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Aapresid

Martin Rainaudo, Aapresid, rainaudo@aapresid.org.ar 5% of farmers in ARG using tech farmers adopt technology that works quickly (like US) AAPRESID db of startups Increase use of accuracy in inputs could help AgTech 2nd time with AAPRESID – AgTech meetings included in program Share wih STL who is doing well  Farmers test products Aapresid tested – stamp Aapresid organizes talks and speakers based on what members want Martin Is manager of AgTech Share with us the problems ARG problems have Testing network – invitations and ads Have protocole for testing products UX test Report results to startup Account ...

ACRONEX

Reminds me of the OK to Spray movement from ASABE. Have sensors and metrics to determine if conditions are good, and will be good, for spraying. Like that data flows back to office, and to driver. May have room for them in our regulated world. Real time monitoring of machine Unimap Lots of sensors Weather station Flow meters Model to say if conditions are good for quality spray Can determine if there are issues with clogging/ clogged nozzles Transmit to cloud can watch real time and see records of application Sends alerts when conditions not right Not just measuring – ...

AgIdea

Great visit to AgIdea HQ in Argentina. This is a big research organization with very sophisticated lab capabilities in-house. We talked about AgIdea and its structure and history and got a tour of the offices and new laboratory space.   Very interested in their Marshall, MO operations and encouraged from the discussion that they would be a good partner for the EAGIC project. With the one caveat that they do not appear to have spent much time evaluating technology. They use it. But have not set up trials to test it. However, the brain-power and experience are present to make ...

AgreeMarket

Hard to tell any competitive advantage to this trader system from the short demo. Seems very early in development and market use. Nicolas merewolf 2 years ago – democratize food access to smart devices commercialization (farmer, exporter) 350 companies 750 users right now buy & sell, source export adding financial services chat with seller and buyer notification of changes in contract access to contracts and history and chat – all block chain integrated see all orders supermarket of South American food production not quality yet – but eventually pay market outside program anote is one competitor more competition in other countries revenue model ...

AgriRed

B2B trading system seem well establsithed $7M in trades last season. Focus on Argentian, see much like a sound business model Luke mentiond BGV is looking for trading solutions

AGROPRO

Appears to be a solution for tracking work orders for crop applications. Did not see anything that I felt set them apart. Identify needs of producers Certified processes (ISO) Digitize processes 20 people load work orders technicians and advisors work with all fields manage different companies producers, operator, client Customer reports, state of crops, ask questions about issues with crops Good practices: each work order, recommendation Report modules Traceability – customer reports Free modules – 400 users, 1000 users next year Value proposition Work orders part – specify dosage, cost, for treatment Report of traceability of work Being done on crop KPI of ...

Agustin Pagani

Clarion

Agustín Rocha

SIMA

Ailin Borracci

NANOTICA

ALTINA

Dry product applicator. Looks like a RowGator. I did not see anything new with this machine. Solid product: fertilizer seed Can handle conditions and different products Calibrate: must be clean Pressurized pneumatic closure Nozzels keep quality Develop market quickly Social benefits of precision ag Seeding of all types of crops Drill

Alvaro Sassano

Scanterra

Ana Galiano

Anote

Another trading app/platform. Not too impressed, but seemed to have at least considered the business model…not just the technology. Herman (helped others with their pitch) Trade in grains has not changed too much – by phone – not efficient Market place connects farmers with buyers, exporters, oil producers, add photos, quality info, etc. Move to US When sale is complete all negotiation remain saved what was discussed Registration is free If close business 0.05% of amount of business – is revenue to anote Get brokers out of the way

Argentina AgTech Database of Companies at 2019 Semena AgTech Week

This spreadsheet consists of companies suggested from Semena AgTech and Rosario Bolsa Teams. I reviewed the company web site (if any) and updated URL information when applicable and wrote a quick note about what I found. I also rated each company with a priority for meeting with them. 

Argentinian agtech startup plots expansion into St. Louis

Argentinian agtech startup plots expansion into St. Louis By Nathan Rubbelke – Reporter, St. Louis Business Journal Jun 27, 2019, 1:22pm CDT An Argentinian agtech startup has plans to open a lab in St. Louis, making it the latest company from the South American country to be recruited to the region. Bioheuris will mark its first international location with the firm's expansion into St. Louis. The startup is based in Rosario, Argentina, a sister city of St. Louis. Bioheuris, which develops herbicide-resistant technologies in crops, plans to begin operations in St. Louis later this year. “I think St. Louis is ...

