Sun World Innovations Partners With THRIVE to Accelerate Ag Tech


Thu. May 11th, 2017 - by Melissa De Leon Chavez

LOS GATOS, CA – As agriculture continues to surge and grow through the innovations of technology, Sun World Innovations has announced a new partnership with SVG Partners to advance agriculture technologies globally. Sun World Innovations will now serve as a corporate partner for THRIVE. 

David Marguleas, President, Sun World Innovations"We believe that emerging agriculture technologies will become even more vital to permanent specialty crop agriculture. We're excited about our new affiliation with THRIVE and believe that its dynamic platform is both timely and uniquely suited to helping us and others nurture and support relevant tech start-ups," said David Marguleas, President, Sun World Innovations.

This partnership signifies the company’s long-term commitment to nurturing emerging agriculture technology startups and advancing new technologies in the specialty crop sector, according to a press release. 

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Sun World Innovations will work together with SVG Partners’ THRIVE program in order to identify cutting-edge technologies and harness its own extensive horticultural expertise and international licensee platform with growers and marketers on a global scale. 

John Hartnett, CEO, Founder, SVG Partners and THRIVE"We are delighted to welcome Sun World Innovations as the latest corporate partner to join our THRIVE ecosystem,” said SVG Partners and THRIVE Founder John Hartnett. “They join an elite group of world class partners as we continue to strengthen the platform and revolutionize the future of agriculture." 

This partnership also puts Sun World Innovations in the ranks of other influential brands and companies that are focused on advancing agricultural technologies across the globe, like the following:

  • PMA
  • Driscoll’s Berries
  • Taylor Farms
  • Western Growers Association
  • JV Smith
  • The City of Salinas
  • Land O’Lakes
  • Panasonic
  • Yamaha Motor Ventures
  • Verizon
  • Wells Fargo 

Sun World Innovations was established in 2015 as the technology and licensing arm of Sun World International LLC. Sun World Innovations explores technologies in crop input, water, harvest, and labor efficiencies–along with plant breeding–to support its overarching mission to continually supply more and consistent supplies of delicious fruit varieties.

As companies in our industry and beyond continue to invest in the tech and ag of the future, AndNowUKnow will have the latest.

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