Kuwedzera iyo indasitiri inotungamira kuedza kukurumidzira kukurumidza kwemhinduro dzetekinoroji kuindasitiri nyowani yezvigadzirwa, Western Growers yakawedzera Walt Duflock semutevedzeri wemutungamiri, hunyanzvi.
Mune basa iri, Duflock ichave yakatarisana nekumhanyisa agtech yeWestern Growers (WG) makambani enhengo, kusanganisira kuwedzera tsoka yeWestern Growers Center yeInnovation & Technology (WGCIT), premier agtech incubator iri muSalinas, California.
"Kudiwa kwehunyanzvi hwekuvandudza tekinoroji muminda yenhengo uye zvivakwa hazvina kumbobvira zvanyanya kukurumidza," akadaro Mutungamiriri weWG uye CEO Dave Puglia. "Walt Duflock yakatungamira vazhinji vemabhizinesi ehunyanzvi uye inounza hunyanzvi hwekukurudzira kukura muchikamu chehunyanzvi hwekurima. Ndinofara kuti Walt zvino achabatana neWGCIT Director Dennis Donohue, ari kufambisa kufambira mberi kunooneka pamatanho akakosha eagtech akadai seautomation uye kuchengetedzwa kwechikafu. Pamwe chete, Walt naDennis vachawedzera kusimbisa kugona kwedu kufambisa kutengeserana nekukurumidza matekinoroji zvinodiwa nenhengo dzedu kuti dzibudirire muchizvarwa chinotevera. "
Duflock inounza anopfuura makore makumi maviri neshanu echiitiko mune zvekurima uye tekinoroji zvikamu, nekusimbisa kwekutanga kusimudzira. Pamusoro pekubatanidzwa kwake mupurazi rake remhuri yechizvarwa chechishanu muMonterey County, Duflock akazvipira basa rake mukuvaka zvirongwa nemazano pakukura kweSilicon Valley kutanga, kusanganisira eBay, MerchantCircle (ikozvino Reply) uye APTARE (yava Veritas). Muchinzvimbo chake chazvino, Duflock akashanda seMutungamiriri weInnovation Mutungamiriri weSVG Ventures THRIVE.
"Ndiri kufara kupinda muchikwata cheWG uye ndinotarisira kushanda nevarimi nevanotanga kuwedzera kukurumidza uye chiyero chemhinduro, kunyanya kuchengetedza chikafu uye kushanda kwevashandi," akadaro Duflock. "Makumi emakore eruzivo rwekurima uye kushanda neSilicon Valley kutanga, pamwe nekuvaka yakabudirira agtech accelerator, inondipa seti chaiyo yehunyanzvi hwekutungamira chirongwa cheWG."
Duflock akawana dhigirii reBS muBhizinesi kubva kuCal Poly San Luis Obispo uye dhigirii remutemo kubva kuSanta Clara University. Anoshanda munharaunda yekwaanogara uye anoshanda kumabhodhi evazvipiri akati wandei, kusanganisira Los Gatos United Soccer League uye Rancho Cielo, iyo ine chinangwa chekushandura hupenyu hwevechidiki vari panjodzi. Muna 2019, Duflock yakatanga SAGE, 501 (c) (6) inotarisa kune yakagadzikana ag uye simba uye ine hupfumi hwekumaruwa.