agritech
Tech for farmers
Agritech is technology applied to agriculture—farming equipment, crop science, irrigation systems, and increasingly, software and data analytics for optimizing yields.
The term encompasses everything from GPS-guided tractors to gene-edited seeds to apps that help farmers monitor soil conditions: The agritech sector has attracted significant venture capital.
Also written as two words or hyphenated.
Multi-tiered crop production indoors
- hydroponicsPlant cultivation in nutrient water
- aeroponicsSoilless growth via misting
- satellite imageryEarth views from orbit
- phenotypingCharacterizing observable traits
Newly launched businesses
- venture capitalStartup growth financing
- food securityGuaranteed adequate nutrition access
- commodity tradingBuying and selling raw materials
- investmentDeploying capital for returns
Algorithms that improve from data
- big dataEnormous datasets analyzed computationally
- remote sensingGathering data without contact
- GPS guidanceSatellite-powered route direction
- weather forecastingPredicting future atmospheric conditions
satellite data · digital twins · data integration · computer vision
Removing and storing atmospheric CO2
- water conservationMinimizing freshwater waste strategically
- biopesticidesPest control from organisms
- biofertilizersLiving organisms improving soil
- emissions reductionLowering pollutant output
waste-to-energy · nitrogen fixation · conservation tillage · carbon credits · climate adaptation
vertical farming
Multi-tiered crop production indoors
- hydroponicsPlant cultivation in nutrient water
- aeroponicsSoilless growth via misting
- satellite imageryEarth views from orbit
startups
Newly launched businesses
- venture capitalStartup growth financing
- food securityGuaranteed adequate nutrition access
- commodity tradingBuying and selling raw materials
animal tracking
Locating creatures by signs
- health monitoringObserving physical condition regularly
machine learning
Algorithms that improve from data
- big dataEnormous datasets analyzed computationally
- remote sensingGathering data without contact
- GPS guidanceSatellite-powered route direction
weather forecasting · satellite data · digital twins · data integration · computer vision
carbon sequestration
Removing and storing atmospheric CO2
- water conservationMinimizing freshwater waste strategically
- biopesticidesPest control from organisms
- biofertilizersLiving organisms improving soil
emissions reduction · waste-to-energy · nitrogen fixation · conservation tillage · carbon credits · climate adaptation
- agriculturefarms, crops, farm, farmers, farming
- agribusinessagribusiness, farm, farms, corporate farms, factory farming
- agroindustryfood processing, grain milling, meat packing, sugar refining, cotton ginning
- agritechdrip irrigation, hydroponics, vertical farming, aquaponics, GPS tracking
- industriesbusiness, factories, education, health, supply chain
- NetherlandsAmsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, Utrecht, tulips
agritechtraditional farming
Age-old cultivation methods
subsistence farming · peasant farming · artisanal farming · traditional methods · smallholder farming
agritechorganic farming
Cultivation without synthetic chemicals
permaculture · natural farming · agroecology · wild foraging
technique, agriculture, technical, technology, technically, agricultural, agrarian, technologies, biotech