Pressure to breed #climatesmart crops—from #salttolerant rice to #heattolerant tomatoes—is rising as farmers battle rising #soilsalinity, higher temperatures, and more erratic weather. But traditional #cropbreeding can take decades to bear fruit, while #transgeniccrops face regulatory and cultural barriers. Two startups out of 10 chosen from 600+ applicants for the 2023 cohort of AgFunder’s GROW impact accelerator are adopting approaches they believe can both accelerate the breeding process for #climateresilient crops and ease their regulatory path. OlsAro (Sweden) is developing climate-adapted crops using AI-enabled trait discovery; while Amatera (France) is accelerating the breeding of climate-resilient perennial crops including coffee. Get the lowdown here from OlsAro CEO Elén Faxö and Amatera CEO Omar Dekkiche: