OlsAro team up with seed companies for trait discovery and development. Making use of the OlsAros proprietary tech platform to shorten the timeline for development of new traits.
OlsAro teams up with local partners globally for field trials to support commercialisation of the salt tolerant wheat on additional markets. Interested as a local partner? Reach out!
The first OlsAro solution:
A salt tolerant wheat
OlsAros salt tolerant wheat germinates and grows well in saline soil and gives good yield. These properties can be adapted to different climate zones.
By taking advantage of OlsAro ́s wheat, saline land that normally is unfarmed during dry season (e.g. in Bangladesh) could be utilized, adding one more crop season to the farmers. This can provide local farmes with increased incomes, contribute to local community as well as strenthening domestic food supply. In addition, it also re-utilize land in the drive for more sustainable agriculture.
Wheat is together with maize and rice, the world’s most important crop, with a harvest of ca 760 million metric tons during 2020 (www.fao.org). Wheat production covers more than 240 million hectares (ha) globally.
OlsAro is offering a solution in a growing demand for food in a world with an increasing population and decreasing arable land due to climate change, bad management, and urbanization.
GOTHENBURG, Sweden; April 16, 2024
OlsAro, a Swedish agtech startup developing crop varieties that are resilient to environmental stressors, has raised a €2.5 million seed round led by Future Food Fund and PINC, the venture arm of Paulig, with participation by AgFunder, FLORA Ventures, Mudcake, and current investors. OlsAro’s journey is also supported by early backers including the founders of Oatly.