– Agtech startups and SMEs will present a wide range of innovative developments and disruptive solutions for the agri-food industry at the First International Congress and Fair of Agribusiness and Technology, CFIAgrotech 2023.
– The deadline for applications is August 31. Interested parties can participate directly through the website [email protected], by filling out a registration form and answering a short survey.
Producers of bio-inputs, mainly nutritional supplements for beekeepers; manufacturers of ground coffee beans, with healthy dehydrated mushrooms; and a foodtech led by women who develop food from sub-ingredients of the beer industry, are some of the companies that won the competition “Take off your Entrepreneurship”.
Framed in the First International Congress and Fair of Innovation and Technologies in Agrifood, CfiAgrotech 2023 (www.cfiagrotech.cl), which will take place in Santiago on October 24, 25 and 26, the contest is aimed at small and medium-sized companies in the agri-food sector and agrotech startups which, through the incorporation of new technologies applied to the agri-food sector, provide innovative solutions and services to national producers, allowing them to increase the productivity, efficiency and profitability of their businesses.
Although the inscriptions to “Take off your business” are still open, the organizers announced a first list of selected participants who, as a prize, will participate as exhibitors at the CfiAgrotech fair thanks to a subsidy of 60% in the value of the stand, where they will present their solutions and products to the main players in the national and Latin American agri-food industry.
Disruptive ideas at the service of the agroindustry
Among the first winners are:
- Agrocompra: Digital marketplace specializing in agricultural inputs, such as agrochemicals, fertilizers, seeds and animal nutrition, among others. Through a web platform, it allows customers to request quotes, compare and buy products in an informed manner, giving customers efficiency and control in their purchases.
- AgroMatch: Platform that allows owners of machinery or services to connect with farmers looking to rent this equipment. With a couple of clicks, any farmer can publish and rent machinery or services in a safe and transparent manner. It offers logistical and administrative support.
- Agro World Spain: International company whose objective is to generate links between machinery manufacturers and agricultural producers in South America through its network of importers and distributors. It offers innovative systems to control frost and hail in fruit plantations.
- Aquadetec: Through science, the company obtains long-lasting and safe water solutions. Dedicated to the exploration and exploitation of natural resources, the company provides professional and scientific support in the search for groundwater and its use in agriculture through the use of the most sophisticated instruments available for the hydrogeological study of soils.
- Pure Science: Chilean-Australian scientific innovation company focused on the agricultural and forestry sector. Its objective is to do applied science in the agricultural industry, especially focused on increasing productivity in in-vitro micropropagation laboratories and nurseries, also improving plant quality.
- Circular Planet Environment: It seeks to contribute to sustainable development through innovation in insect-based foods, both for animal and human use, considering that insects are sources of high-quality proteins and nutritional value obtained through an environmentally sustainable production process.
- Fungeat: A company from Valdivia, it produces ground coffee beans with healthy dehydrated mushrooms that provide different benefits for the body. Its first product line is Fungi Coffe.
- HAPROBA Grape Chile: Startup biotechnology company that produces powdered food additives with functional attributes for health, reusing grape skin and seeds, a by-product of the winemaking of this fruit. It is an organic material with great nutritional value and high fiber-antioxidant content.
- HoneyPro: Technology-based company dedicated to the formulation, production and marketing of bio-inputs, mainly nutritional supplements for beekeepers. Its objective is to improve the nutrition and health of bees and pollinators throughout the year, especially in periods of climate emergency, such as droughts, fires and post-pollination that characterize our country.
- Nettra: Technology company specializing in the development and implementation of IoT (Internet of Things) solutions for remote monitoring and control in a wide range of applications and sectors, such as water, energy, industry, agriculture, environment, fleets and meteorology.
- UpFoods: A foodtech A women-led brewery that develops food products from sub-ingredients from the brewing industry. It operates with upcycling food and circular economy. Bagan is its first product.
- Yetzen Group: Company that provides information and consulting services and events for the fresh food industry worldwide, helping organizations in the fresh food industry to learn, prosper and build a better future.
Online application
The deadline to apply for the “Take Off Your Entrepreneurship” contest is August 31. Companies that meet the profile of the call can participate directly through the website [email protected], by filling out a registration form and answering a short survey.
The information gathered from the data provided by entrepreneurs will be part of a study being conducted by a group of researchers from Harvard, Yale, Duke and Boston Universities to understand and highlight the impact that participation in trade fairs has on SMEs and startups.
“The objective of this competition is to promote the participation of SMEs and startups in trade fairs, such as CFIAgrotech,” says Federico Huneeus, assistant professor of Economics at Duke University, United States.
“Since the industrial revolution, these fairs have enabled the dissemination of knowledge and the expansion of productive networks of companies. This in turn facilitates the closing of technological gaps between productive companies and less productive companies, particularly in green technologies, which helps the agricultural sector to develop sustainably.", he clarifies.
Together with CFIAgrotech and the support of American universities, the study has the support of the Luksic Foundation and CORFO, in addition to the sponsorship of the National Society of Agriculture, TheYieldLab, Fundación Chile, Imagine Waves, the Ministry of Economy and the National Commission for Evaluation and Productivity (CNEP).
