Harvest Defender, incubated by the Industrial Technology Research Institute, is a startup team composed of members with expertise in agriculture, business, and IT. With a focus on Integrated Crop Management (ICM) technology, we are dedicated to becoming a global sustainable crop supplier. Our current services include soil remediation, expert consulting, and agricultural material sales, and we serve farmers cultivating cabbage in Nantou, passion fruit in Nantou, and broccoli in Yunlin.
Our startup is addressing these challenges with a comprehensive Integrated Crop Management (ICM) service, combining biotechnology, AIoT technology, and pest warning systems. Our core services include soil remediation, crop management, and pest control. Leveraging advanced data analytics and predictive models, ICM empowers farmers to manage crops more efficiently, reduce production costs, and enhance crop resilience. Furthermore, we offer tailored consulting services to small and medium-sized agricultural enterprises to improve their operational efficiency.
- ICM consulting services
- Soil remediation solution
- Microbial pesticides
- Liquid fertilizer
Global agriculture is currently grappling with a multitude of challenges, including climate change, rampant pests and diseases, and land degradation. These issues have significantly threatened the stability and sustainability of agricultural production. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), over 20% of global crop production is lost annually due to pests, diseases, and extreme weather events. Extreme weather events such as droughts, floods, and hurricanes have increasingly impacted agricultural production, subjecting farmers to increasingly unstable production environments. Additionally, the frequent occurrence of pests and diseases poses a global challenge. With global warming and increased international agricultural trade, the spread of pests and diseases has accelerated, not only increasing the risks of agricultural production but also rendering traditional pest control methods, such as the extensive use of chemical pesticides, increasingly ineffective. These issues have placed global agriculture at a critical juncture of transformation.
The global smart agriculture market is projected to reach $210 billion by 2025.