CO2 GRO Inc (CVE:GROW) (OTCQB:BLONF) has been selected by Chicago-based Sente Foundry LLC to participate in its Indoor AgTech program that will take place virtually through December 2020.
Sente's Indoor AgTech program connects participants with indoor and greenhouse customers. At the end of the program, at least three start-ups will be selected to pilot their technologies in a state-of-the-art growing facility, CO2 said.
"After several initial sessions, it is clear to us that Sente's Indoor AgTech Program participants offer opportunities for strategic partnerships that can accelerate our technology's deployment,” said Aaron Archibald, GROW's vice president of sales and strategic alliances, in a statement Wednesday.
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“Many of the participants' technologies, such as lighting, are complementary to our CO2 Delivery Solutions. Networking is a key driver for introducing new technologies to cannabis growers. The Sente program offers us the opportunity to tap into the participants' networks to help drive business development. We are honored to be selected by Sente to collaborate with their selected group of leading-edge AgTech companies," he added.
Other selected participants are:
- AgEye Technologies, which develops technology that helps indoor farms become sustainable and scalable through significant reductions in operational costs.
- FloEnvy, a maker of cannabis cultivation software that captures each decision on the ground in real-time so that growers can manage their cultivation from one place at all times.
- Grownetics, which offers an optimization platform that leverages the latest sensing and automation tools to make growing the best plants easier than ever.
- PhenoLogic, which automates a complex part of plant & crop production, saving money and time while increasing production yields.
- iShence AgTech, an Israeli Agtech company aiming to provide growers with affordable and effective solutions combining agronomic knowledge with cutting edge technology.
- ROAB, part of Harvard Innovation Labs, ROAB Technologies is building a series of autonomous agriculture devices starting with a solar-powered roving mini laboratory built to provide farmers with analyses that can increase their productive efficiency by more than 50% while at the same time mitigating the ecological damage.
- Universal Grow Controls, a Denver-based company that helps growers manage their environmental controls, including CO2 enrichment, irrigation, and fertigation from anywhere in the world.
GROW, based in Toronto, is dedicated to increasing the growth of all indoor and outdoor value plants using our advanced CO2 Delivery Solutions to increase plant yields in a safe, sustainable, and economic way.
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