Our approach

Nutrien participated in the Radicle Growth Inclusion Challenge to help surface ag-tech entrepreneurs committed to equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI).

In 2023, over 190 entrepreneurs from 40 countries entered, and the top four finalists presented their ideas and business goals to a panel of industry experts. This landmark initiative provided insights on the state of inclusion and diversity in ag-tech and helps address the imbalance in access to capital investment, networks and knowledge experienced by women and BIPOC entrepreneurs within the ag-tech industry.

Top Four Finalists

• FarmSense:
  Founded in 2016, FarmSense helps farmers simplify pest management and take the guesswork out of insect monitoring. The company’s patented FlightSensor™ technology provides real-time insect counts and classifications, giving immediate access for farmers to make mission-critical decisions on crop and pest control. Click here to learn more.
• PheroSyn:
  PheroSyn uses sustainable “green chemistry” to produce complex structured, high value, unavailable insect pheromones, formulated and sold to distributors for monitoring of crop pests in agriculture and horticulture. Click here to learn more.
• Reazent:
  Reazent has developed a patented agri-biological technology platform that provides high-efficacy sustainable alternatives to synthetic agrochemicals. Our biological technology utilizes specific Plant Growth Promoting Bacteria strains that exhibit improved root colonization in the soil and increased production of plant-beneficial metabolites enabling them to exhibit enhanced plant growth and crop protection effects. Click here to learn more.
• Vitiport:
  Vitiport is developing first-of-a-kind marking pheromones – sprayable zero-residue products that prevent pests from laying eggs on crops, pose no health risk to farmers and the environment. Click here to learn more.