FarmLogs App Helps Farmers Collect and Retrieve Data
Thousands of farmers worldwide use FarmLogs, an app, to record planting dates, watering schedules and crop yield. The FarmLogs app allows them to enter the information on mobile devices and to share it easily via the web. Certain bits of information, such as rainfall accumulation and crop health, are gathered automatically by the FarmLogs app, saving farmers time and miles.
 
With High-Impact Partnerships, OPIC Drives Innovative Agricultural Development Solutions
Root Capital is a nonprofit social investment fund that provides financing for fertilizer, seeds and equipment as well as training and other assistance to help empower small-scale farmers throughout Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa. With assistance from OPIC, Root Capital has been able to expand its lending to farmers from Bolivia to Swaziland to Uganda.
 
CropX Raises $9M to Help Farmers Grow More Food with Less Water
Drought discussions, particularly in California, have raised concerns about agriculture and led to a focus on particularly water-thirsty crops. Startup CropX Ltd. is helping farmers make the most of their water with sensors and an app. Farmers can download the CropX app and the company will mail them a kit of sensors they can stick in the dirt around their fields. The app guides them as to where they should position the sensors for the most accurate soil analysis.