When natural rhythms are disrupted and sudden weather anomalies put entire harvests at risk, companies need to prioritize sourcing resilience. Based on the latest Nature study on climate and crop yields, we’re looking at an 8% drop in global crop output by 2050! That’s why we’re focusing on the greatest leverage: future-proofing crop procurement.
Let’s take the example of a food company:
1️⃣ Quality issues often appear without a clear cause - for example, unexpected nitrate spikes in carrots that make the raw material unsuitable for baby food.
Finches connects lab results from carrot samples with weather data to detect hidden correlations. It turns out that when it rains before harvest, nitrate values go up in carrots. With those correlations known, food producers can warn their farmers early, save the harvest, and secure production.
2️⃣ Field visits are often still done with pen and paper, leading to scattered information, undetected patterns, and issues going unnoticed until they affect quality and delivery.
Finches offers a mobile app to log field visits - even offline. Photos, voice notes, and observations are used to generate automated reports and extract data for further analysis. This ensures that raw materials meet the necessary standards, that analysis across numerous farms reveals bigger-picture correlations, and that field time can be allocated to the farmers who need it most.
3️⃣ In the future, we want to keep problems in the field from becoming contract breaches by monitoring weather and yield, alerting early on regional shortfalls, and suggesting data-backed actions like flexible clauses, volume, and delivery.
Field-level data meets holistic view! With Finches, you can scale seamlessly from single-farm data to regional procurement intelligence. We merge internal and external data - from lab results to satellite feeds - to secure raw material quality, agricultural resilience, and reliable supply.
If you’re interested in working with us, we’d be happy to connect.
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