What is the name of your organization?
AgriCan (startup)
What is the name of your solution?
precision- pest management
Provide a one-line summary or tagline for your solution.
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In what city, town, or region is your solution team headquartered?
El Mansoura, Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt
In what country is your solution team headquartered?
Egypt, Arab Rep.
What type of organization is your solution team?
For-profit, including B-Corp or similar models
Film your elevator pitch.
What specific problem are you solving?
According to FAO, 40% of global crop production, on average, is decimated by plant diseases and pest (estimated at 220 billion USD) with an additional amount of 70 billion USD allocated to added losses from invasive species introduction / proliferation. While there is interest to do away with pesticides, there would be a 78% loss of fruit production, a 54% loss of vegetable production, and a 32% loss of cereal production if not for them. Warmer climates and disrupted agrarian calendars increase pest proliferation, creating a viscous cycle of increasing pesticide usage. A study conducted at University of Washington in 2019 showcased that risks of developing non Hodgkin Lymphoma increased by 41% upon exposure to glyphosate-based herbicides. According to article# PMC7908628, production of pesticides averages at 3 billion kg yearly and only 1% is applied efficiently with the rest “washed off” within the environment. According to EU data (summarized in the Pesticide Atlas, EU.Boell.org), healthcare costs resulting from Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs), amounted to 151 billion Euro, 76.4% of such amount is due to pesticide usage. With pesticide residue dispersed in air, soil, water and onto the final product, we need a means to apply exactly the right amount efficiently.
What is your solution?
Using computer vision , spraying robots, small, modular (with chargeable batteries swapped for continued performance, fully electric (to be able to target nocturnal pest species and avoid UV-based degradation). In addition, the solution, when permitted to have drones, benefits from aerial field scanning to determine likelihood of infestation and spread of pests from one field to another. In addition, as we partner with Luxeed startup (between Lebanon and Netherlands, specialist in laser-based weeding) and Graniot (Andalucía, Spain based startup, specialist in usage of satellite data) along a business support organization (CEEBA) and space institute in Catalunya; in our "Space Technologies for Agricultural Robotics" Consortium, we are In this video, our robot sprays a green foliage fortification solution in Al Ain Zoo, UAE (we sold this unit after winning 1st place in the Egyptian National Smart & Green Projects Initiative and represented Egyptian startups in COP28, so we were approached to sell a unit while hosted in Dubai, UAE): https://drive.google.com/file/d/12vCrxmshQMYBRGY3vId7mntraZhr6wM0/view?usp=sharing
Who does your solution serve, and in what ways will the solution impact their lives?
1) Agricultural Cooperatives
2) Agricultural market aggregators