AURAVANT

Field management software that seems to specialize in creating production zones for fields. Does seem to have good zone building software (by description) but not sure what else they have to offer. Users are agronomists Satellite imagery & yield & up to 7 layers to create zones Agronomist can combine layers they select into zones for the field Can adjust how much of each layer in plan Machine learning :  can help put together models Up to 7 zones in a field 20 people in company 8500 users, 3.7 million hectares Working on mobile app Note anomaly Do not need field connectivity

Barbara Villena

BEEFLOW

This was an interested concept to me (but Aaron of our group, a Californian, basically told them not to come to the U.S., too much competition). Given the bee-sensitive initiatives from the major chemical companies, I would think there would be some interest in this group. Maybe need to know more about pollination needs in Midwest and see if here (vs. CA) would be a good spot to start up a pollination service in US. Professional pollination services Smart Bees – work longer, place hives, feed them to go for specific crops Will build own apiaries in U.S. ...

Bernardo Milesy

Glocal Managers

CERES DEMETER

I starred this presentation. Seems like they have a sound business plan for bringing biologicals to market. Could be a company poised for growth in this arena. Micros – checking them out and see what might work Help lab produce results then take to the field

Christopher Kilmurray

CERES DEMETER

Clarion

Agronomist and test plots in Argentina Runs a lab

Claudio Machado

UNIAGRO

DIGIRODEO

Cool syringe. Sounds like they are working on getting it to read ear tags, too. That would seem to me to be an important enhancement. Right now it records numbers of shots. Seems like with a bit more development could be a really nice record keeping tool. Smart syringe for vaccinating cattle Generates vaccination records Keeps a running count of shots

Esteban Pivetta

ALTINA

Estefania Del Vecchio

NANOTICA

Eugenia Saini

Fontagro

Fabio Grigorjev

GREENVISUAL

Fernando Delfino

FIELDVIEW

Fernando Martinez de Hoz

ZoomAgri

FIELDVIEW

Exists in (originated from) U.S. Planting and harvest More tools in U.S. (Precision Planting) Show population and hybrid while planting

Francisco Salvatelli

MSU

Gabriel Vidal

AgriRed

GEOAGRO

I know this company in the U.S. Did some work several years ago with Ed DiPolina. Have a decent software. But their web-based platform for sharing data was, at the time, very rudimentary. May have gotten better. I don’t know. But they have had a presence in U.S. Not sure how we would fit with them. 15 years, 7 stages Productivity map – images Which sectors have more/less connectivity Environment of crop & Reduce yield gap Ag be competitive with other sectors Adopt tech to be competitive Irrigation is needed in ARG And traceability

Germån Cuesta

Anote

Gonzalo Slaboch

ACRONEX

Gonzalo Verrone

InteliAgro

Gonzolo Grigera

AgIdea

GREENVISUAL

Very similar to some existing technologies in the U.S. AI for training weed recognition vs. crop. Then spray only weeds. I understand that the image collection is done via drone and then a map created is given to the sprayer for precise application. Resistance of herbicides Train to recognize weeds from crops Work with sprayer to spray weeds only Don’t need big expensive equipment Minimal viable product + fee/acre Not big investment in equipment Developing with National University

Guillermo Kaplun

S4

Ignacio Eguren

AGROPRO

Ignacio Heit

Aapreside

Ignacio Iturriaga

Digirodeo

Ignacio Nahuel Izurieta

BEEFLOW

Ignacio Sanseovich

Tecso

INDIGO

Cropsmith does some plot work for Indigo in the U.S. I honestly cannot figure out their approach to business and what they bring to the market. Seems like the biological products are basis, but they want to be disruptors of the current supply/demand chains. 2 years in Argentina US 5 years – biological products Activate mechanisms in stress IRP : place technology in field Testing platform of different technologies & what makes it useful 15,000 plots (modules) Work with small lines of business Differentiate products

Ingrid Clausen

InteliAgro

InteliAgro is another marketing platform. From what I gathered, in addition to connecting buyers and sellers, they plan to mine the data of how farmers make decisions…and I assume make money on knowing that information. Reduce risk Know all prices available Know work of crops – sell when price convenient for him See how neighbors are selling Data from market and farmers Create dashboards w/ KPI SaaS model Expansion: Argentina, Europe, Uruguay, Paraguay, RioFEX, Rosario futures exchange, TechnoCampo Locate local partners How farmers make decisions Get market data, not the futures market or CBT Free and premium model $25/...

