DigiFarmz is one of 10 agtechs selected for the Google for Startups Accelerator

DigiFarmz is among the 10 selected for the Google for Startups Accelerator program, which helps scaling-stage startups innovate and grow, sharing knowledge about the growth of successful companies, best leadership practices, as well as the use of Intelligence methodologies Artificial. The technology company's project, which has existed since 2011 and provides coworking spaces and accelerators for entrepreneurs, in this edition will focus on agribusiness companies.

The Google for Startups Accelerator program provides dialogue with mentors from all over the world, specialized in offering support for solving technical and product problems. In addition to guidance and technical support, the Accelerator also includes mentoring and workshops focused on product design, customer acquisition and leadership development. For this edition of the program, which lasts three months, those chosen by Google were Aegro, Agrointeli, Bart Digital, Cromai, DigiFarmz, Go Flux, Grão Direto, Perfect Flight, Scicrop and Treevia. All will have support from 75 mentors specialized in solving technical and product problems, as well as support from tools to improve the use of Cloud, Machine Learning and Ads. “In our recently released Impact Report, we realized how much startups have positively transformed agribusiness. There were innovations in production, logistics, financing and marketing in one of the most important sectors of the country's economy”, explained André Barrence, Director of Google for Startups for Latin America. 

DigiFarmz, one of those selected, is a digital platform that seeks efficiency in the production process, in the cultivation of soybeans, wheat and soon also in corn cultivation, reducing costs and losses caused by diseases in the field. The startup arose from the need to produce more food in the world in a more sustainable way, with less environmental impact and reduced energy use. The purpose of the platform is to combine research data, climatological information, cultivar genetics, sowing dates, location and other parameters, to present intelligent recommendations that help producers, agronomists and consultants in the management of agricultural crops, presenting parameters for better harvesting. of decision. It currently has clients in Brazil and Paraguay, with the prospect of expanding to other countries.

The focus is to help producers, technical consultants and agricultural companies in assertiveness, preventing waste and environmental damage, with important suggestions on best practices in the field, assisting in anti-resistance management and mainly focusing on optimizing inputs and increasing productivity and profitability.