Revolutionising crop analysis – the Fotenix journey

In 2018, University of Manchester spin-out Fotenix emerged to pioneer 3D multi-spectral imaging for agriculture. Co-founded by Professor Bruce Grieve and Dr Charles Veys, Fotenix developed the technology to mount on tractors, robotics or handheld devices. This innovation offers real-time crop disease and stress identification as well as ripeness detection for soft fruits.

The company has developed the INDIA integrated crop monitoring system, which can track a range of factors including yield and nutrient stress.

This technology holds the potential to enhance yields, reduce costs and optimise crop quality.

Expanding their horizons, Fotenix now combines cameras with AI software and lighting to create a cutting-edge plant analysis platform. They've also ventured into real-time digital farm mapping and provide breeding services to two major agri-chemical companies

Fotenix's journey was supported by various funding sources including the Agri-Tech Catalyst programme co-funded by BBSRC and Innovate UK, BBSRC's Innovation to Commercialisation of University Research (ICURe) programme, the EIT Food Accelerator Network programme, Nvidia, Innovate UK grant funding, and the ISCF Series A Investment programme.

Listen to how Fotenix is developing Next-Generation Crop Analytics

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Fotenix’s INDIA Integrated Crop Monitor system for real-time stress tracking, yield monitoring and yield prediction

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