Discover AgTech’s potential in Argentina
Post available in:
English 
Español
Buenos Aires, Rosario, Córdoba
AgTech week is a public-private initiative Agro Tech conference to explore and share Argentina’s AgTech potential.
The event will focus on creating new business opportunities, showcasing the work of the entrepreneurial world and examining the impact that innovation and new technologies have on productivity. AgTech week also seeks to meet demands with solutions, tackling challenges in the field. There will be forums, panels, networking meetings and the 1st National AgTech Conference will be held.
Goals
- Make Argentina the leading AgTech country
- Create synergies and accessible business opportunities for the sector’s entrepreneurs and SMEs.
- Encourage agriculture’s innovation and productive transformation.
- Raise awareness about AgTech’s potential and development in Argentina.
- [gview file=”https://www.gatewaytosouthamerica-newsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/agenda-AgTech-en.pdf”]
Why Argentina?
The world’s growing demand for food calls for improvements in agriculture’s productivity and competitiveness through technological advances and innovative processes that boost yields and that enhance an efficient and sustainable use of natural resources.
The Power of Agriculture
Argentina exports 60% of production and is the world’s top exporter of soybean meal and oil.
Talent
Knowledge-intensive services constitute the country’s 2nd export sector. Four out of six unicorn start-ups in Latin America are Argentine.
Regulatory Framework
Special laws for entrepreneurs, SMEs, biotechnology, software and the government scheme to train 100,000 programmers pave the way for business in the field.
Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
Encouraging and facilitating entrepreneurial and SMEs endeavours to transform agriculture and the economy.
6th–10th August
We will discuss with international experts the development challenges in agrotechnology: artificial intelligence, blockchain, robotics, nanotechnology, big data, apps, Internet of Things, and more.
About Alejandro Cabrera
Alejandro's expertise fits well with his Special Projects position within GTSA. His cross-cultural international business experience working along aside large foreign companies in Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay giving expert advice related to M&A and Joint Venture negotiations. He is fluent in English, Spanish, French and Portuguese
