AgroData Connect · Food & Agriculture

AgroData Connect
Country: 🇨🇴 Colombia · Medellin
Category: Food & Agriculture
CT Taxonomy: CT-IC-005 — Precision Agriculture Data & IoT
Impact Areas: Adaptation, Nature-Based
Stage: Ideation
Team Size: 5.0
Website: https://linktr.ee/agrodataconnect
Funded: True (175000.0)
Founder: Milton Duque Cano
Elevator Pitch
AgroData Connect is an AI-powered platform that helps smallholder farmers monitor crops, detect risks, and make data-driven decisions. It improves productivity, reduces losses, and enables climate-resilient agriculture in low-connectivity environments.
Climate Problem
Smallholder farmers lack real-time data to adapt to climate change, leading to crop losses of up to 40%. This reduces food security and increases vulnerability to climate variability in rural communities.
Solution
AgroData Connect uses AI to help farmers monitor crops, detect risks, and make climate-smart decisions via WhatsApp, mobile, and web—even offline—improving resilience and reducing losses.
Revenue Model
We operate a B2B SaaS model, selling subscriptions to cooperatives, NGOs, and agribusinesses managing farmer networks, plus data services and pilot programs.
Target Market
Smallholder farmers and agricultural organizations (cooperatives, NGOs, governments) in Latin America, focusing on climate-vulnerable regions.
Social Impact
People of African Descent, Indigenous Peoples, Roma - Sinti and Travelers, Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic - Religious and Linguistic Minorities, Migrants, Refugees - Asylum-seekers and Internally Displaced People, People Living in Extreme Poverty, Women, LGBTQI+ People
Demand Evidence
We validated demand through pilots with 50+ farmers, showing 20–35% yield improvements and strong adoption in low-connectivity environments.
Competitors
Plantix, Agrolly, and other AgTech platforms. However, most require connectivity or target large farms, unlike our inclusive, offline-first solution.
Founder Expertise
Founder with background in agronomy and AI, international fellow (YLAI, Royal Academy, FAO), with $160K+ in awards and experience building AgTech solutions.
External Support
Over $160K USD in global non-dilutive funding from programs like YLAI (U.S. Department of State), Royal Academy of Engineering, FAO, and Huawei.
Team
Team includes AI/ML development, software engineering, agronomy validation, and product/field operations.
Founder
Milton Duque Cano