Organifarms wins agriculture award

The start-up won against the Klim-App and the weed start-up Paltech Robotics.

And the winner is: Organifams! The start-up took first place in the "Start-ups" category of the Modern Agriculture Innovation Award. Organifarms is developing indoor farming as an alternative cultivation method that will save manpower and conserve resources, according to the Constance-based company's promise. The prize was awarded for the first time this year and also includes two other categories, "Research" and "Cooperation", the finals of which are still pending.

Organifarms has "huge market potential for a wide range of plant varieties. Costs are reduced, quality is increased - and the well-known issue of 'staff shortages' is also solved," the jury is quoted as saying in the press release. The Organifarms farm stations automate steps such as pollination, harvesting and indoor plant care. The Constance-based company came out on top against Paltech Robotics, which sells an automated weed control system, and Klim, which has developed an app as a digital advisor for regenerative agriculture.

"We knew that German agriculture is no stranger to innovation. Nevertheless, we were more than surprised by the number and quality of the submissions," says Matthias Schulze Steinmann, editor-in-chief of the f3 platform, which acts as a network for companies, farmers and start-ups and is the initiator of the competition alongside the Forum Moderne Landwirtschaft.

The prize is endowed with 10,000 euros and access to the initiators' network is also provided.