Two AI-based startups in Israel are joining forces to combat the pests and diseases that destroy up to 40 percent of all food grown globally.

Fermata uses cameras and artificial intelligence to monitor crops as they grow and automatically detect problems.

yieldsApp translates that data into tailored recommendations, crop by crop, field by field, to maximize yields for the grower.

The two companies have now announced a partnership that will merge their technologies and, they say, provide a “comprehensive farm management solution,” detecting problems and providing precise solutions.

Farmers will receive “personalized, real-time insights that ensure crops get the right nutrients and treatments for their specific environments,” they say in a joint news release.

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Fermata CTO Michael Kolomenkin is a Technion alumnus.