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Why Southeast Asian agritech must build for acquisitions, not IPOs

Across Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines and Thailand, founders have spent the past decade building tools for farm finance, market access, input distribution, traceability, climate resilience and supply-chain efficiency.

Why Southeast Asian agritech must build for acquisitions, not IPOs

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Across Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines and Thailand, founders have spent the past decade building tools for farm finance, market access, input distribution, traceability, climate resilience and...

Southeast Asia's agritech problem is not a lack of ideas.

Many have proved that technology can work in pockets of rural Asia.

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Across Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines and Thailand, founders have spent the past decade building tools for farm finance, market access, input distribution, traceability, climate resilience and supply-chain efficiency. Southeast Asia's agritech problem is not a lack of ideas. Many have proved that technology can work in pockets of rural Asia.

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  • Many have proved that technology can work in pockets of rural Asia.

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Southeast Asia's agritech problem is not a lack of ideas.

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