An experiment with chickpea seeds shows that plants can grow on the Moon despite the challenges. This finding suggests the possibility of extraterrestrial crops that would support long-duration space missions. A recent scientific study has investigated how seeds would develop on the surface of the Moon. The result has been a resounding success, as the…
In order to analyze modern olive growing, we must start in 1980, where the traditional olive grove covered 7.5 million hectares in 23 countries, mainly between parallels 35° and 45° north latitude. Today, olive growing has evolved with intensive and high-density olive groves, representing 22% and 6%, respectively, of the 2.5 million hectares of olive…
Led by the Centro de Ciencia y Tecnología de Antioquia – CTA, BrioAgro has installed crop monitoring and smart irrigation devices in the banana zone of northern Colombia through two ASBAMA farms, the Association of Colombian Banana Growers of the departments of Magdalena and La Guajira. The newspaper “Opinion Caribe” has echoed the ASBAMA news,…
Austrian daily DerStandard responds to the question where are the solutions? Highlighting BrioAgro its cutting-edge technology innovations to help agriculture in the face of water scarcity, a consequence of climate change. On May 1st, the prestigious Austrian newspaper “Der Standard” published an article about: STAUBTROCKENE ÄCKER (THE DRY FIELDS), entitled: Drought in Spain puts farmers…
The WBAF Fund, the angel investment fund of the World Business Angels Investment Forum, announces that it has closed a deal with the BrioAgro Technologies of Spain. BrioAgro Technologies joined the Global Fundraising Stage of the World Business Angels Investment Forum in Istanbul as a part of the startup delegation of the Andalucia Government of…
They have developed a soil moisture calibration algorithm that allows them to know when, how much and where to irrigate. They obtain the necessary data by using sensor technology that they distribute in the soil and also by capturing localized satellite and weather information. These three sources of information make it possible to monitor the main variables in which the farmer can intervene to improve his crops and to predict very precisely the time and amount of irrigation.
The WBAF Fund, the angel investment fund of the World Business Angels Investment Forum, an affiliated partner of the G20 Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion (GPFI), announces that BrioAgro Technologies of Spain has closed an investment deal with the Fund. BrioAgro Technologies joined the Global Fundraising Stage of the World Business Angels Investment Forum last…
BrioAgro’s director, José Luis Bustos, thanked EIT Foods, not only for the prize money, but also because it recognizes BrioAgro’s work in the use of low-cost irrigation technology, both for agriculture and for parks and gardens, which in addition to helping to irrigate in a responsible way, contributes to addressing the challenge of water scarcity in the world.
BrioAgro has been the first startup chosen by @wbaforum to be invested, within the World Business Angels Investment Forum, held on February 17 and 18 in Istanbul, Turkey. Out of a total of 100 startups, 13 were given the opportunity to participate in the Global Fundraising Stage (GFRS), during the World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF) 2020,…
La preocupación por la falta de lluvias y las altas temperaturas de las últimas semanas es común en los agricultores andaluces, que miran también con inquietud el bajo nivel de agua acumulada en algunos embalses. En estas circunstancias, y en plena campaña de riego, la empresa sevillana BrioAgro Technologies apuesta por el riego inteligente, con un nuevo producto ya en el mercado que permite «optimizar cada litro de agua que se emplea en el campo», consiguiendo así «ahorrar en el recurso y aumentar la producción agrícola, pues nuestra tecnología posibilita aportar el agua que necesita en cada momento el cultivo»