Norwegian agritech is transforming farming through digitalisation
Page date: published 9 March 2023; updated 21 September 2026; 5 min read (as rendered).
The article describes precision-agriculture technologies from Norwegian companies. Kilter’s AX-1 autonomous weeding robot uses computer vision and targeted herbicide application; the page says it reduces herbicide use by 95%. Saga Robotics’ modular Thorvald platform is described for crop tasks including harvesting, mowing, UV treatment and data collection. These product capabilities and performance figures are source claims.
Farmforce offers a cloud-based mobile platform for managing smallholder sourcing and farm schemes, with traceability, standards compliance, analytics and tools related to production, credit, insurance and payments. The article says it operates in more than 30 countries and has helped nearly 700,000 farmers. GreenCap Solutions’ greenhouse environmental-control system is described as capturing and reusing CO₂, reducing water consumption by up to 70% and increasing plant growth rate by at least 40%; these claims are attributed to the company/page.
The article’s framing includes an older projection that global food production would need to rise 70% by 2050. Its population and demand forecasts are historical cited estimates; the page’s later update stamp does not necessarily refresh them.
Related link: Agritech and food production.