Louisa Burwood-Taylor, Editor of Agfunder News examined the impact of technology on the industry, highlighting some of the fascinating new tech currently being developed and piloted as part of WorldView 2017 NYC: The Future of Food and Beverage.

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The impact of
technology on the
Food & Beverage
industry
Louisa Burwood-Taylor
AgFunder
Inogen Worldview
Conference
April 2017, New York, NY

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“We need to
double food
production if
we’re to feed 10
billion people by
2050”
"Food production
and environmental
protection must be
treated as equal
parts of
agriculture's grand
challenge.”

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THE PROBLEM(S)
• FOOD WASTE
• OPAQUE SUPPLY CHAINS
• CO2 EMISSIONS
• WATER SCARCITY
• DEFORESTATION
• CLIMATE CHANGE
• CHANGING CONSUMER
DEMANDS
• OBESITY

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Agriculture is the
least digitized
industry
Source: McKinsey Global Institute’s Digitization Index,
THE PROBLEM

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What Does This Mean for You?
• The food & agriculture sector is a textbook example of a sector ripe for disruption.
• There are at least 4,000 early stage technology companies innovating in this space today.
• These startups are disrupting the massive $7.8tn food system.
• Investment in agriculture represents 3% of venture capital funding while agriculture
represents 10% of GDP

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Eight of the 10 biggest
food & agriculture
companies could
disappear in the next
decade.

 Head of R&D
Fortune 50 food company
THE PROBLEM

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What is AgFunder?
$37M
RAISEDBY
COMPANIES
100,000+
SITEVISITS
PERMONTH
30,000+
MEMBERS&
SUBSCRIBERS
2,000+
DEALS
REVIEWED
21
LISTED
COMPANIES
<2%
ACCEPTANCE
RATE

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What is AgFunder?
AgTech Investing Report
2014-2016

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Technology categories
Miscellaneous
Food Marketplace/Ecommerce
Online Farm-2-Consumer, meal kits,
specialist consumer food delivery
Innovative Food
Alternative proteins, novel ingredients &
supplements
Bioenergy & Biomaterials
Non-food extraction & processing,
feedstock technology
Supply Chain Technologies
Food safety & traceability tech, logistics &
transport, food processing
Novel Farming Systems
Indoor farms, insect, algae & microbe
production
Robotics, Mechanization, & Equip
On-farm machinery, automation, drone
manufacturers, grow equipment
Farm Mgmt Software, Sensing & IoT
Ag Biotechnology
On-farm inputs for crop & animal ag
including genetics, microbiome, breeding
Farm
Ag data capturing devices, decision
support software, big data analytics
Fork

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Big Data & Analytics: On-Farm
Mobile
Computing
Data Sensor Input
Computation &
Machine
Learning
Robotics &
Automation
Satellite &
Imagery
Drones

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• Precision Agriculture
• Input Efficiency
• Co2 Emissions
• Record-keeping
Big Data & Analytics: On-Farm

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Big Data & Analytics: On-Farm

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Case Studies / Examples
Imperial, CA
• $305/acre foot per acre paid for saved water against an agreed-upon use budget
• SWIIM clients save an average of 0.25 to 1.25 acre feet/acre, which often equates to tens of thousands of additional revenue
per field, without material loss of crop production
• Here there is an active incentive to conserve and receive direct payment to the participating grower by the district
Central Valley, CA
• Price for water varies materially – from cost to pump only (over $20/acre foot per acre) to fees and assessments exceeding $
180/acre foot per acre)
• SWIIM clients save from tenths of an acre foot to 0.5 acre feet/acre, which can equate to savings of hundreds to thousands of
dollars per field in water and water-related costs
• Here there is an incentive to save on the grower-level, with discussions with districts in the region to provide other incentives
(economic) to conserve more water

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Big Data & Analytics: On-Farm

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• Biological DNA barcodes
• Food fraud ($15bn a year)
• Food contamination ($70bn a year)
• Measure freshness and shelf life
• Tracking & traceability
• Reduce food waste
Big Data & Analytics: Supply Chain
• Blockchain & IoT
• Transparency and coordination

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• Biological shelf-life
enhancement from food
waste
Biotech & Engineering: Supply Chain

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Biotech & Engineering: On-farm
Gene-editing
Microbiome

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Biotech & Engineering: On-farm
• Replace or reduce synthetic & chemical
inputs
• Grow in harsh, inhospitable environments
• Utilize food waste
• Increase yield efficiency
Climate Change
Adaptation
CO2 Emissions
Reduction
Animal Welfare

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Biotech & Engineering: On-farm
Gene-editing

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Biotech & Engineering: Consumer – Alternative
Proteins

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Biotech & Engineering: Consumer

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Novel Farming Systems – Indoor Agriculture

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Novel Farming Systems –
Indoor Agriculture
• No pesticides
• Reduce CO2 emissions from transport
• Local branding
• Increased nutritional value
• Climate change adaptation
• Reduced water use
• Food safety controlled

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Novel Farming
Systems – Insect
Farming
• Animal feed
• Human Consumption

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The Good News
$0.4 $0.5 $0.5
$0.9
$2.4
$4.6
$3.2
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
AgTech
Financings
2010-2016

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What Can You Do?
Invest & Incentivize
• What are your priorities?
• What’s doable tech-wise?
• What are challenges to adopting tech in your
supply chain?
• What are your key concerns?