Scola: AgTech Development Is Much Easier in California Than in Europe
Thibaut Scola · a16z Podcast | Data Down on the Farm · Jan 2, 2019 · at 15:47
Thibaut Scola discusses cultural and societal barriers to technology adoption in agriculture, comparing California's tech-receptive culture with traditional wine-growing regions in Europe.
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“So as a matter of fact, for us, it's much easier to develop our ideas in California, Which has a culture of a young society ready to embrace new technologies compared to the old world like France or Italy or Portugal.”
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