas, California kuti ipe kutanga nezviwanikwa uye kuraira kunodiwa kuti makambani avo uye matekinoroji atange kushanda. Iyo Center ikozvino ine 51 yekutanga. Bata pamwe uye udzidze zvakawanda nezve Western Growers pa Twitter uye Facebook.
Radicle Kukura iSan Diego-based acceleration fund inosarudza hunyanzvi hwekugadzira ag uye chikafu chekudyara chekudyara, kuve nechokwadi chekuti hunyanzvi hune simba, hunovhiringidza hunosvika pakugona kwavo kuzere. Mukuwedzera pakupa mari yembeu-nhanho, vanopa nharaunda yakaorera yevanoona munzvimbo yeag, kwete kungokura asi kubudirira. Chikuva chavo chevaridzi ndicho chega cherudzi rwayo muindasitiri yezvekurima, nekudaro vachizadza nzvimbo yakakura mumusika nekuzivisa matekinoroji ehunyanzvi uye nekuamhanyisa neakasiyana ezvirongwa zvekusika kukosha. Kuti ubatane uye udzidze zvakawanda nezve Radicle Kukura tevera Twitter uye Facebook.