REAP Start-up Showcase 2022

Smart solutions to universal challenges were presented in the REAP Start-up Showcase 2022.

Solar-powered ActiveWater tech reduces salinity of water for agriculture

As further droughts are predicted worldwide there will be increasing demand for crop irrigation, but a lack of fresh water is causing extensive soil degradation. To overcome this issue, ALVÁTECH has developed ActiveWater, a sustainable and affordable solar-powered treatment for water that reduces its salinity by up to 50% and improves soil health, enabling poorer quality water to be used without harm to the crop or the environment.

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FLOURISH makes ‘bad’ bacteria self-destruct to create a healthy microbiome

Bacterial crop diseases cause devastating losses. Some are controlled by antibiotics, which results in damage to beneficial organisms in the microbiome and the risk of resistance. FLOURISH offers an alternative plant protection strategy. By disrupting the metabolism of the pathogen, it enables natural competition to create a healthy growing environment, which boosts yield.

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WASWARE announces world’s first organic bioresin seed coating at REAP

Frasscoat uses a bioresin impregnated with a biopesticide created from insect frass to provide powerful, biodegradable seed protection. It has been developed by WASWARE to create a seed treatment that increases seed sprouting and seedling survival, enhances growth and repels pests, whilst leaving no chemical residues.

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SugaROx’s new biostimulant protects wheat yields by up to 40% after drought

As erratic weather events are becoming more common, and have a detrimental effect on crop yields, a biostimulant being developed by agri-tech start-up SugaROx is attracting significant interest. It has been found to prevent yield-loss in wheat by up to 40% when applied after a drought event and can boost yields by up to 18% under typical growing conditions. The product slots seamlessly into existing agricultural practices, offering ease-of-use for farmers.

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Tremap gives citizen scientists access to first global platform for tree recording

As international governments propose ambitious tree planting programmes to reverse habitat degradation, one key challenge is being overlooked: “we don’t have a reliable way of knowing what trees we have,” said Jonathon Jones, Founder and CEO of Tremap. The Cornwall-based agri-tech start-up has created the world’s first global tree platform for recording and locating trees. The app is already in use by a number of botanic gardens to replace manual methods of tree surveying.

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Same parents, different outcomes – Antler Bio finds out why

“I have two racehorses with the same parents, but one has won €5M, the other €5K; why?” This was the question that fuelled the curiosity of Maria Jensen, founder and CEO of Antler Bio, to look at the impact of nurture on gene expression. The company is now focussed on dairy herds and the result is the EPIHERD Platform, a technology that bridges the massive data gap between an animal’s potential and its performance.

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Using AI to help decision-making on vineyards

Deep Planet uses AI to help vineyard growers make the best decisions and manage yield, maturity and irrigation. The technology helps predict grape maturity and optimal harvesting dates, forecast yields for picking and vintage planning, optimising irrigation scheduling, and reducing variability across the vineyard, helping to identify problem areas.

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REAP Start-up Showcase Hall of Fame

Over the years over 50 early-stage ventures have participated in REAP Start-Up Showcases. Check out the progress of some of the ‘alumni’ of previous conferences here.

REAP 2022: ‘Making Sense of Agriculture’ – Tuesday 8th November 2022 

From yield mapping and precision livestock through to digital twins and cloud computing, at REAP 2022 we will be exploring the technology and looking at the implications from a field to landscape level. Making technology farm-centric is core to Agri-TechE ’s mission so a key feature of the conference will be a panel of farmers and producers discussing the emerging technologies and future scenarios.

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