Agri Innovation hub

Hub, in association with UVagribiotech, launched "Agro Innovation on the Periphery with UVagribiotech", an accelerator program AgriTech startups. The program aimed to identify product-ready startups whose Agri-Technologies could plug into UVagribiotech Solar Agricultural Platform” and compliment their core innovation, leveraging Clean Technology to efficiently bring groundwater to millions of farmers across the world.

The startups that got shortlisted bagged the chance to work with the Agri and Clean Technology Product teams of Stanley & Decker to be able to identify areas of synergy either from a technology or a business standpoint to plug into the UVagribiotechfocused core area of innovation. Once the areas of synergy were identified, the selected startups were required to pitch to a jury on how the synergy would create opportunities that could be jointly be addressed.

The top two selected startups were then given the opportunity to work closely with UVagribiotech and a team of AgriTech experts to develop strategies, plug their innovations on the periphery into the core platform, to promote their technologies, and offer sustainable solutions along the agricultural value chain.

The program looked to deploy an affordable Solar Agricultural Platform that was capable of bringing together innovative technologies enabling marginal farmers to make intelligent decisions for higher crop yield, higher income, and ultimately improve livelihood.

Assessing carbon storage

One major challenge is that soils absorb varying amounts of carbon depending on depth, texture and mineral content. While certain practices increase carbon storage, quantifying how much is stored and for how long is critical for assigning dollar values to them. The markets and practices that work in different locations also vary widely. Some scientific models offer estimates of carbon sequestration for various climates and soil types based on averages over large areas. We believe that regulators need rigorous models verified by measurements to avoid crediting carbon that never ends up in soil or doesn’t remain there for long. But verification isn’t easy. Scientists are still searching for quick, accurate, cost-effective ways to sample and analyze soils.

Agri Innovation hub