Canada: Spornado predicts crop diseases in advance: Musashi Seimitsu invested
August 20, 2021
Spornado: (Headquarters: Toronto)
In June, it received an investment from Musashi Seimitsu Industry (Musashi).
We are aiming for an opportunity to expand into the Japanese market.
Canadian Startups:
Collect airborne pathogens that affect crops.
Spornado’s system:
When to use pesticides,
Not just teaching farmers
It is possible to inform the type of pesticide.
From the information of the fungus
Type and resistance,
Depending on the situation of occurrence, etc.
We are developing equipment that enables appropriate pesticide response
Christine White, CEO:
On August 13, he told JETRO as follows.
Our product is a system that detects crop diseases in the air.
Allows more effective application of appropriate pesticides before disease outbreaks in the field,
It also eliminates the use of unnecessary pesticides.
Spornado
Disease detection detection system:
A device that operates on wind power
Collect spores of pathogens floating in the air
Very simple one.
Perform a qPCR (Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction) test for DNA analysis on a cassette mounted inside.
Musashi Press Release:
Collaboration with Spornado can help farmers around the world.
I would like to expand this activity in other countries as well.
We plan to promote joint projects related to DNA and agriculture.
–JETRO
https://www.jetro.go.jp/biznews/2021/08/ffc360a243d82afb.html
Musashi announces an investment in Spornado Inc.｜News Release ｜ Musashi Seimitsu Industry Co., Ltd.
http://www.musashi.co.jp/en/newsrelease/news/musashi_announces_an_investment_in_spornado_inc.html