SoilCards

Ultra-cheap, paper tests that make soil-nutrient analysis simple, instant, affordable to smallholder farmers. Developed by @sciencepractice

[SoilCards @soilcards]

Read about our research in Kenya 🇰🇪: the first time SoilCards prototypes were in the hands of farmers! https://t.co/KLgOZmOBeN

[Tempest van Schaik PhD @Dr_Tempest]

Started as speculative design project, became #TEDx #SXSW talks, a workshop at @RCA & @Cambridge_Uni, nearly became an educational kit & then blood test, settled on ultra affordable #soil test kit. Check out my write-up of @SoilCards field-trip to #Kenya: https://t.co/P4hMUtg2Ge https://t.co/SbzIGXgUjv

[JR Biotek Foundation @JRbiotek]

We are looking to support outstanding female PhD students involved in crop agricultural research in African Universities to participate in our world-class workshop taking place at the University of Cambridge in Sept. 2018. APPLY here https://t.co/oAwbuGn3u9 & help spread the word

[Malabo Montpellier Panel @MaMoPanel]

African #Agtech Market Map: 99 Technologies Changing the Future of #Agriculture in #Africa

https://t.co/71esHXJF8o

[SoilCards @soilcards]

SoilCards just got a shoutout on this @sciencepractice #sxsw panel as example of transferring technology from one domain to another: originally microfluidics technology was developed in healthcare but we have applied it to agriculture

[SoilCards @soilcards]

Now listening to a #sxsw panel on the opposite end of the spectrum from SoilCards: the highest-tech American farms: 7500 acres of NDVI photos, leaf testing, gene editing, interactive maps of farm status, drones, tracking device, yield forecasting. Still need soil testing though!

[Science Practice @sciencepractice]

.@wefarm are creating a platform to help small-holder farmers improve their yields, access farming knowledge, sell produce, and access products - from loans to seeds #sxsw #Agritech

[Science Practice @sciencepractice]

.@apolloagri are using #machinelearning to translate satellite data into more insightful farmer profiles & provide better support for #smallholder farmers in Kenya. #agritech #sxsw #ml

[Marco van Heerde @marcovanheerde]

Tech for small farmers, get’s too little attention, but it is so practical and important. Great example is @soilcards #SXSW18

[Dominic Falcão @DominicFalcao]

1.5bn smallholder farmers living below the poverty line. How might we provide them with precision, sustainable, higher yield agriculture? 70% of the world's food is created by smallholders. The team at @soilcards (@Dr_Tempest @sciencepractice) have some ideas. #sxsw

[Science Practice @sciencepractice]

Q: If you had a magic wand to solve one problem in #smallholder farming in developing countries, what would you solve?
#sxsw panel answers:
Better weather prediction.
Better access to finance for farmes.
Better location data.
And funding for @SoilCards ;)

[Science Practice @sciencepractice]

🌱 Hilton Austin, Salon K, 12:30pm: From #machineLearning to paper #microfluidics – join our panel @sxsw on tech for the 1.5 billion small-scale farmers below the poverty line. Speakers from @soilcards @we_farm @SunCultureKenya @apolloagri #SXSW #agritech https://t.co/uX7doXyx1g

[Science Practice @sciencepractice]

From paper & plastic to an easy to read & easy to use soil test for smallholder farmers. @Dr_Tempest introduces @soilcards at #SXSW #agritech 🌱

[WFP Innovation @WFPInnovation]

The @SXSW panel on how #AI can solve global #hunger discusses diverse use cases: water quality, crop assessment, food choices.

#SXSW

[SoilCards @soilcards]

At #sxsw trade show: Indonesian startup Mycotech produces a woodchip-type board, but instead of cutting down trees, uses mushroom mycelia. = Sustainable building materials

[SoilCards @soilcards]

Another farming reference at #SXSW2018. Michael Dell of @Dell talks about partnership with @AeroFarms who increased productivity of farming herbs ~300 fold using vertical farming, using drastically less water

[Science Practice @sciencepractice]

📣We're at #SXSW2018 👋
@Dr_Tempest will moderate & speak about @soilcards and #agritech on Mon 12.03 & @anaMflorescu will talk about good problems for #science ventures on Wed 14.03 🚀 Come join us!

[SoilCards @soilcards]

.@timoreilly at #SXSW2018 describing how technology will shape our future. Glad to see how often food & agriculture comes up in diverse tech talks