SOUTH AFRICA- South African startup Aerobotics raises $17M to scale its AI-for-agriculture platform [TechCrunch, 21 January 2021]

Title:

South African startup Aerobotics raises $17M to scale its AI-for-agriculture platform 

 

Author:

Tage Kene-Okafor

 

Published:

TechCrunch, 21 January 2021

https://techcrunch.com/2021/01/21/south-africa-startup-aerobotics-raises-17m-led-by-naspers-foundry/

 

From the article:

As the global agricultural industry stretches to meet expected population growth and food demand, and food security becomes more of a pressing issue with global warming, a startup out of South Africa is using artificial intelligence to help farmers manage their farms, trees, and fruits.

 

Tech Central, 20 May 2020 - Naspers to invest R100-million in agritech start-up Aerobotics

Title:
Naspers to invest R100-million in agritech start-up Aerobotics

Author:
Duncan McLeod

Published:
Tech Central, 20 May 2020
https://techcentral.co.za/naspers-to-invest-r100-million-in-agritech-start-up-aerobotics/98189/

From the article:
"Naspers has agreed to invest R100-million in South African agriculture-technology start-up Aerobotics, which uses artificial intelligence and drone and satellite imagery to help farmers manage crop health and predict crop yields."

Note: 
Naspers is a global internet group and one of the largest technology investors in the world.