Jaime Quilequeo

Jairo Trad

KILIMO

José Robetto

PONCE AUTOMATIONS

Josefina Oldani

PLA y PLANTIUM

Juan Martin Guichon

ManAgro

Juan Toloza

UNIAGRO

KILIMO

Confident company able to determine irrigation watering needs of many crops. Can work with any cropping system. Any irrigation system. Basically modeling water needs. Sounds like a new tool for Argentina. But talking to them later (see notes below) the U.S. market was more competition than they were prepared for. Irrigation management Old way: Lot of crap to determine to irrigate Digs soil ½ /xxx to calibrate Do what neighbor does New Method of when to irrigate Rec. Climate satellite data to model how much water is there 5 years 5 countries including U.S. Work with intensive crops 17% water savings. ...

Leandro Sabignoso

AURAVANT

Louisa Burwood-Taylor

AgFunder News

Lucas Burzaco

Indigo

ManAgro

Juan Martin Guichon, Director de Administracion y Finanzas, jmguichon@managro.com.ar Juan & Diego Engineers going to open their minds Be sure to meet with Duane Coming to STL SD & Purdue Might be good to meet with Jonathon and Dale Apperle about how they manage farms Purdue – are their no-till people to meet Cesar Bolloso Wants to create ecosystem in Pergamino

Mariana Vasconcelos

Agrosmart

Mariano Romero

BEEFLOW

Martin Cordasco

Wiagro

Martin Rainaudo

Aapresid

Matías Carrera

OPTIAGRO

Milagros Graziani

BEEFLOW

MSU - Argentina

MSU is within the main agribusiness companies in South America, dealing with grains and cattle productions, on own and investors’ farms, at the most important productive areas of the Mercosur Region. ARGENTINA – BRAZIL – PARAGUAY – URUGUAY     Agricultural Businesses We have a large experience leading with state of the art technology implementations to enhance the quality and productivity of the business, with a strong focus on the agri-systems efficiency and sustainability.

NANOTICA

Sounds like they have their technology down pat – nanotizing application materials. Their niche is doing it on the farm, closer to application so the nanotizing is fresh. I don’t know of a company in the U.S. offering this service. But also don’t know of a demand for it. Seems unique enough (and big enough) to attempt a run at U.S. market...if one exists. Only part of product absorbed by crops (with current systems) Gain 20-50% efficiencies when nanotized If macro particles forms a layer on leaves Useful with many products on market (...

Nesters

WE ARE THE FIRST AGTECH STARTUPS ENHANCER IN ARGENTINA, A COUNTRY FULL OF TALENT, CREATIVITY AND ENTREPRENEURS.

Nicolas Mayer-Wolf

AgreeMarket

Nicolás Schroeder

PENSAGRO

OPTIAGRO

Field management software that seems to specialize in creating production zones for fields. Does seem to have good zone building software (by description) but not sure what else they have to offer. See note of later meeting, too. One solution to farmers September new product with irrigation Tracking farms Seeding rate by zone – output shp file to machine for planting Don’t want to skip the agronomist Uses sat. imagery and max vegetative image to build maps Qnote: does not seem too advanced 1 year 2 months old +GPS receiver – hardware (silver) moisture and temp sensor   What intrigues ...

PENSAGRO

Probably the simplest, but one of the coolest ideas I saw at the field day…likely because it was a physical demo. While a simple idea, it really did seem to fill in a need – a convenience for animal operations of any size. Would be interested to learn more about similar products in U.S. and if PensAgro is ready to sell outside Argentina. Remote control fencing allows ranch hand to raise or lower electric fencing from a key fob Good for moving animals from paddock to paddock Good for lowering fence when driving through paddock Worked in ...

