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Five Major Trends in AgTech

Posted on July 20, 2018 08:24 AM by elyons

 

  1. Four Major Factors are Driving AgTech Adoption: Population Growth, Environmental Regulations, Changing Diets Internationally, & Declining Sensor Costs 
  2. AgTech Startups Raised $10.1 billion in 2017, a 29% increase from 2016 
  3. Venture Capitalist firms consider AgTech a ‘Horizontal’ sector, with tech and business models being duplicated in the Ag Markets 
  4. There is a growing interest in financing agtech; innovation is needed as population rises, and global warming devastates natural resources. 
  5. Market Dynamics are Shifting to an Increase in Acquisitions and Strategic Deals