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65 solutions in crop yield optimization
Soil Intelligence & Carbon
Smart Cloud Farming
AI-driven soil stratification and optimized sampling design
Active-learning AI analyzes satellite data to segment farmland into homogeneous soil zones, cutting sampling costs while preserving statistical accuracy for yield planning.
Smart Cloud Farming
Soil carbon & soil intelligence MRV partnership
Satellite-based measurement of soil organic carbon, texture, and pH at field scale — supporting paid pilots and commercial deployments with minimal fieldwork.
Canadian Wollastonite
Carbon removal at scale through enhanced rock weathering
Enhanced rock weathering on working farmland improves soil conditions and crop performance while delivering verified, scalable carbon removal.
Biological & Seed-Based Yield Enhancement
Parostok MW
Biophysical seed treatment for yield increase and accelerated phenology
Chemical-free microwave irradiation activates seed metabolism before sowing, boosting vigor and accelerating phenology for higher yield.
Ancient Organics Bioscience
Microbial consortia to improve soil health and productivity
Flagship PaleoPower microbial product restores chemically degraded soils — deployed across roughly 60,000 acres in the US and Canada.
Atens
Industrial microbial production and custom formulation platform
Scale-up, production, and formulation of agricultural microorganisms, turning lab strains into field-ready biologicals for yield improvement.
Precision Tools & Decision Platforms
Ploid AI
AI platform for multiomics analysis
Agentic AI platform lets R&D and breeding teams run GWAS, RNA-seq, variant calling, and metagenomics without specialized bioinformatics staff.
Texas A&M University
Farmer-ready irrigation decision tool for optimized corn water use
Combines an offline analog slide-rule with a web portal to optimize corn irrigation timing and volume, usable even with no field connectivity.
Oregon State University
Herbicide crop safety enhancement for brassica seed production
Activated charcoal banding neutralizes herbicide effects in brassica seed crops, improving crop safety and protecting yield.
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6 startups in crop yield optimization
Wadjet Labs
Building FieldVista, a low-cost handheld soil analyzer with disposable cartridges delivering fast NPK, pH, and salinity readings plus fertilizer guidance.
MicroIN
Advanced formulations enhancing the viability, stability, and performance of agricultural microorganisms — improving storage, transport, and compatibility with biologicals.
Smart Cloud Farming
Satellite-based soil intelligence driving carbon baselining and regenerative agriculture monitoring, deployed commercially with agrifood corporates and MRV platforms.
TOWING
Developing functional biochar and precision soil-microbiome protocols — a Nagoya University spin-off improving soil productivity for regenerative agriculture.
LiveGrow Bio
Developing biological inputs to improve crop performance and soil productivity for commercial growers.
Viridian Seeds
Develops improved seed genetics and breeding approaches to raise crop yield and resilience.
575 academic researchers in crop yield optimization
Nicolas Cafaro la Menza
Principal Investigator
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Nutrient dynamics and water use in cropping systems — agronomic strategies that improve resource-use efficiency and boost yields.
Sumon Datta
Principal Investigator
Oklahoma State University
Agricultural data science, irrigation, and remote sensing — turning field data into sustainable productivity decisions.
Katie Murphy
Principal Investigator
University of California, Davis
Plant phenotyping for climate-tolerant crops, linking measurable plant traits to yield resilience under stress.
Jinha Jung
Principal Investigator
Purdue University
Geospatial data science for agriculture — high-resolution remote sensing to monitor crop performance and optimize yield.
Pedro Revilla
Principal Investigator
Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)
Maize breeding for quality and stress tolerance, combining genetics, agronomy, and physiology for higher-yielding varieties.
Joseph Mhango
Researcher
Solynta
Crop modelling and phenotyping — quantitative approaches to predict and improve crop yield across environments.
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