Ag Tech Benchmarking and ROI Tools

A model to evaluate, prioritize, and monitor investments in crop production and processing technologies.

The audience

Trade associations, commodity commissions, larger individual producers, ag tech startups and incumbents, startup accelerators/funders.

The idea

A model to evaluate, prioritize, and monitor investments in crop production and processing technologies.

How it works

  1. Grower chooses a technology to evaluate: mechanization, chemicals, irrigation, potentially anything.
  2. They input relevant information about their operations, products, and practices.
  3. In the background, we have historical data about market pricing, weather, input prices, and standard industry practices.
  4. The model produces a range of outputs under varying production and market demand scenarios.
  5. Then, to close the loop, we provide a quantified analysis of financing alternatives, staffing/expertise needs, ROI/payback period, gates/milestones, and other feasibility elements.