Snapshot
on #Agtech/ #Agriculture #Stocks; essential services see support and
investments (TSXV: $CSX.V) (NYSE: $AVD) (NYSE: $NTR) (TSX: $NTR.TO) (NYSE:
$DIET) (NASDAQ: $BYND)
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Roberts WA, Delta BC April 7, 2020 -Investorideas.com, a leading
investor news resource releases a sustainable agriculture snapshot featuring
Vancouver-based Clean Seed Capital Group Ltd. (TSX-V: CSX).
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featuring Clean Seed in full at https://www.investorideas.com/news/2020/renewable-energy/04071-Agtech-Agriculture.asp
The sustainable agriculture and agtech sectors
are seeing an influx of investment and support in the face of the coronavirus
pandemic as the future of food supplies and how we grow food is being
scrutinized.
According to an article in TechAccel, Stunning growth in Ag Biotech Market
investments, “Two years ago, we shared a map of the Ag
Biotech Market that showed 245 startups working in plant and animal biotechnology.
Since that original map, we’ve continued to track the market and, this year
found a stunning doubling of investment dollars – $6.9 billion across 385
companies, compared to $3.4 billion in 245 companies in 2017. This investment
is robust, despite the protracted negative agricultural cycle and massive
impacts from trade tariffs.”
In a recent press
release from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister said, while talking about
a
federal investment of $560,000 for the CFA to
develop the Canadian Agri-Food Sustainability Initiative: “More and more, customers of Canada's high-quality food want to know that
their food was produced ethically, with a minimized impact on the
environment. Canada's farmers and
processors are already leaders when it comes to the use of more green
technologies and practices in our food production. This new initiative is an
important tool to tell our story and build consumers trust for our
producers."
Clean Seed Capital
Group Ltd.
(TSX-V: CSX) an agtech
innovator and creater of the world’s first true variable-rate smart seeding
technology, the SMART Seeder™, recently
made headlines in the sustainable agriculture sector.
Clean Seed just announced a
US $5M strategic license and investment agreement with US based AMVAC Chemical
Corporation (“AMVAC”), a subsidiary of American Vanguard Corporation (NYSE: AVD). ( News from AVD)
Graeme
Lempriere, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Clean Seed states “Our
aligned objectives, to deliver sustainable meaningful results for the
agricultural sector through the precise application and control of inputs, are
rooted in the stewardship of our soil structure. AMVAC’s leadership in the
chemical business and Clean Seed’s cutting edge leadership in the multi product
delivery systems and related SMART Seeder™ and SMART Planter™ technologies
assures a mutually beneficial relationship that strengthens our collective
efforts and protects our product offerings. It has been a pleasure working with
this likeminded group. I am also delighted to welcome Dr. Ulrich (Bob) Trogele,
PhD to our Board of Directors and look forward to collaborating with him and
the AMVAC teams on multiple levels as we share in the drive for industry
leadership and innovation.”
From the news:
Founded in 1969, American Vanguard has five decades of sustainable, responsible
growth. AMVAC delivers unique solutions for the broad array of challenges to
enhance agricultural productivity and safeguard public health. AMVAC has earned
a place among the world’s top specialty chemical providers in the world, with
businesses in USA, Mexico, Central and Latin America, Europe, Brazil, Australia
and Canada.
AMVAC is also recognized
as an industry leader in closed delivery systems, like its SmartBox®
closed delivery application system, which serves to reduce risk of exposure to
users and applicators. Building on that expertise, AMVAC has developed a more
advanced system called SIMPAS™ (Smart Integrated Multiproduct
Prescriptive Application System). AMVAC’s
patented SIMPAS system enables simultaneous variable precision rate application
of multiple crop protection and nutritional inputs to maximize harvest yield,
minimize grower costs, optimize soil health and benefit environmental
sustainability. This precision
application of crop input segment runs parallel with Clean Seed’s patented
development of its ground-breaking highly advanced SMART seeding and SMART
planting technologies, creating a symbiotic opportunity for both parties.
As part
of this relationship Clean Seed will
license AMVAC certain intellectual property rights for a US$2,500,000 upfront
fee and an ongoing royalty of certain delivery systems. Clean Seed will provide ongoing development
support as the parties may mutually agree to for future growth and
diversification opportunities.
AMVAC will also be
investing an additional US$2,500,000 through the purchase of 6,250,000 common
shares of the Company at a price of US$0.40 per share (the “Offering”),
bringing the total up-front investment to US$5,000,000.
Clean
Seed, bringing agtech to sustainable agriculture says on its website, “Today, everything has advanced, just look at
your new tablet, laptop and cellphone and it is clear, ‘things have changed.’
Clean Seed is at the forefront of the digital age of agriculture and is clearly
focused on facilitating progress for the farmer and global food production as a
whole.”
Nutrien
Ltd. (NYSE: NTR) (TSX: NTR.TO), the world's
largest provider of crop inputs and services, playing a critical role in
helping growers increase food production in a sustainable manner, is optimistic
about the coming season as other sectors face downsizing.
Nutrien
recently announced that it continues
to expect solid demand for crop inputs for the coming spring season and that
its facilities continue to operate given its business is deemed an essential
service by governments. Nutrien also announced that its annual meeting of
shareholders will be held on Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at 5:30 p.m. (Eastern
Time). This year, to proactively deal with the public health impact of
COVID-19, Nutrien will hold the meeting in a virtual only format via live
online webcast.
"Nutrien
continues to expect solid demand for crop inputs for the spring season, despite
some recent wet weather in the US, which has caused modest delays in field
activity in some regions of the country. Our business is deemed essential by
governments around the world, which underscores the criticality of the
agriculture sector. Our facilities have continued to operate, under enhanced
safety protocols, in order to ensure growers globally have the products and
solutions they need to maximize crop production. Nutrien has a strong balance
sheet, stable dividend and ample access to liquidity as we enter our peak
period of demand," commented Chuck Magro, Nutrien’s President and CEO.
Reflecting
the future of the sector was news of the
launch
of The Defiance Next Gen Food and Agriculture ETF (NYSE: DIET) late last year.
From the news: The
DIET ETF provides exposure to companies that are focused on technologies like
alternative plant-based sources of meat, such as Beyond Meat (NASDAQ: BYND),
seed modification, sustainable farming and irrigation techniques.
“One of the most important challenges facing
the world right now is finding ways to massively increase global food supply in
a way that also manages environmental impacts and meets the needs of an
increasingly health-conscious consumer,” said Paul Dellaquila, President of
Defiance ETFs.
GreenBIZ
reported, “Amid the white
noise of COVID-19 pandemic coverage last week, news about the $80 million
funding round for alternative protein company Nature’s Fynd offered a bright
beacon of positivity. While the financing revelation was delayed a week because
of the crisis, the sizeable round extends the steady growth of funding for this
particular niche of the overall agtech space.”
Agtech
and sustainable agriculture are the wave of the future and not only in the face
of the coronavirus pandemic but also as an ally in the fight against climate
change moving forward.
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