I believe strongly in the power of values driven capitalism and operational excellence, and hope that the #UnitedStates can commit to prioritizing diplomacy with the aim of global stability and delivering transparent trade opportunities for the American (and global) economy. Trade and Development Agency trade delegation I joined last week was an example of the United States leveraging its convening authority to create legitimate relationships and communicate transparency and commercial values that made me very proud.Ģ) Increased recognition that the patriotic Military #Veterans that we sent into harm's way are adept and excellent, values aligned, diplomats that can communicate the best of American values and deliver #operationalexcellence in #VUCA environments. I want to see if we can capitalize on an opportunity to refocus our National Security Strategy on building a more sustainable and resilient approach that transparently prioritizes economic, social, environmental factors and global stability over projecting military might.ġ) The U.S. I would love to see humbler and more thoughtful foreign policies that prioritize economic, social, and environmental factors - alongside domestic policies that lead by example.Īs an American conducting business in #Africa I have a front row seat to see how the United States engages with a massive, exciting, heterogeneous and complicated continent with as many challenges as opportunities. My hope is that #America can continue to consolidate the learnings from massive failure. The big question for the world to evaluate is: "Can the United States embrace failures to shape how it develops and maintains relationships moving forward?" The Iraqi invasion was an investment of over $3 trillion and more 300,000 lives that failed to improve US National Interests and has served as a visible #turningpoint for #America - what Andrew Bacevich refers to as the "End of American Exceptionalism." On Wednesday I'll share more about how this realization is particularly relevant at this point in my career. I have seen how imposing my values and approach on others can be counter productive at best, and destructive at worst - despite excellent intentions. Reflecting on the failure of 20 years of war has offered me a chance to recognize painful failure parallels in my own life. “Advances in autonomy, precision application and machine learning hold tremendous promise for shaping the next chapter of the global agbioscience economy.Day 1 of 3 - #TurningPoint - Can America learn from 20 years of failure?Ģ0 years ago today I invaded #Iraq as a young #Marine Officer and participated in a massive experiment that ended in failure: dictators are horrible, but failed states have proven to be much more damaging. “Innovation in equipment and technology are unlocking new capabilities for farmers to profitably and sustainably meet the growing demand for food around the world,” Frazier said. Mitch Frazier, President and CEO of AgriNovus, said innovation like that from Solinftec will increasingly play an outsized role in helping farmers to run efficiently, sustainably and profitably. “As climate change and other disruptions continue to put pressure on agricultural productivity and food costs, we need to scale solutions that can help farmers increase productivity per acre while reducing input usage and increasing their responsiveness to changing climate and weather conditions,” he said. In announcing the investment, Lightsmith Group Managing Director Sanjay Wagle said his team was excited to partner with Solinftec and to help it become “the operating system for intelligent, sustainable, and resilient farming.” The $60 million growth round that won Solinftec the Deal of the Year award was led by Lightsmith Group with participation from existing investors Unbox Capital, Circularis Partners and several undisclosed investors. The company makes and sells a digital agricultural platform designed to improve outcomes and reduce environmental impact. Solinftec, one of the world’s largest independent precision agriculture companies, invested $50 million in 2019 to establish its US headquarters at Purdue Research Park. The investment, which was led by Lightsmith Group in New York, is enabling Solinftec to expand availability of its digital-ag operating system in North and South America Solinftec’s $60 million growth investment round secured in May 2022, will be recognized as the Deal of the Year during TechPoint’s 24th annual Mira Awards gala this Saturday. AgTech software maker to receive inaugural Deal of the Year Mira Award at TechPoint gala
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