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Agrifoodtech Commercial Adoption Readiness Framework

Our partners at Farmhand Ventures designed a Commercial Adoption Readiness Framework (CRL), specific to agriculture and inspired by the Department of Energy (DOE) CRL framework. Instead of looking just at Technical Readiness Levels (TRL), we use CRL as a quantifiable metric to track company progress throughout and beyond VINE programs.

The framework is available for free for anyone to use below. The Agrifoodtech Commercial Adoption Readiness Framework will provide you with a structured assessment tool that venture capitalists and industry leaders use to evaluate commercial viability. This comprehensive framework helps startups and ESOs to identify and mitigate key risks across value proposition, market acceptance, resource maturity, and regulatory landscapes.