Other autonomous systems developed by Israel's Blue White Robotics are used for urban mobility and smart farming solutions

Founded in 2014, Prospera is an award-winning startup that develops computer vision tech to monitor and predict plant health and development.

CropX will partner with NASA's Food Security and Agriculture Program, NASA Harvest, to support sustainable agriculture and farmer productivity.

SeeTree, which provides farmers with intelligence on individual trees, will use the funding to scale the business, refine the technology, and add additional components to its existing service.

Saillog, which already has a free app to help diagnose plant deficiencies and infestations, is rolling out a new feature that will notify farmers of threats in their vicinity.

An Israeli-developed “mini-farm” that can grow vegetables anywhere with a self-sustaining “closed loop” of energy and nutrition and help feed a billion needy people has won a prize as the most promising project to help developing countries improve their economies.

How frustrating would it be if the success of your business was dependent on the forces of nature? Well, for millions of farmers worldwide – that is reality. Israeli app AgriTask uses data gathered from many farmers to give single farmers an advantage over mother nature.

What do you get when you combine fish and plants that grow on water? Yes, sushi is one answer, but we're referring to aquaponics – an innovative technique for creating farms that supply both fish and plants, while creating an ecosystem that sustains itself.

The Israeli company Paulee Cleantech will use a $110,000 grant from the Gates Foundation to boost a waste disposal system that needs neither electricity nor water. The system can turn human waste into compost, which can be used for farming.

Israeli agricultural experts are expected to help their Indian counterparts in forming centers of excellence focused on optimizing crop production. The Israeli farmers will export knowledge of post-harvest management, cold storage technology, packaging and dairy products.