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Tunisia-based agricultural technology enterprise RoboCare has successfully completed a six-figure investment round from 216 Capital to accelerate the regional expansion of its artificial intelligence-driven precision farming platform.
The capital injection is earmarked to propel the enterprise into new territories across Africa and the Middle East, while simultaneously reinforcing its commercial teams and refining its predictive models for diverse agricultural landscapes.
Established in 2020 by Imen Hbiri, RoboCare addresses critical agricultural vulnerabilities by enabling early detection of crop diseases and environmental stress variables.
The platform synthesizes a diverse array of data streams, including satellite imagery, drone-captured analytics, internet of things sensors, and localized meteorological data, which are subsequently processed through artificial intelligence models to deliver actionable agronomic alerts and optimize field-level decision-making.
Operational metrics from the company demonstrate substantial resource optimization, with the technology yielding up to a 35 percent reduction in water consumption, a 25 percent diminution in chemical inputs, and a corresponding 20 percent inflation in overall crop yields. To date, RoboCare monitors several thousand hectares of farmland and has transmitted thousands of automated alerts to agricultural operators.
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The startup tailors its data models specifically to high-value regional commodities central to North African and Middle Eastern economies, such as olive groves, cereal crops, and industrial processing tomatoes.
By utilizing localized data sets, the system accounts for regional soil variations, distinct microclimates, and indigenous farming methodologies, offering a highly specialized alternative to generic agricultural software.
According to investment partner 216 Capital, the decision to back the enterprise aligns with a broader corporate mandate to support technology startups resolving critical economic, social, and environmental friction points. The investment comes amidst escalating climate vulnerabilities in the MENA region, where acute water stress, fluctuating input costs, and shifting crop disease vectors are intensifying the demand for localized precision agriculture solutions.
