Iphendula ucingo lokusiza ekuxazululeni ukushoda okukhulu kwezisebenzi zezolimo, i-Western Growers kanye ne-Radicle Growth baklomelise i-Ganaz ne-GroGuru ngayinye ngemali engu-$250,000 yokuxhasa imbewu ukuze bathuthukise ubuchwepheshe babo bokuzenzakalela.
“Ukuntuleka kwabasebenzi kwezolimo sekufinyelele esigabeni esibucayi, futhi ngaphandle komthetho wezinguquko ezisebenzayo zokufuduka kwabantu, sidinga ukusukumela phezulu ukusheshisa ukuthuthukiswa kobuchwepheshe uma sifuna ukuqhubeka nokuba nokudla kwasekhaya okunomsoco nokungaphazamiseki,” kusho uTom. Nassif, umongameli kanye ne-CEO ye-Western Growers. “Ukutshala imali ezinkampanini ezisungula izinto ezintsha njengeGanaz neGroGuru nokuzinikeza izinsiza ezidingekayo ukuze kwaziswe ubuchwepheshe bazo emakethe kuyisinyathelo esisodwa sokufinyelela umgomo wethu wokugcina ezolimo zisebenza kuleli.”
Ganaz, ovumela amapulazi ukuthi anxeshe abasebenzi basemapulazini ngokuthepha okumbalwa ku-smartphone yabo, futhi GroGuru, ohlinzeka ngokunemba kwenhlabathi kanye nohlelo lokuqapha ukuchelela, obambe iqhaza I-Radicle Automation Challenge lapho kuqale kwabhekana khona nezinye izinkampani ezimbili ezigxile ekwenzeni ngcono ukusebenza kahle kwepulazi. Bazuze umusa wamajaji ngesikhathi seseshini ye-live pitch futhi umuntu ngamunye wahamba no-$250,000 wemali yokutshalwa kwezimali, kanye nokufinyelela okukhethekile endaweni yepulazi ukuze bahlole ubuchwepheshe babo.
“Umbono owaboniswa uGanaz noGroGuru wawumangalisa ngendlela emangalisayo, futhi bobabili banazo zonke izici ezidingekayo ukuze baphumelele emkhakheni we-agtech nokusiza abalimi ukubhekana nezinkinga eziqhubekayo zabasebenzi – ithimba labaphathi eliqinile, ubuchwepheshe obusha kanye nokugxila kakhulu ekhasimendeni, ” kusho uKirk Haney, ijaji lomncintiswano kanye ne-CEO ye-Radicle Growth kanye nozakwethu ophethe. "Kubalulekile ukuthi sisebenzisane ukuxhasa izinkampani ze-agtech ezisafufusa ezifana ne-Ganaz ne-GroGuru, ezizoba neqhaza ekubumbeni ikusasa lokudla."
Ngokushoda kwemithetho yokuguqula ukuthuthela kwelinye izwe edala indlela esebenzayo yabasebenzi bamapulazi bamanje nabazayo, abasebenzi bezolimo e-US bazoqhubeka nokuncipha. Usongo lokungabi nezandla ezanele zokuvuna izithelo nemifino emisha yaseMelika lukhula ngesivinini esishaqisayo. Ukuphendula, i-Western Growers kanye ne-Radicle Growth babambisene ukwethula lo mncintiswano wokuqala ukusiza ukwenza imisebenzi yezolimo ngokuzenzakalelayo futhi banikeze abalimi amathuluzi adingekayo ukuze bakhiqize okuningi ngokuncane. I-Radicle Automation Challenge ingumncintiswano wokuqala esizweni ukunikeza abaqalayo be-agtech abasebenza ngokuzenzakalelayo, ukwenza imishini kanye namarobhothi ithuba lokubeka ubuchwepheshe babo phambi kwezihlwele ezibukhoma kuphaneli yabatshalizimali kanye nabalimi abahamba phambili embonini ukuze bathole izimali ezinkulu.
"Ukuwina le nselelo kuzothuthukisa ukukhula kwethu futhi kuzosheshisa ukugcwaliseka kombono wethu wokuthuthukisa ubudlelwano phakathi kwabalimi nabasebenzi emhlabeni wonke," kusho uHannah Freeman, oyi-CEO yakwaGanaz.
“Ukunqoba iRadicle Automation Challenge kuwukusekela okwesabekayo kwesixazululo seGroGuru, ithimba lethu kanye nenqubekelaphambili esesiyenzile kuze kube manje,” kusho uPatrick Henry, oyi-CEO yeGroGuru. "Siyahlonishwa futhi sithobekile ngalokhu kuqashelwa, futhi sikubona kuwusizo kakhulu ekutholeni amakhasimende amasha kanye nabatshalizimali ukuze baqhubekisele phambili umbono weGroGuru."
U-Ganaz kanye no-GroGuru bazonikezwa umklomelo osemthethweni kamuva kulobu busuku e-Western Growers' Innovation Showcase Dinner eNgqungqutheleni ye-Forbes AgTech e-Salinas, e-California.
Isekelwe ku-1926, Abalimi baseNtshonalanga imele abalimi bomndeni bendawo nabesifunda abakhulisa umkhiqizo omusha e-Arizona, California, Colorado naseNew Mexico. Amalungu ethu kanye nabasebenzi bawo bahlinzeka ngaphezu kwengxenye yezithelo ezintsha zesizwe, imifino namantongomane esihlahla, okuhlanganisa cishe ingxenye yemikhiqizo emisha yemvelo yaseMelika. NgoZibandlela wezi-2015, i-WG yavula incubator ye-agtech - i-Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology - e-Salinas, eCalifornia ukuze inikeze iziqalo ngezinsiza kanye nokwelulekwa okudingekayo ukuze izinkampani zabo nobuchwepheshe busebenze. Isikhungo manje sineziqalo ezingama-51. Xhuma futhi ufunde kabanzi mayelana ne-Western Growers ku Twitter futhi Facebook.
Ukukhula kweRadicle iyisikhwama sokusheshisa esisekelwe e-San Diego esikhetha ukuqaliswa kobuchwepheshe be-ag nokudla ukuze kutshalwe imali, siqinisekise ukuthi ubuchwepheshe obunamandla, obuphazamisayo bufinyelela amandla abo aphelele. Ngaphezu kokuhlinzeka ngemali yesiteji sembewu, bahlinzeka ngendawo evundile yababoni endaweni ye-ag, hhayi nje ukuthi bakhule kodwa bachume. Inkundla yabo yobunikazi iyona kuphela yohlobo lwayo embonini yezolimo, ngaleyo ndlela ivala isikhala esikhulu emakethe ngokuhlonza ubuchwepheshe obusha kakhulu futhi busheshiswe ngezinhlelo eziningi zokudala inzuzo. Ukuze uxhume futhi ufunde kabanzi mayelana ne-Radicle Growth landela Twitter futhi Facebook.