People in Emails about Argentina

this list is people who were copied on emails about the Argentina trip: (Main Contact listed first)   Ingrid Clausen: "Drago, Ayelen" <adrago@bcr.com.ar>, "Irigoyen, Guido" <girigoyen@bcr.com.ar>, "Viruega, Diego" <dviruega@bcr.com.ar>   "spizone@nesters.tech" <spizone@nesters.tech>, "pbaron@nesters.tech" <pbaron@nesters.tech>    

Pérez Terry Gonzalo

Arpeggio

PLA y PLANTIUM

Planter tech, but looked below the standards of Precision Planting in the U.S. I did not see any component that does not already exist in U.S. market. Hi-quality planting and hi-speed planting Air seeding Integrated metering system Monitor – see what is seeded 2-15 km/hr speeds Row control Air pressure constant

Polo de innovaticion Tecnologica Pergamino

Polo Tecnologico Rosario

In the evening we joined our group for a tour of a new innovation center in Rosario. We toured renovated buildings and got presentations from several functionaries about the center. After we got to see one of the drones being developed there, Tecso. Ignacio Sanseovich, Director, Ignacio.sanseovich@tecso.coop

PONCE AUTOMATIONS

Seems like a good option for using sensors to measure water use/availability and prescribe water applications. Seemed to be good in certain (seed) markets in Argentina. IoT Making irrigation more sustainable Saves fuel, electricity, water Sensors Communicate with satellite transfer Removes need for daily check of crops/system Depth of moisture 3 components Alerts – text App Reports – best methods for irrigation Map of irrigation Argentina seed growers Service to help farmers

Quentin Rund

PAQ Interactive Inc

Rodrigo Carrizo

Auravant

S4

Another satellite imaging company. Nothing that sets them apart that I could tell, but they did seem to have a steady market for their services. Satellite imagery of crops Useful for insurance 2 algorithms, critical periods NDVI imagery 20km x 20km Rent statuses Best Practices Applications (BPA) get included S4 as a best practice Cost is by area (of image) not field

SCANTERRA

Satellite imaging company. My impression is that they figured out how to sell crop assessment information to big players: insurance, commodity processors. They have a niche, but I did not get the impression they had any magic processing capabilities with the standard satellite imagery. Solutions for big companies, farmers, research institutes Partner with other companies International developer group 3 solutions for companies and farmers Companies Agro empresa – platform Seguros – insurance Farmers Productivity – integrating data layers Riesgo – risks of each farm Reliemento – rent but not own Guostation – mobile for scouting, works offline, conditions, photos, video, measure ...

Segundo Moreno Crotto

Agencia Argentina de Inversiones y Comercio Internacional

SIMA

I did not get excited about this presentation. Nothing new here. Record keeping software. Use of satellite imagery. Crop production records Works offline – will sync to web when wifi present Website: tables and analysis modules Satellite images and compare to other images

Sofia Ramirez

Liventus

Thiago Lobão

SP Ventures

Tom Christensen

Fennebresque & Co.

Tomás Peña

UNIAGRO

Simple imaging tools to measure BCS – which apparently is an indication of animal health and welfare. Presentation seemed to be more academic than business oriented. Software for estimating productivity Online courses Body condition score BCS – know condition of animal Today and future – time consuming process CControl AR – won first prize More efficient than by hand AI used to learn BCS Alarm for low score Process for herd level Camera 1 competitor in the marketplace EID – collar to measure heat detection

Victoria Soda

GEOAGRO

Wiagro

Wiagro has a sensor and alerts system for grain silo bags. Measures key metrics for safe storage and can track position to help alert for transportation or theft of grain. We do not use silo bags much in the US, but I learned that this may be an emerging trend for cheap storage. Tangible and ready product. Quality and position in post-harvest grain Temp, and humidity in cargo and movement CO2 – measures help to monitor condition of grain Can ‘chat’ with sensor in bag One sensor per 10 meters of bag to manage quality Sensor developed in Argentina 9 ...

ZoomAgri

ZoomAgri seems to have a good plan for expansion, at least they describe work in other countries. Currently just identifying barley varieties with an office based imaging machine (Epson) but what I like is the AI and the interest in building field scanners. Tangible and ready product. Quality of commodities Put sample into device…brush into grooves (Epson scanner) Train the AI to recognize various variety traits Currently used for Barley variety determination Used to use DNA process that took 5 days, now can determine variety in 5 minutes December 2018 worked with Cargill and ABInBev Convert labs to new process Launched ...