Agrando founder Jonathan Bernwieser at his farm.

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Agtech: Munich Startups in the Agricultural Industry

Agtech stands for ‘agricultural technology’ and includes all of the technical innovations that make farming, landscaping and aquaculture more digital, more data-driven and more sustainable. There are also some Munich startups involved in the scene. We have five to share with you today.

Regina Bruckschlögl 16. March 2022

Orbem — Since January 2022, day-old chicks may no longer be culled due to their gender in Germany. In other words: The shredding of male chicks, which have no use in the egg industry, is no longer allowed. To keep them from hatching in the first place, the Munich startup Orbem is linking imaging technology, such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), with artificial intelligence. With the company’s ‘Orbem Genus,’ chicken eggs can be classified before the chicks ever hatch. It was not only the expensive hardware that made things difficult in the beginning for Orbem, but also the poultry industry, which doesn’t always greet technological innovations with open arms, as the founders revealed during our interview. (Photo: Orbem)

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