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How Does One Acre Fund Use Dataiku to Increase Its Operational Efficiency in East Africa?

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In this article, you will see how One Acre Fund , an agriculture non-profit based in East Africa, leverages Dataiku’s end-to-end data science capabilities to increase its operational efficiency by identifying farmers at risk of defaulting on their seasonal loans.

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Puerto Rico draws business owners and investors alike through its Impeller investment platform

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Currently, Impeller has listed 41 deals on the platform and eight have been fully funded, with a total of $22 million raised by listed companies over an 18-month period. Green Acres, a cacao farm and processor, got its start on Impeller. Having met their milestones, they’re now gearing up for another fund raise.

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Kenya-based agritech Apollo raises $40 million in Softbank-led round, joined by Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, CDC

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Kenya-based agritech Apollo Agriculture , which helps farmers access high-quality farm inputs, financing and markets, plans to double the number of farmers it is serving by the end 2022 and to introduce other products that deliver more value per acre of land. We are also continuing to develop products that deliver more value per acre.

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Source makes greenhouses smarter to secure the future of food supply

TechCrunch

You wouldn’t believe the amount of restraint it takes to not make a pun about seed funding in a piece about greenhouses. I have no such restraint, so let’s report on this, ahem, growth industry. The funding will be used to accelerate product development and expand commercial collaborations. We believe Source.ag

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Electric Sheep raises $21.5M to make off-the-shelf lawnmowers autonomous

TechCrunch

For those with a lot of grass and far less time, there are still a number of robotic mowers out there, on both the commercial and consumer side of the aisle. approach to the space is a somewhat novel one, however — similar to what (John Deere-owned) Bear Flag Robotics is doing for tractors. Dick, et al.) has some form of lawn. $20

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Rock-picking robotics startup TerraClear raises $25 million

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There are more than 400 million arable acres worldwide that have been waiting for a cost-effective and productive solution to this problem. TerraClear has built an automated robotic solution, capable of picking up to 400 rocks per hour and picking and moving ones weighing up to 300 pounds.

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Zero Acre Farms puts microbes (and $37M) to work on a better alternative to vegetable oil

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Zero Acre Farms is a new company aiming to provide an improved alternative, produced by microorganisms and fermentation, and just raised $37 million to do it. Zero Acre is working on just that, a brand new oil that’s equally “natural” but healthier and more eco-friendly.

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