agriculture

Agriculture is the science and art of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people to live in cities. The history of agriculture began thousands of years ago.

Source: nationalgeographic.org

The Farm to Finance Revolution: How AI Is Transforming Agriculture
The Farm to Finance Revolution: How AI Is Transforming Agriculture
August 28, 2024  |  Artificial Intelligence

Technology has long had a profound impact on farming practices. With the advent of artificial intelligence, the growing intersection of AgTech, finance and robotics is...

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Maalexi Raises $3 Million to Facilitate Cross-Border Trade for Agribusinesses
Maalexi Raises $3 Million to Facilitate Cross-Border Trade for Agribusinesses
January 08, 2024  |  Investments

Maalexi has raised $3 million in a Pre-Series A funding round to continue building its cross-border trade platform for small agribusinesses. The platform connects buyers...

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World’s Newest Innovation Transforms Age-Old Industry of Agriculture
World’s Newest Innovation Transforms Age-Old Industry of Agriculture
December 22, 2023  |  Artificial Intelligence

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the latest ground-breaking technologies in 2023.   Conversely, people have been breaking ground with agricultural techniques since civilizations began....

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Use of Working Capital Solutions Set to Rise 26% Among North American Growth Corporates
Use of Working Capital Solutions Set to Rise 26% Among North American Growth Corporates
December 13, 2023  |  VISA

North America ranks second, behind Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), among the five regions analyzed in the “Growth Corporates Working Capital Index.” In the...

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Middle Market CFOs in Latin America See Working Capital as Strategic Tool
Middle Market CFOs in Latin America See Working Capital as Strategic Tool
November 09, 2023  |  VISA

Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) ranks first among the five regions analyzed in the “Growth Corporates Working Capital Index.” In the past 12 months,...

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Farmers Are Pretty Digital; Their Buyers Are Really Not
Farmers Are Pretty Digital; Their Buyers Are Really Not
August 28, 2023  |  Connected Economy

In the agricultural space, businesses have to be around long enough to matter. And that leaves firms pretty comfortable with the way they do —...

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Bushel Nets $26 Million to Expand Services to Ag Businesses
Bushel Nets $26 Million to Expand Services to Ag Businesses
August 22, 2023  |  Connected Economy

Bushel has completed a $26 million funding round to continue developing its digital platform that connects farmers and agribusinesses. The investment will be used to accelerate...

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Silo Technologies Raises $132 Million in New Capital
Silo Technologies Raises $132 Million in New Capital
July 12, 2023  |  Supply Chain

Silo Technologies, a provider of financial technology for distributors and grower shipper businesses in the perishable food supply chain, has raised $132 million in new...

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Report: Agricultural Startups Face Fallow Funding Field
Report: Agricultural Startups Face Fallow Funding Field
May 25, 2023  |  Startups

The world’s farming startups are reportedly facing problems both high-tech and low-tech. As The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday (May 25), these companies — some...

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