Why is our avocado at risk? The story behind the quiet crisis on our plates
Avocados, almonds and blueberries rely on pollinators that are disappearing as farms lean on honeybees alone; why biodiversity matters for yields, prices and long-term food security in a warming world
Under fire and short on labor, Israeli farms turn to AI pollination to save next harvest
As war strains labor, movement and field access during a critical spring bloom, growers are relying on BloomX’s AI-guided pollination technology to protect fruit set, stabilize yields and keep next season’s harvest on track
Doing the bees’ work with Thai Sade of BloomX
Thai Sade is the co-founder and CEO of BloomX. This week on “How I Built This” Lab, how Thai’s company is helping farmers ease the burden on bees. Plus, how Thai’s upbringing on a kibbutz inspired him to tackle global challenges in agriculture, and how BloomX is contributing to rainforest conservation in Latin America.
Increased productivity and control through artificial pollination
BloomX on AI data, biomimicking machines, and a better controlled pollination
BloomX: Artificial pollination tech is revolutionizing how our growing planet gets fed
An interview with the CEO of BloomX reveals how advanced biomimicking robotic tools and artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms are mimicking Earth’s natural pollinators.
As the bee population declines, this startup secures $8M to apply AI and EVs to pollination
Given our general reliance on something called “food” you’d think the issue of pollination — and its general decline — might be higher up the world’s agenda. Over 80% of crops require insect pollination, but growers can no longer rely on the dwindling wild bee population.
Farmers turn to tech as bees struggle to pollinate
“We are not replacing bees… but rather, offering more efficient pollinating methods to farmers, and reducing the dependence on commercial honeybees”
Bio-mimicking tech takes the pressure off bees
The GPS-enabled tech works alongside bees and other pollinators to help growers maximise crop health and growth
BloomX: Stepping up to save the crops
The past three years of war have had a serious impact on farms across the country, including in the north, where farmers have continued their work under the incessant buzzing of not bees, but drones.