Traditional industries have seen profound changes recently as a result of the development of technology. Agriculture, along with its associated industries including agri-food production, the bioeconomy, clean technology, and others, is one such field going through a significant transition. The importance of technology businesses has emerged as a beacon of hope in addressing these complicated problems as the globe struggles with growing global difficulties like population increase, climate change, and resource shortages.
A new era of productivity, sustainability, and efficiency has begun as a result of the adoption of cutting-edge technologies in agriculture and associated industries. Technology businesses are transforming how we cultivate crops, create food, manage resources, and minimize environmental impacts. They are doing this by utilizing artificial intelligence, robotics, biotechnology, the Internet of Things (IoT), and data analytics.
In order to support early-stage technological firms in the agriculture, agri-food, bioeconomy, clean technology, and allied industries, Invest Nova Scotia has collaborated with the Nova Scotia Innovation Hub and Bioenterprise Canada Corporation initiated a program called GreenShoots.
In order to promote entrepreneurship in the province, GreenShoots seeks for and supports high potential, early-stage knowledge-based Nova Scotia enterprises. The assistance is meant to enhance businesses’ export potential as well as anticipated climate change effects, job growth, and economic impact in rural areas.
Successful candidates receive up to $40,000 in non-repayable, non-dilutive money along with expert business advice to implement their concepts.
One of the highlighted start-ups for this program is the Aruna Revolution Health.
In their lifetime, people use between 5,000 and 15,000 disposable tampons and menstruation pads. In the US and Canada, tampons, pads, and applicators produce 200,000 tons of trash annually, and it’s thought that a typical non-organic pad can take up to 800 years to decompose.
Fortunately, single-use menstrual product awareness and education are growing, and organizations like Aruna Revolution Health, the makers of plastic-free, compostable menstrual pads, are of the opinion that while we cannot completely stop using menstrual products, we can switch to an environmentally friendly alternative.
Their period pads will be created with fibers from nearby food trash. In other words, the pads won’t just degrade naturally; they can also be composted. The pads break down and release essential minerals that enhance soil health and benefit plants.
Rashmi Prakash, a co-founder of Aruna, gained a lot of media exposure after joining the most recent GreenShoots cohort. This helped to link her with nearby companies and clients who contacted her to promote the growth of her business. Since moving her business from Western Canada to Nova Scotia less than a year ago, Rashmi has already located a supplier of supplies, rented a production facility in Burnside, and employed her crew.
Aruna has a bright future because her main objective is to make sure that every woman who needs a pad has one without harming the environment.
If you want to learn more about Aruna Revolution Health and GreenShoots, visit https://investnovascotia.ca/articles/greenshoots-highlights-aruna-revolution-health
References:
https://investnovascotia.ca/
https://www.arunarevolution.com/
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