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Adama and SwarmFarm Expand Collaboration on Robotic Solutions for Crop Protection

Adama Agricultural Solutions and SwarmFarm Robotics have expanded their collaboration in introducing robotic solutions for crop protection to farmers across the globe.

The Israeli crop protection company has been in collaboration with the ag-tech company SwarmFarm Robotics in Australia since 2015.

Their collaboration will now be extended to other markets outside Australia by leveraging on Adama’s commercial platform across 100 plus countries.

By utilizing Adama's crop protection products applied by the ag-tech company’s platform, the duo will create new, simplified solutions revolving around labor, application timing and efficacy and resistant weeds.

Adama Strategy and Resources SVP Dani Harari said: “Our partnership with SwarmFarm allows us to enhance our offering in order to provide growers with a comprehensive portfolio of unique products and services, which simplify farmers' lives and help them grow".

SwarmFarm’s platform includes its “swarming” robotic machines which act in groups to carry out critical tasks of cropping systems that include planting, pest and weed control, application of fertilsers, irrigation and harvesting more precisely and in a better way compared to large farm machinery.

SwarmFarm co-founder and managing director Andrew Bate said: "As a start-up ag-tech company we face a significant sales, marketing and distribution challenge – by working with Adama and utilising their established channels we can take our products to market far more easily.

“Together, Adama and SwarmFarm Robotics will make a big difference in improving the performance of current farming systems and thereby the financial viability of farmers internationally.”

The use of the small and lightweight robotic platform is said to help farmers bring down their costs incurred on labor and crop inputs.

Source: http://www.food-business-review.com/news/adama-and-swarmfarm-expand-collaboration-on-robotic-solutions-for-crop-protection-121216-5694308
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