Paulig invests in OlsAro, an agtech startup securing wheat supply through AI-enabled crop-breeding
Paulig’s venture arm, PINC, is investing in the Swedish agtech startup OlsAro. The startup is developing new wheat varieties resilient to climate stresses such as salt, heat, and drought. OlsAro’s platform significantly accelerates breeding compared to traditional methods, and the first application which is salt tolerant wheat shows a ground-breaking 52 percent increase in yields. The investment will help scale up OlsAro’s efforts, both technologically and commercially.The adverse impacts of climate change pose a challenge to the existing food shortage crisis. A significant and growing